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VON: (Voice On the Net, Video On the Net) A trade show sponsored by pulver.com, Melville, NY (www.pulver.com) that covers the transport of voice and video over the Internet. ...; Full VON Definition >>

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Why Red Sox winning pennant is bad for Internet phone and video: Why Red Sox winning pennant is bad for Internet phone and video*yawn*If Boston is so problematic, just move it to southern New Hampshire.On the other hand, too bad for VON. Even if the location wasn't a problem, who the heck is going to be paying attention to the meetings?...; Tags: Corporate communications, VOIP, Red Sox, VoN, pennant, Sox, Internet phone, video, phone; Discussion threads 2007-10-22
Notes from my "Law That Works" talk at von '07: Notes from my "Law That Works" talk at VON '07I hope that is the caseAnd it can overcome the pure greed and stupidity of the record companies, film industry, and television industry. These groups have shown they know no shame, and will pounce upon any hapless vicitim they can...; Tags: E-mail servers, Groupware, VoN, IBM Lotus Notes; Discussion threads 2007-03-23
Photos: Touring the floor at von: This year's VON conference in San Jose, Calif., featured plenty of new gear designed to expand and enhance IP services.; Tags: Von, San Jose, California, conference; Image galleries 2006-03-16
Photos: Touring the floor at von: This year's VON conference in San Jose, Calif., featured plenty of new gear designed to expand and enhance IP services.; Tags: Von, San Jose, California, conference; Image galleries 2006-03-16

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Judge decisively rejects RIAA legal theory: A federal district judge has delivered a pretty resounding blow to a theory the RIAA has been using to win verdicts in its copyright-infringement lawsuit campaign. In Atlantic Records v. Howell, Judge Neil Wake refused the RIAA's motion for summary judgment based on the "making available" theory. ...; Tags: Theory, RIAA, Judge, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-04-29

Kickfire: MySQL data box for the rest of us: Given all the various technology news in the last two weeks, it would have been relatively easy to overlook a press release from a small startup called Kickfire, which produces an appliance to run MySQL applications. Snore. Yet another dime a dozen appliance vendor, which will probably...; Tags: Performance, MySQL, I/O, Kickfire, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Top German WEb sites in February 2008: Feb-08 Rank Jan-07 Rank Property Audience 000 N/A N/A Total Internet 33,814 1 1 Google Sites 24,380 2 2 eBay 19,102 3 3 Microsoft Sites 17,586 4 5 AOL LLC 16,058 5 4 United-Internet Sites...; Tags: Site, Wiki, Internet, Online Communications, NB; Blog posts 2008-04-16
Space Colony Patch (rar): This patch updates Space Colony to version 1.1. Some updates include: The following Galaxy mode missions have been updated: Abayomi, Aelfwine, Batuuli, Caerl, Ceolwulf, Pakendorf and Von Funck. Dogbots, Soldiers and Commandos can be located by clicking on the icon, which appears just above the Colonist's faces in the bottom...; Tags: FireFly Studios, Patches, Games, Security, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2008-04-16
Squaring the cloud: Hosting your application in the cloud got a lot easier yesterday — but there are still some gaps to fill for hosted application providers. Referring to Amazon's introduction of persistent storage volumes to its EC2 cloud computing service, Rightscale CEO Thorsten Von Eicken declared "clearly the cloud has just squared...; Tags: Cloud Computing, Amazon.com Inc., Storage Volume, Storage, Hardware, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-04-15
Fastest-growing Web sites in Germany in February 2008: Property Jan-2007 Feb-2008 Growth, YTY Total Internet : Total Audience 33,904 33,814 0% The Mozilla Organization 4,205 8,046 91% KPN 2,453 4,341 77% Axel Springer AG 6,517 9,484 46% Amadeus Global Travel Distribution 2,633 3,438 31% ...; Tags: Web, Web Site, Axel Springer AG, Internet, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Marketing, NB; Blog posts 2008-04-15
Is Cloud computing too good to be true for enterprises?: Just how valuable will Cloud computing be to organizations? The ease of deployment and pay-as-you-go pricing model offered through Amazon Web Services, and now Google with its Google App Engine with no pricing model could be a honey trap, as some of my esteemed colleagues here at ZDNet warn. ...; Tags: Google Inc., Cloud Computing, Amazon.com Inc., Dion, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-04-13
Cast your vote in the Windows 7 release date prediction pool: Cast your vote in the Windows 7 release date prediction poolLost cause by then[i]- XP SP3 will keep it alive until then while MS franticly tries to push Vista harder and bring it up to snuff.[/i]Vista will be a lost cause by then. Too tainted except by the most...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 Release Date Prediction Pool, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Windows7, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2008-04-09
Will telcos accept an open source switch?: Will telcos accept an open source switch?Yeswhen they can call it their own, make loads of money off of it, patent what they can to make their part future payment secure, and piggyback the rest like a free ride.RE: Will telcos accept an open source switch?How does this this product...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, FS developer, Asterisk PBX, open source, telecommunications company, FreeSwitch; Discussion threads 2008-04-09
PenguinPolitik: Only Ballmer could go to Linux: In my previous post about last week's Microsoft Technology Summit, I talked a little bit about the structure of the event and the overtures that Microsoft seems to be making towards the Open Source community. Some of my esteemed industry colleagues feel that Microsoft is never to be trusted, that...; Tags: Steve Ballmer, File System, Microsoft Corp., Glasnost, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-04-02
Sparks fly over copyright at Tech Policy Summit: Sparks fly over copyright at Tech Policy SummitLike patriotism, "innovation" is the last refuge of scoundrels.Whenever government contemplates restrictions in defense of IP rights, the argument that preventing theft inhibits innovation is likely to be heard. Actually, the best way to encourage innovation would be to make activities illegal....; Tags: Government, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Strategy, Tech Policy Summit, DMCA Safe Harbors, Lohmann, innovation, harbor; Discussion threads 2008-03-31
Sparks fly over copyright at Tech Policy Summit: The group of copyright scholars and advocates gathered Wednesday at the Tech Policy Summit in Hollywood demonstrated that while copyright must function in a converged world, opinions on how it should function are as divergent as ever. The panel pictured from left to right consisted...; Tags: Innovation, Lawsuit, Patent, Harbor, TiVo Inc., Fred, Lohmann, Copyrights, Copyright System, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Denise Howell; Blog posts 2008-03-31
News to know: HTC Shift; Airport firmware; Microsoft mesh; Novell; VoIP: Notable headlines: David Morgenstern: Apple's security update breaks printer drivers, Instant Hijack component Airport firmware update enables AirDisk backups Mary Jo Foley: Whatever happened to Microsoft's 'other' mesh projects? Paula Rooney: Novell's SUSE Linux 11 to come in...; Tags: Google Inc., Novell Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Firmware, E-mail, Telephony, Hd Dvd, Printers, Productivity, VOIP, Open Source, Online Communications, Networking, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Peripherals, Telecommunications, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-20
Fraunhofer IIS shows audio technology at von.x 2008: Fraunhofer IIS shows audio technology at VON.x 2008Um... Skype does have AECYou can debate if Skype's AEC should allow it to be tuned more aggressively, but it would be factually incorrect to pretend it's not in there.Fraunhofer uses their patents to impede innovation......unless it's their own patented product. MP3...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Fraunhofer IIS, OGG, Skype Technologies S.A., MP3, AEC; Discussion threads 2008-03-19
Fraunhofer IIS shows audio technology at von.x 2008: In the world where chip technology improves exponentially, acoustic engineering isn't so simple and it presents a huge hurdle to overcome to the world of telephony and video conferencing. Fraunhofer IIS (inventors of MPEG-1 Layer 3 AKA MP3) seeks to tackle this challenge and showed off some of its research...; Tags: Microphone, Speaker, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft IIS Server, George Ou; Blog posts 2008-03-19
Cooking at the South Pole: In a freely available article, The Wall Street Journal reveals how chefs cook at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. You might find surprising to find such a post here, but cooking at the South Pole needs lots of innovation and creativity. Let's look at some of the challenges. First, the...; Tags: Food, National Science Foundation, Wall Street Journal, Mushroom, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-03-16