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Larry Dignan is Editor in Chief of ZDNet and Editorial Director of ZDNet's sister site TechRepublic. He was most recently Executive Editor of News and Blogs at ZDNet. Prior to that he was executive news editor at eWeek and news editor at Baseline. He also served as the East Coast...
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- Vonage: Verizon patent suit could bankrupt us
- Vonage said the Verizon patent suit could force the VOIP provider into bankruptcy. Vonage made that statement in its annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. While the Verizon patent suit was expected to be a risk factor for Vonage bankruptcy goes...
- Tags: Vonage, General, VOIP, Verizon
- Blog posts 2007-04-17
- Vonage replaces CEO, still rudderless
- Perhaps Michael Snyder stepped down as CEO of Vonage because he realized he wasnt the best executive for the job. But naming company founder Jeffrey Citron as interim CEO--even for a short time--may not be the best fix either. Why?...
- Tags: General, Wired & Wireless, Web Technology, Vonage, VOIP, Telecommunications, IP Telephony
- Blog posts 2007-04-12
- Vonage customers: Finding a new VOIP provider may be tricky
- A federal judge basically kicked Vonage in the wind pipe today leaving 2.2 million lines hanging. The news: Vonage cant accept any new customers while it is still infringing on Verizons patents. This ruling doesnt hit me directly since Im a customer, but I also realize that Vonages business model--which...
- Tags: Vonage, VOIP, Telecommunications, IP Telephony, General
- Blog posts 2007-04-06
- Vonage: Is there a future?
- VOIP giant Vonage reported its fourth quarter results and analysts are teeing off on the company. Vonage is still churning a good chunk of customers, spending too much on marketing and serving up a disappointing outlook. The good news: Vonage...
- Tags: General, Telecommunications, VOIP, Vonage
- Blog posts 2007-02-15
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- News to know: FTC, Psystar, Vonage, Apple-Palm, Oracle
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: FTC targets bloggers for disclosure about perks, freebies Richard Koman: FTC publishes final rules on blogger...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Vonage Holdings Corp., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Psystar, FTC, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Desktops, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-10-06
- Vonage launches mobile apps; Focuses on international calls
- Vonage on Monday launched applications for the iPhone, BlackBerry and iPod touch. Vonage Mobile, an application designed to provide low international rates over Wi-Fi and cellular networks, is focused on international calls. The aim: Get mobile callers to sign up for Vonage for international calls. From there,...
- Tags: Mobile, Vonage Holdings Corp., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-05
- News to know: Twitter DOS attack; Cisco and IBM, Clunkers, Win 7 chart; Murdoch; CTO
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Twitter knocked offline by DDoS attack; Koobface returns with a twist Larry Dignan: Cisco CEO Chambers: IBM...
- Tags: Denial Of Service, Facebook, Larry Dignan, CTO, Video, Cisco Systems Inc., Ryan Naraine, Twitter, Sam Diaz, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Windows, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2009-08-07
- Vonage: Can it grow the customer base?
- Vonage continues to drop customers as the company pares marketing and subscribers opt for their wireless phones. What's unclear is whether Vonage can ever juice growth again. Vonage, however, is promising new features that may improve its standing. Vonage ended the second quarter with 2.5 million lines...
- Tags: Vonage Holdings Corp., Marketing Research, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-06
- News to know: Real Q1, Wolfram Alpha, Vonage, Psystar netbook, Google cloud
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Real misses for Q1, swings to loss; mentions "Facet" Garett Rogers: Wolfram Alpha has Google's attention ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Vonage Holdings Corp., Sam Diaz, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Home Entertainment, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Tv & Home Theater, Hardware, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Blog posts 2009-05-08
- News to know: Google; Web Olympics; Patch Tuesday; iPhone
- Notable headlines: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Will the Olympics melt the Internet? Time Warner's Olympic boost, courtesy NBC More worries for Beijing visitors Phil Wainewright: Hello, Google, is anyone in there? Larry Dignan: Google: Our AOL investment is ‘impaired’ ...
- Tags: apple iphone, google inc., web, larry dignan, health care, internet, vertical industries, benefits, e-mail, healthcare, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), enterprise software, software, human resources, online communications, operating systems, microsoft windows
- Blog posts 2008-08-08
- Vonage narrows losses: Can it grow?
- Vonage has narrowed its losses two consecutive quarters, but it remains to be seen whether the company can grow. The company reported a second quarter net loss of $7 million, or 4 cents a share, on revenue of $228 million. Revenue was up 11 percent from a...
- Tags: revenue, vonage holdings corp., marketing expense, operational accounting, marketing research, finance, marketing, larry dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- News to know: Microsoft Midori; Sub $600 PCs; Dell; Neosploit; SOA
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: More tech details emerge on Microsoft's 'Midori' What if Apple had conducted the 'Mojave Experiment'? Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Microsoft, In Search Of Itself Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: The 'Mojave Experiment' - Just an exercise in guided clicking or does it...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., PC, Malware, SOA, Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, BIOS, Mergers & Acquisitions, Web Services, Viruses And Worms, Security, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Components, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- Vonage imports marketing mojo with new CEO
- Vonage has named Marc Lefar CEO to replace Jeffrey Citron, the company chairman and interim chairman. Lefar had been the chief marketing officer of Cingular Wireless and will be counted on to use some of that sales mojo to increase Vonage's customer base and reduce churn. ...
- Tags: Marketing, Vonage Holdings Corp., Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-29
- FCC expected to rule against Comcast Aug. 1
- The Federal Communications Commission is expected to announce Aug. 1 that Comcast's network shaping of BitTorrent was wrong. According to the Wall Street Journal, regulators are expected to rule that Comcast violated policy by hampering BitTorrent sharing. The FCC has been dropping hints for weeks that Comcast...
- Tags: FCC, BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., Network Neutrality, Federal Government, Networking, Government, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-27
- News to know: Midori; Yahoo; iPhone; VMware
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: On the road to Midori: RedHawk, MinSafe and Sapphire Next Microsoft enterprise instant messaging/VOIP server: Think 2009 Microsoft to push XP SP3 via Auto Update on July 10 Microsoft to deliver SQL Server 2008 in August...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Open Source, Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., VMware Inc., Phishing, 3G, Cyberthreats, Hardware Upgrade, Spam, Strategy, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-10
- Comcast: We won't bump Vonage over network management
- Vonage and Comcast said Wednesday that they will collaborate to "address the reasonable network management of Internet services." That's a fancy way to say that Comcast won't bump Vonage from its network even though they compete. Under the pact, which is a bit sketchy,...
- Tags: Network, Comcast Corp., Vonage Holdings Corp., Network Management, Networking, Telecommunications, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-09
- News to know: Office 2007 SP1; Microsoft security; KVM vs. Xen; AMD
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Mark your calendars: Microsoft to push Office 2007 SP1 on June 16 EIC podcast: SAP; JavaOne; AMD, Microhoo Larry Dignan: Microsoft previews three critical bulletins; two for Office Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft shares...
- Tags: Security, Microsoft Office 2007, Xen, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Vonage narrows losses; Inks deal with Covad
- Vonage is still losing money, but the bottom line is moving in the right direction. The company also signed a deal with Covad to offer DSL service. The VOIP provider on Thursday reported a first quarter net loss of $9 million, or 6 cents a share, compared...
- Tags: Covad Communications Group Inc., Vonage Holdings Corp., Company, DSL, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Marketing Research, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- News to know: Ubuntu; Microhoo; IT scapegoats; XP; Google
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Microsoft: Pondering the alternatives to Yahoo Microsoft should walk away from Yahoo WSJ: Ballmer's big choice Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Adventures with Ubuntu 8.04 Gallery: A peek at Ubuntu 8.4 Jason Perlow: Ubuntu: I'm...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Google Inc., Information Technology, Apple Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Phishing, Help Desk, Podcasts, Web Services, Microsoft Windows XP, Middleware, Call Centers, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Security, Spam And Phishing, It Operations, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-28
- News to know: Microsoft StartKey; SaaS; NeoOffice; Intel Atom; Apple
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft preps StartKey: A 'Windows companion' on a USB stick Will OOXML get the ISO standards nod? It's not a given. Dana Blankenhorn: The U.S. voted no on Microsoft Office standard at ISO Ed Bott: A real-world Vista...
- Tags: Google Inc., Software-as-a-service, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., eBay Inc., Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Software As A Service (SaaS), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-03
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