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Microsoft moves to business telephony

On Tuesday, Bill Gates took the stage in San Francisco to announce Microsoft's new line of software aimed at unifying voicemail, e-mail and business meeting technology.

Tags: Microsoft Corp., E-mail, Telecommunications, VOIP, Telecom & Utilities, Online Communications, Networking, microsoft, business, telephony, phone, voicemail, email, data, windows mobile, meeting, roundtable, software, bill gates

Videos 2007-10-16

Reporters' Roundtable: Goofiest tech moves of 2006

This year featured wacky decision-making in the IT industrySomebody must have been hitting the egg nog early this year. How else to explain some of the more bizarre happenings in the computer business in recent memory? Join Charles Cooper, Jim Kerstetter, Ina Fried and Michael Kanellos for the final edition...

Tags: Roundtable

Videos 2006-12-16

A cheaper alternative to Microsoft's Roundtable

TotalView video conference phone gives 360-degree viewAt DemoFall 2006 in San Diego, CNET's Rafe Needleman spoke with Be Here CEO Stephen Von Rump about the company's upcoming video conference phone system TotalView. Touted as a cheaper, every company's alternative to Microsoft's upcoming Roundtable, it sports a full 360-degree view with...

Tags: Roundtable

Videos 2006-09-30

Microsoft lays out unified communications and RoundTable

Later this morning Microsoft is rolling out its unified communications strategy at an event in San Francisco. Part of the announcement, already available in news stories and press releases, includes a video-conferencing camera, Microsoft Office RoundTable. It's a 360-degree camera that provides a panoramic view of all in a conference...

Tags: camera, Microsoft Corp., Roundtable, Netscape Communicator

Blog posts 2006-06-26

Additional Resources

Collaboration Strategy Shortcomings? Whack the Community Manager

There's been a good flow of conversation around the role of 'community management' in large companies recently, with an underlying idea that although it's a tough job things will work out if the right people are involved, although Dennis Howlett recognises the danger of burn out....

Tags: Exec, Community Manager, Underling, Underlings, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-10-03

Democrats threaten to grow backbones over health reform

Good analysis.ntthis bill is DOA!Thanks to the efforts of real Americans in Congress and townhalls, the road to socialism in America has been blocked for now.The liberal plan to take over our healthcare and turn it into an expensive third world healthcare has been foiled, but the real test comes...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, Reform, health care

Discussion threads 2009-09-30

Community management: The 'essential' capability of successful Enterprise 2.0 efforts

Community RoundtableThanks Dion. Community Management is one area our members have identified requires much more attention in the process of successfully deploying a large-scale effort. For a great resource for Community Managers, I recommend Rachel Happe and Jim Storer's Community Roundtable. This member group provides isight on how...

Tags: successful Enterprise 2.0 effort, Enterprise 2.0 effort, Enterprise 2.0

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

Who is the 90-day Windows 7 Enterprise trial aimed at exactly?

I don't understand you blog? You don't think there are not many businesses and organizations out there in the SMB market, for example, that fall into a large group that could benefit from trying windows 7 out? Are you saying buying a copy would be better? I don't get...

Tags: Adrian, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

DoD News Reader 1.6.3 (Mobile)

DoD Department of Defense News Reader grabs the top stories from the DoD and delivers them to your iPhone or iTouch. The news feed covers AFPS News articles, DoD Press advisories, DoD News releases, DoD Contract announcements, DoD Transcripts, - DoD Speeches, and DoD Blogger's Roundtable. It features a landscape...

Tags: Mobile, U.S. Department Of Defense, Splaysoft, Smart Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-08-24

Women Tech Executive Roundtable: What???s Top of Mind in 2009

HostwiselyThis is really a great post!This seems to be informative, which this serves relevant ideas and information.Keep on posting!http://hostwisely.com

Tags: Gender and diversity, women

Discussion threads 2009-08-18

Who might get health reform passed?

They're notAnother poll shows that 71% of those surveyed believe there should be a public option. Again, it's of those surveyed - not all Americans. Sort of like your poll.As for the Round Table, I think most large companies are aware of how much their health care benefits...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, public option, health care

Discussion threads 2009-08-12

Is Bing worth all the money Microsoft is throwing at it? [video]

I recently discussed the trajectory of Microsoft Bing with TechVi host Randall Bennett and Christina Warren from Download Squad. The big question I brought up is whether Bing is really worth all of resources that Microsoft is throwing at it? Watch this video roundtable and judge for yourself. by Jason...

Blog posts 2009-08-04

Webcast: SOAs, WOAs, and the clouds they create

This coming Monday, July 13th, I will be joining industry visionary Jeff Papows, president of WebLayers, for a semi-informal, interactive discussion on capitalizing on the SOA-Web Oriented Architecture WOA-Cloud phenomenon. The Webcast, titled "Floating Governance to the Cloud through Web Oriented Architectures and 'As a Service' Environments," will commence at...

Tags: Strategy, Web, Webcast, SOA, Web Oriented Architecture, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Channel Management, Software As A Service (SaaS), Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Emerging Technologies, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-07-07

Why does 'complex event processing' have to be so complex?

I've always felt that "complex event processing" is a term that scares people away. Perhaps there needs to be a softer way to describe what this thing is -- perhaps just plain old "event processing" will do? Or perhaps "sense and respond, times 100,000"? You don't need...

Tags: Event, Financial Services, Investment, Financial Planning, Finance, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-06-11

In a not-so-surprising move, Cisco lays public claim to the smart grid market

I returned from vacation this morning to the news that Cisco has officially declared its vision for grabbing a piece smart grid infrastructure. Is anyone really surprised by this? I mean, not only is there $20 billion in proposed spending floating around to support the buildout, this announcement was...

Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Grid, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-05-18

News to know: Wolfram; Microsoft's Pink; Swine Flu; Facebook; RealDVD; Ellison;

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. Larry Dignan: Wolfram/Alpha's demo: Search results meet analytics Mary Jo Foley: Could Verizon be a (or 'the') carrier for...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Facebook, Larry Dignan, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Flu, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, E-mail, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Asset Management, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Online Communications, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-04-29

Women Tech Executive Roundtable: What’s Top of Mind in 2009

In this episode of the Churchill Club podcast series, tech leaders talk about the current trends and the business environment for female technology executives. Ann Winblad, partner of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, moderated a panel with the following speakers: Janaki Akella, Principal, McKinsey &...

Tags: Women, Podcasts, Gender And Diversity, Internet, Human Resources, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-28

A conversation with Check Point's Gil Shwed

It is RSA Security Conference week this week, which means lots of security companies are in town. Among my Monday meetings I had the pleasure of dinner with Gil Shwed, CEO of Check Point Software Technologies [CHKP], one of Israel's most successful software companies. The media roundtable...

Tags: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Israel, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Food & Beverage, Security, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Manufacturing, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-04-21

Open Source and Cloud: A Curse or Blessing During Recession? BriefingsDirect Analysts Weigh In.

It's time again, then, to look at the pluses and minuses of open source software models in the context of tight IT budgets and the advent of cloud-based services for enterprises. Our latest BriefingsDirect Analyst Insights roundtable discussion, vol. 39, therefore examines open source in the context of economics, complexity,...

Tags: Recession, Analyst, Context, Open Source, Tools & Techniques, Management, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2009-04-13

Services for hire: SOA as revenue generator

We've been arguing endlessly across and around the blogosphere and conference circuit about the ability or alleged inability to show ROI from service oriented architecture-related projects. Never mind if SOA helps business revenues, how about breaking even? But in the age of service orientation, one thing is...

Tags: Revenue, SOA, Service, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operational Accounting, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-03-23