Our friends at TechCrunch announced today that Jajah has received 20 million in Series C funding. Jajah is tying to become a first tier VoIP provider – and their primary advantage is that they recognize and accept that the PSTN (publicly switched telephony network – you know, the one that gets you to any standard… Continue reading Jajah picks up 20mm in Series C Funding
Author: briantroy
VoIP is in Big Trouble?
An article in CIO Magazine today by Thomas Wailgum discusses the less than stellar adoption of VoIP in the enterprise market. I believe CIOs are ignoring VoIP for the exact same reason they are ignoring telecom and networks on a much larger scale. They just don’t seem to care about it, and the status quo… Continue reading VoIP is in Big Trouble?
Mitel acquires Inter-Tel
Big doings in the SMB VoIP equipment manufacturers space today. Mitel has aquired Inter-Tel for approximately 723 million dollars. The merger creates a market leader in the U.S. and U.K. SMB IP communications markets with anticipated revenues of over $800 million, twice those of Mitel today. It combines the strength of the two companies in… Continue reading Mitel acquires Inter-Tel
The critical attribute of Innovative Organizations is not Innovation…
Ok… so the title of the post is deliberately inflammatory. But now that I’ve got your attention. Innovation (the act) does not make a successful innovative organization. The truth is there are more innovations that never see the light of day or that die an early death – or stagnate without investment – for one… Continue reading The critical attribute of Innovative Organizations is not Innovation…
Adobe Open Sources (parts of) Flex
Adobe announced last night that they are open sourcing big parts of Flex (scoop by Robert Scoble). You can see the video interview on Scoble’s blog for detail. Link to Scoble’s Blog Entry There are two ways to look at this announcement: 1) Adobe is using this as ammunition in it’s war with Microsoft… Specifically… Continue reading Adobe Open Sources (parts of) Flex
Open Source Software != Free
Information Week released a story yesterday which details Google’s recent contribution to MySQL. What I find interesting about this is that it points to how Open Source isn’t free… as a matter of fact it requires an investment model similar in kind (but not magnitude) to any “Packaged Enterprise Application”.
High-Tech Outsourcing is a symptom of the growth of the segment…
A business week article published today provides further evidence that High-Tech outsourcing is more about the growth of the High-Tech industry and scarce resources than any other single factor. The findings counter concerns—sometimes voiced by opponents of outsourcing—that high-tech jobs are being sent overseas. There's plenty of domestic demand for a host of IT jobs,… Continue reading High-Tech Outsourcing is a symptom of the growth of the segment…
How experimentation adds value…
We all like predictable outcomes. We all like to define success and focus our energy (and money) on activities that lead to a predictable outcome (a.k.a., success). But here is the rub… predictability requires that the process and the mechanisms are well understood. So how do we get to predictable outcomes when the mechanisms are… Continue reading How experimentation adds value…
Save Internet Radio
If you are a fan of intenet radio – and Pandora in particular – please take the time to read the following letter from Tim Westergren the founder of Pandora. Hi, it’s Tim from Pandora, I’m writing today to ask for your help. The survival of Pandora and all of Internet radio is in jeopardy… Continue reading Save Internet Radio
Google Apps for your domain = Collaboration for your domain?
Interesting YouTube video in which Google Product Manager for Google Apps makes some interesting comments about collaboration. For Example: Collaboration really starts where people communicate. In terms of emerging technology – this is an excellent example of how SaaS (software as a service) can disrupt what has traditionally been enterprise technology. As you think about… Continue reading Google Apps for your domain = Collaboration for your domain?