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Like a shy, small town bride, Net2Phone marries beneath their station: Ever know a woman or man who could have done better, but married below their station because they didn't get out in the world and make themselves available to all the better choices out there?That's sort of the feeling I have when I think about this IDT-Net2Phone consummation formally announced...; Tags: Net2Phone; Blog posts 2006-02-23
My Ten "Converging World" Predictions for 2006: My Ten "Converging World" Predictions for 2006Prediction 10---- IDTYou may be right Russell, but I know there will be a huge battle for this asset. Think lawsuits, SEC and Delaware courts.Also IDT's machinations have not worked out recently---- remember the ill fated IDT Spectrum, problems in Haiti, and locking reporters...; Tags: WiMAX, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi, IDT Corp., LEC; Discussion threads 2005-12-28
Net2Phone belongs with MySpace- but IDT may go to the mat: Net2Phone belongs with MySpace- but IDT may go to the matThe $94M questionThe blog quotes a price tag of $94M for this deal.As of 10/31/05 Net2phone had $89M in cash on the balance sheet.On 11/14/05 they received $18.8M in a contract settlement. That totals $107.8M in CASH on the balance...; Tags: Balance sheets, blog, IDT Corp., Net2Phone Inc., MySpace; Discussion threads 2005-12-21
Net2Phone belongs with MySpace- but IDT may go to the mat: That's Rupert Murdoch, boss of News Corporation, which now owns MySpace.And of course, Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon.com.Why have I Photoshopped these gents in a canvass with the Net2Phone logo in the middle? Well, let me tell you. So I've been reading the latest tender offer on the part...; Tags: Net2Phone; Blog posts 2005-12-21
Memo to Amazon: if it takes buying IDT to get Net2Phone, do it!: A few months ago, after I posted that Amazon.com ought to snap up Net2Phone, fellow VoIP blogger, friend and peerless wine connoisseur Andy Abramson thought I was a bit daft. He then created a post called "Pass The Pipe, Russell."Well, here's the pipe, Andy. The IP pipe.Let me revisit the...; Tags: IDT Corp., Net2Phone; Blog posts 2005-11-11

Why Amazon needs Net2Phone- and vice versa: Why Amazon needs Net2Phone- and vice versaNTOP OwnershipThe one wrinkle is that IDT already owns a good chunk of NTOP. So a sale to any other party would still require IDT's consent. Of course, IDT might be thrilled to monetize its stake in this underperforming holding.Net2Phone hard timesRussell,Net2Phone...; Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Net2Phone Inc., IDT Corp., Amazon.com Inc.; Discussion threads 2005-09-16
Intel Case Study: IDT PAX.Port 2500 Content Inspection Engine (CIE) and Intel IXP2400 Network Processor: Content inspection being the primary role of security solutions, it has become a serious performance bottleneck, subject to growing pressure from an ever-increasing volume of network traffic and the evolving complexity of risks. To increase overall throughput, designers typically use custom ASICs or combine several processors in a single system....; Tags: IDT Corp., Intel Corp., ASICs, Performance Management, Processors, Security, Semiconductors, Hardware, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Components; Case studies

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VMworld is bringing out the vendors: Planning for an announcement is a challenging task. Large suppliers know that just about whatever they do will be picked up by the media and presented to the world. Smaller vendors have a much more difficult time getting heard. So, picking the right place and time for an announcement is...; Tags: Supplier, Announcement, VMworld, Channel Management, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-09-05
Five reasons Chrome will take over the world: Five reasons Chrome will take over the worldFive reasons Chrome will take over the worldYou know what ZDNet needs? More articles about Chrome! 12 over the last 24 hours just isn't enough so why not add to that number.Chrome isn't taking over anything because its terribly broken. It doesn't render...; Tags: Development tools, Web browsers, chrome, Chrome, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-09-03
What's Chrome for? Ain't it obvious?: What's Chrome for? Ain't it obvious?Really?"I think we all know what the answer is, but we’re afraid to say it — Google is taking an entry directly from the Microsoft playbook: Embrace and Extend."Really? By basing it on open source projects? ;-)Google is going after the platform, the same way...; Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, Web browsers, Desktops, Chrome, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-09-02
Google to launch browser to battle IE; Is Firefox a target or tag-team partner?: Updated: Google will launch a Web browser called Chrome that will take on Microsoft's Internet Explorer and apparently Mozilla's Firefox, which the search giant essentially funds. In an odd leak, Google sent Google Blogoscoped a comic book outlining the technology in its Chrome browser. The leak was...; Tags: Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browser, Philipp Lenssen, Web Browsers, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-09-01
Steve Jobs death has been greatly exaggerated: News outlet Bloomberg gave Apple fans and investors a huge scare late yesterday when it accidentally published an incomplete version of Steve Jobs obituary over its wire service. Although the service quickly retracted the release, it's an eerily-fascinating read complete with XXXX marks for the cause and...; Tags: Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., Corporate Governance, Venture Capital, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Financing Startups, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-08-28
Magna Charta: Welcome Back, Ross Perot: So, EDS is gone again, subsumed by HP. But, lo and behold, H. Ross Perot is back, just in time for the presidential elections. Now, you can view his slides about the dangers of the federal deficit and debt online, any time you want. Or, hear him posit...; Tags: Ross Perot, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Productivity, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld; Blog posts 2008-08-26
Highest-paid US public company executives: Associated Press published a list of highest-paid public company executives out of S&P 500 index. Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp. ORCL, $84.6 mln John Thain, Merrill Lynch & Co. MERPO, $83.1 mln Leslie Moonves, CBS Corp. CBS, $67.6 mln Richard Adkerson, Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc., $65.3 mln Bob Simpson,...; Tags: Company Executive, CBS Corp., GPS, Financial Accounting, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Finance, Hardware, AM; Blog posts 2008-08-21
Open source and the 'fear factor' mentality: Open source and the 'fear factor' mentality....Look, our resident troll is back! ]:)OK everybody!Shut everything down. Open Source doesn't work. Go back to proprietary because they never have any security breaches. How many repositories are we talking about? You site one breach and declare the Open...; Tags: open source, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2008-08-20
Yahoo: TV widgets and pondering a Disney takeover: If Yahoo's battle with Google has taught us anything it's that the company isn't run by engineers. Sure, Yahoo is tech savvy. Sure it has an open platform. And sure it'll do things like plan a Widget Channel with Intel and tout it at a developers conference. But Yahoo is...; Tags: Disney Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Widget Channel, Minyanville, Harrison, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-20
3D HD cellphone video: a killer app for next decade storage: Terabyte notebooks are coming in a couple of years. But what will we fill them with? Glad you asked. How about 3D HDTV cell phone footage? Don't laugh. It's coming. Flashback When I bought my first external hard drive - 30 MB for $300 - I...; Tags: 3D, Phone, Killer Application, Storage, Cell Phone, Video, Terabyte Notebook, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-08-14
Campaign 08: H1-B questions for candidates: Robert Meltzer, CEO of VisaNow offers this guest blog post on the questions we should be asking the candidates on the ever-contentious H1-B issue. Consistently throughout U.S. history, immigration has been a divisive topic. Cultural biases, misconceptions, racism and fear continue to influence both opponents and...; Tags: U.S., H-1B Visa, Immigration System, H-1B, Government, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-08-13
MySpace lands official presidential debate gig: News Corp.-owned MySpace is continuing its push to become the online destination for U.S. politics amongst the social networking generation. by Steve O'Hear; Tags: Network, MySpace, MyDebates.org, Social Networking, Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-08-06
News to know: LinuxWorld; Cisco; Microsoft; Yahoo: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft sending mixed messages about Windows futures with 'Fiji'? Sam Diaz: LinuxWorld keynotes: Now is the time to invest. Larry Dignan: IBM, Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat gang up on Vista A new data center?...; Tags: Apple iPhone, LinuxWorld, Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Cloud Computing, Help Desk, Data Centers, Corporate Communications, It Operations, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Marketing; Blog posts 2008-08-06

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