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- Verizon sends me rebuttal to charges by Wireless Philadelphia's Neff
- Verizon sends me rebuttal to charges by Wireless Philadelphia's NeffWe're blowing it.I hope Philly gets Earthlink on the scene and more cities follow. We have no real competition in this country. We're, what, 16th globally for high-speed access? Other countries are blowing us away in connection speed...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Telecom & Utilities, Free trade, Other Countries, taxpayer, Verizon Communications Inc., Comcast Corp., Neff
- Discussion threads 2005-10-19
- Rebuttal to charges by Wireless Philadelphia's Neff
- In my post "ISP marketing priorities, cumbersome regulations blamed for U.S. broadband "fiasco," I cited perspectives and quotes about the city of Philadelphia's efforts to build a municipal Wi-Fi network with Earthlink.This information, including several quotes attributed to the City of Philadelphia's chief technology officer Dianah Neff, comes via an...
- Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., Wireless Philadelphia
- Blog posts 2005-10-19
- Philly's Neff faces questions over Wi-Fi plan
- Philadelphia CIO Diana Neff was in the hot seat last week as the City Council questioned her about the city's ambitious plan for city-wide wireless broadband, the Philadelphia Enquirer reported.Neff's estimate of the bill for her plan to provide wireless broadband Internet across the entire city has increased...
- Tags: WIRELESS, Broadband Internet, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Wi-Fi, Neff
- Blog posts 2005-09-20
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- University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics Uses SmartDraw for Professional-Looking Charts
- Lisa Neff-Letts works as the project assistant with pediatric genetics at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, which is recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States. Lisa also serves as fellowship coordinator for the organization. Lisa was looking for an easy way to create org...
- Tags: Hospital, Chart, SmartDraw, Healthcare
- Case studies 2008-06-23
- Worries about Intel, AMD demand abound
- Intel cut its first quarter gross margin forecast to roughly 54 percent from about 56 percent due to lower prices for flash memory chips. Meanwhile, analysts have been cutting estimates for AMD based on worries about processor demand. Add these moving parts up and you have a...
- Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Chip, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-04
- HP: All eyes on the demand picture
- Hewlett-Packard reports its fiscal first quarter earnings on Tuesday and all eyes will be on the company's outlook for demand. Among the key questions: What's the PC unit growth picture amid slowing consumer demand? Will printers be weaker than expected? And will enterprise demand remain steady? ...
- Tags: Credit Suisse Group AG, Desktops, Finance, Financial Accounting, Hardware, Hewlett-Packard Co., Larry Dignan, PC, Peripherals, Printers, Sales, Sales Strategy, Unit Growth
- Blog posts 2008-02-19
- Dell hopes to generate 'product lust' following mixed earnings bag
- Dell reported third quarter earnings of $766 million, or 34 cents a share, on revenue of $15.6 billion amid strong demand for notebooks. CEO Michael Dell said the PC maker is hoping to generate "product lust" with better designs to grow. According to Thomson Financial, analysts were expecting...
- Tags: Revenue, Dell Computer Corp., Earnings, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Operational Accounting, Sales, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-11-29
- RIM: Canary in the enterprise spending coal mine?
- There's a bit of a tug of war over Research In Motion's prospects. First, Bear Stearns cuts RIM from "outperform" to "peer perform" in a move that's largely based on the theory that RIM shares are too expensive. But the one notable item is that Bear...
- Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Andy Neff, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-09-04
- iPhone: The pieces are falling in place for lift-off
- The Federal Communications Commission has apparently given Apple's iPhone device the green light, according to AppleInsider. AppleInsider reports that the FCC basically cleared the iPhone for sale. At the bottom of the iPhone post, AppleInsider provides all the documentation. Add it up and you have the following: FCC approval. Check. Carrier (AT&T)...
- Tags: Apple, iPhone
- Blog posts 2007-05-17
- iPhone neglects the prosumer
- Once the Macworld Steve Jobs glow wears off corporate types, which could be described as prosumers, are going to face a series of interesting decisions. Here they are: --Do I get an iPhone?--Will I still need my...
- Tags: General, Personal Technology, Software Infrastructure, Hardware Infrastructure, Wired & Wireless, Web Technology, Mobile, Apple, iPhone, Research In Motion, corporate email, Apple iPhone
- Blog posts 2007-01-10
- HP goes on an IT infrastructure diet
- Hewlett-Packard CIO Randy Mott plans to cut the companys global data centers from 85 to 6, collapse more than 762 data marts to 1 enterprise data warehouse and whittle the companys application portfolio from 3,500 to 5,000 to 1,500. The goal: Provide data to help HP become more...
- Tags: Data centers, Storage, Databases, information technology, IT infrastructure, Hewlett-Packard Co., Mott, Mark Hurd, data center
- Blog posts 2006-12-12
- Project Ocean Lives!
- Back in August, I blogged about Project Ocean, a major implementation meltdown on a City of Philadelphia project. The project was suspended amid allegations of incompetence, politics, and corruption. According to ComputerWorld, the project is now restarting: Philadelphia officials announced [September...
- Tags: Project success, Project failures, Government projects
- Blog posts 2006-10-11
- City of Philadelphia: Dianah Neff
- Philadelphia is looking to be the first major city in the U.S. to provide citywide low-cost broadband access. CIO for the city, Dianah Neff, sits down with ZDNet Editor-in-Chief Dan Farber to explain the politics and technology behind the "Wireless Philadelphia" project. by Administrator
- Tags: Philadelphia, City, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Network Technology, Networking, Administrator
- Blog posts 2006-09-06
- Hearings Tuesday on Community Broadband Act
- The Senate Commerce Committee takes up hearings tomorrow on the Community Broadband Act, sponsored by Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ). Witnesses include Diana Neff, the Philadelphia CIO who put together that city's groundbreaking Wi-Fi program, Don Berryman of Earthlink, and various representatives of state public utilities commisissions....
- Tags: Community Broadband Act
- Blog posts 2006-02-13
- ISP marketing priorities, cumbersome regulations blamed for U.S. broadband "fiasco"
- Have just read "Our Broadband Fiasco," a potential blood-boiler of a piece that originally ran in "Chief Executive" magazine and has just been posted on the RedNova technology news site.The focus of this piece attempts to examine why a supposedly technically advanced nation such as the United States has slipped...
- Tags: broadband, Dianah Neff
- Blog posts 2005-10-17
- Philly picks EarthLink for Wi-Fi network
- Philadelphia has chosen EarthLink to provide Wi-Fi service across America's fifth-largest city. The Atlanta-based company will use equipment from Tropos Networks to cover the city in Wi-Fi; EarthLink is funding the build-out upfront and revenue sharing income with the city. Most residents will pay $20 a month. Low-income residents (and...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, EarthLink Inc.
- Blog posts 2005-10-05
- Intel stands up for government-owned Wi-Fi
- The brewing battle over municipal Wi-Fi heated up yesterday as Intel, with the support of Dell, Cisco, IBM, and SAP, unveiled the "Digital Communities" effort. Thirteen cities - from Philadelphia to Rio - are participating in the project, which is designed to provide technical resources and discounts to help them...
- Tags: wireless, government, Intel Corp.
- Blog posts 2005-08-19
- The road to municipal Wi-Fi is paved with good intentions
- This afternoon, as I listened to Dan Farber's interview with Dianah Neff, the CIO of Philadelphia, the phrase that kept coming back to me was one with which I grew up — "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions." In a nutshell, the...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Cable, municipal Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi, Internet, Dianah Neff, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, network, service provider
- Blog posts 2005-08-18
- The road to municipal Wi-Fi is paved with good intentions
- The road to municipal Wi-Fi is paved with good intentionshow bout waiting a seeing if it works???I know you guys have all the answers, but if you're wrong will you admit it later? Conventional wisdom is well, conventional, implying what "everyone" thinks. Many cable companies are hesitant to...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Business services, Wireless LANs, Network technology, municipal Wi-Fi, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, service provider, cable, Internet, Wi-Fi
- Discussion threads 2005-08-18
- The road to municipal Wi-Fi is paved with good intentions
- This afternoon, as I listened to Dan Farber's interview with Dianah Neff, the CIO of Philadelphia, the phrase that kept coming back to me was one with which I grew up -- "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions." In a nutshell, the city of...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Cable, TVs, municipal Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi, Internet, Dianah Neff, Internet service, cable television, Internet Service Provider, network, service provider
- Blog posts 2005-08-18
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