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FCC hearings: Comcast versus Vuze: FCC hearings: Comcast versus VuzeCouldnt have said it better myself...George you pointed out specifically in your article that Comcast COULD change to the DOCSIS 3.0 networks vice the DOCSIS 1.1 network they have now (which a previous discussion I believe it was determined this has been around since 1999)..so Comcast...; Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), VOIP, FCC, Comcast Corp., network, British Telecommunications, Internet Service Provider; Discussion threads 2008-02-26
BT Error Manager (zip): BT Error Manager is a BizTalk solution that integrates with your BizTalk implementations and applications. It provides an off the shelf solution to managing errors and failures that result from unexpected conditions or corrupt messages. This simplifies the administration and management of your deployed BizTalk solutions, reduces the required effort...; Tags: Microsoft BizTalk Server, British Telecommunications, Error, Genetic Thought Software, BT Error Manager, Web Services, Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software; Software downloads 2008-02-19
NakedIT: JP Rangaswami says, 'Don't call them IT projects': The Naked IT interview series talks with innovators about the evolving relationship between IT and business. Please listen to the audio podcast and enjoy the brief excerpts below. JP Rangaswami is Managing Director of Service Design at BT Design, which has total responsibility for designing, building and...; Tags: Podcast, Information Technology, British Telecommunications, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-02-13
Is 2008 the year the telcos crack SaaS?: Is 2008 the year the telcos crack SaaS?Telcos Being Behind the Curve Worries MeDoes it worry anyone else that the Telcos, the underlying architecture of the Internet is so being the curve when it comes to emerging trends in technologies.The are so burdened by their traditional way of thinking they...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Software as a Service (SaaS), Mobile Phone Technology, Salesforce.com AppExchange, telecommunications company, British Telecommunications, software-as-a-service; Discussion threads 2008-01-14
Ten more ways SOA made a difference in 2007: From planes to trains to phones to hotels, SOA played a key role in advancing many businesses in 2007. I culled several more working examples of where SOA made a difference over the past year from my SOA in Action Website over at ebizQ, which tracks SOA success stories. More...; Tags: Airline, British Telecommunications, SOA, EasyFIDS, Marriott, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2007-12-27

Europe and telecommunications regulations: Europe and telecommunications regulationsComments.Already in Europe, there is deregulation, and a requirement on the old monopoly operators to "unbundle the local loop". This means, in essence, they are obliged to let competitor have access to the copper between the exchange and the customer (not for free, of course).This has generally...; Tags: Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Broadband Internet, Network technology, telecommunications, British Telecommunications, copper, village, broadband, broadband network; Discussion threads 2007-11-13
CIO Sessions: BT's JP Rangaswami: CIO Sessions: BT's JP RangaswamiQuestonDan - I'm giving a presentation to an ICT Outsourcing summit early next year - I'd love to use excerpts from the interview suitably acknowledged of course.Any chance of getting a raw feed to cut sections from - I'm particularly interested in his comments about SaaS...; Tags: JP Rangaswami, British Telecommunications; Discussion threads 2007-11-01
CIO Sessions: BT's JP Rangaswami: In my latest CIO Session I chat with JP Rangaswami, managing director of BT Design about organizational transformation and convergence at one of the world's largest telecommunication companies. BT employs more than 150,000 people and has a presence in about 190 countries. ...; Tags: CIO, British Telecommunications, Social Networking, Wiki, Open Source, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2007-10-30
BT Design CIO: JP Rangaswami: In a CIO Sessions interview, JP Rangaswami, managing director of BT Design talks to ZDNet editor-in-chief, Dan Farber about transformation and convergence at one of the world's largest telecommunication companies. He also discusses his visionary thoughts on enabling new technologies inside the enterprise such as social networking, SaaS and open-source....; Tags: CIO, British Telecommunications, Software As A Service (SaaS), Social Networking, Telecom & Utilities, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Emerging Technologies, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Networking, Administrator; Blog posts 2007-10-30
Eliminating the "blame culture" in BT: JP Rangaswami, managing director at BT Design talks about implementing tools and techniques that will help promote a high performance, creative, culture. by Administrator; Tags: Culture, British Telecommunications, Productivity, Leadership, Management, Administrator; Blog posts 2007-10-30
CIO BT Design: JP Rangaswami - Transcript: Dan Farber: JP thanks for joining me. JP Rangaswami: A pleasure Dan, it's been a while since we've met, looking forward to having a proper conversation. Dan Farber: I am as well Dan Farber: JP you have a new role at...; Tags: CIO, Collaboration, Role, Network, British Telecommunications, Customer, Software As A Service (SaaS), Productivity, Asset Management, Networking, Open Source, Emerging Technologies, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Administrator; Blog posts 2007-10-30
BT, FON Wi-Fi deal hints at wireless future: Do you really care what wireless network you're on? Aside from a few wireless geeks that live in an acronym filled world of 3G, EVDO, HSDPA and CDMA no one cares. The future of wireless is plain as day: You'll have a device that hops from 3G to...; Tags: Network, British Telecommunications, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-10-04
Euro-view on saving energy the IT way: There is growing awareness among British IT managers that energy costs are no longer negligible, and may never be again. A recent commentary from the CEO of Celona Technologies points out words still win out over action. Celona builds software for communications enterprises and it surveyed many of...; Tags: Information Technology, British Telecommunications, Celona, Server Consolidation, Data Centers, Strategy, Servers, Hardware, Storage, Data Management, Management, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2007-10-03
BT Retail Merges Customer Interaction Solutions and Expert Support to Meet Service Level Targets: BT Retail wanted to migrate multiple legacy, standalone, customer-facing systems supporting 18 million consumers and 1 million businesses to Oracle Siebel CRM applications and Oracle Siebel Analytics for use by 11,000 contact center agents and business analysts. The challenge was to implement significant new software releases and frequent major upgrades...; Tags: Oracle Corp., British Telecommunications, Siebel Systems Inc., Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Call Centers, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), It Operations, It service Management, Management, Enterprise Software, Software; Case studies 2007-10-01
IT Services Provider Uses New Solution to Help Customers Cut Costs and Improve Communication: BT Global Services is an IT services provider that offers managed and outsourced services, including design, deployment, integration, management, and assurance. The company also provides specialized services related to unified communications. Its customers are increasingly dependent on e-mail, instant messaging, video, and Web conferencing solutions, and want to combine these...; Tags: Information Technology, British Telecommunications, Microsoft Corp., BT Global Services, Instant Messaging, Outsourcing, It Services, Internet, Online Communications, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting; White papers 2007-10-01
SOA is ultimately about the customer, whoever that may be: In this blog, we have often talked about the differences between Big SOA and Start-Small SOA. For most organizations, a start-small approach seems to make the most sense, as SOA will take time to percolate up the enterprise, and begin to change the way parts of the business interact with...; Tags: British Telecommunications, Customer, SOA, Service, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2007-09-27
Sony DR BT21G - headset: Portable wireless headphones, which almost exclusively use Bluetooth BT technology, are the latest trend in headphones. And the latest pair to come across the CNET editorial desk is the Sony DR-BT21G. These 'phones use A2DP to convey stereo sound, making them suitable for music listening, and they also include a...; Tags: Sony Corp., CALL QUALITY, headphone, DR-BT21G, Sony DR-BT21G, British Telecommunications, headset; Product reviews 2007-09-11
Could other ISPs follow BT's free Web biz-app offering, thus challenging Salesforce, others?: Could other ISPs follow BT's free Web biz-app offering, thus challenging Salesforce, others?BT's Service ProviderCheck out www.beprofessional.com. They seem to charge 10 UKP / 20 USD for the basic service BT is offering free, so interesting channel decisions going on here as well.RE: Could other ISPs follow BT's free Web...; Tags: SMB/SME, Internet service providers (ISPs), British Telecommunications, small and medium business, biz-app, free-Web, Internet Service Provider, Salesforce.com Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-09-11
Could other ISPs follow BT's free Web biz-app offering, thus challenging Salesforce, others?: A scan of the RSS feeds I monitor (by no means the end-all, be-all sub list) reveals that hardly anyone may have noticed or cared that the UK telecom company BT took not just a natural step in what is now becoming a tradition of ISPs and telcos offering free...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., Web, Telecommunications Company, British Telecommunications, Internet Service Provider, BT Business Builder, David Berlind; Blog posts 2007-09-11
IT Solution Provider Unifies Communications, Cuts Costs With New Software: Having many locations and highly mobile employees has contributed to the success of BT INS, which provides IT consulting and software solutions to large organizations. A dispersed work force can present challenges, however, such as delayed communications and problems for employees who need to contact colleagues quickly to resolve issues....; Tags: Software, Employee, Information Technology, Audioconferencing, British Telecommunications, Microsoft Corp.; Case studies 2007-09-01