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Russell Shaw passed away in March 2008. He was an enterprise computing journalist, analyst and author based in Portland, Oregon. A specialist in open source architectures and strategies, Microsoft applications, wireless networking, and multimedia content creation, Russell covered these fields regularly for several IT, business and consumer publications, including Investor's...- more about Russell Shaw »
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- My hunch: Vonage's silence could mean looming private equity deal. And then....
- Fellow blogger Andy Abramson notes that Vonage- they of the new press release every day- has been awful quiet on that front for at least the last two weeks.Andy thinks, as do I, that this could mean something big is up. After all, why put out flotsam that some...
- Tags: Vonage, SprintNextel
- Blog posts 2007-06-22
- Source VERY close to Vonage: Sprint may take small stake
- Ill name the source. Hes Dan Connor, founder and administrator of the 41,000-Member Vonage Forum.Although the Vonage Forum is totally independent of Vonage, it is important to realize that Dan has a close relationship with the company. The Forum has sent lots of new customers to Vonage over the...
- Tags: Vonage, SprintNextel, General
- Blog posts 2007-04-18
- Speculation: Vonage may sell itself to SprintNextel as soon as next week
- Thats according to one unnamed analyst paraphrased today by Light Reading reporter Raymond McConville.Articulating that scenario, McConville references the ongoing patent infringement dispute between SprintNextel and Vonage- and arguably cryptic statements by a Vonage executive that a settlement could be in the works.Referencing a recent analyst call, McConville notes that...
- Tags: Vonage, SprintNextel, General
- Blog posts 2007-04-17
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- Open source in a time of recession
- We face what my late friend Russell Shaw called "a shrinking water hole." Not every company will survive the drought. But open source as a business model will survive, because it's an adaptation that is meant for days like these. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Recession, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- Top display advertisers in June 2008
- Advertiser Pageviews, mln. Share of Display Ads Unique Visitors, 000 Total Internet 329,828 100.0 180,571 Microsoft 5,529 1.7 126,367 University of Phoenix 4,722 1.4 120,475 Experian Interactive 3,968 1.2 137,915 United Online, Inc 3,929 1.2 136,329 Verizon 3,818...
- Tags: United Online Inc., Advertiser, Internet, NB
- Blog posts 2008-09-10
- Is VoIP the way forward?
- Is VoIP the way forward?VOIP Works Well For MeI disconnected at the street telco box for a coupla yrs now.The Shaw cable signal here in Calgary is reliable. I have an APC UPS unit to carry me thro' a brown/blackout. I'm paying for cable anyway to give me high speed...
- Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telecom & Utilities, VoIP
- Discussion threads 2008-09-09
- Novell: Quietly developing some momentum
- Novell's fiscal third quarter was notable for reasons beyond Linux sales and its core product line. Novell's most recent quarter was the sixth consecutive one that topped expectations. That consistency may mark the days where Novell becomes something more than an afterthought. Now it's no coincidence that...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Linux, Operational Accounting, Operating Systems, Open Source, UNIX, Software, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-29
- Patent suit alert: This time, Google and Verizon on the hot seat
- Patent suit alert: This time, Google and Verizon on the hot seatgood for him - stop patent pirates! and "patent" deformdoes this not seem like an appropriate action for an inventor to take? if i copy your article without your permission, do I get a pass? probably not because you...
- Tags: Litigation, Google Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., patent, inventor
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- One Router to Connect Them All
- One Router to Connect Them AllWives and out of townI have the same problem. I usually get infuriating phone calls where I have to talk her through the whole device reboot process each time, and she forgets how to do it.God awful from where I liveRead my "Harsh reality of...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Broadband Internet, router, cable, Vonage Holdings Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
- One Router to Connect Them All
- Sunday afternoons are the few times I actually get some peace and don't have to think about major IT problems. I fire up my Weber smoker, throw on a couple of racks of ribs, fire up a bucket of hardwood charcoal and fruit wood chunks, and I chill for a...
- Tags: Cable Modem, Router, Linksys Inc., Dad, Modems, Cable, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Networking, Hardware, Components, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-08-25
- It's official: OOXML is a standard
- It's official: OOXML is a standardA right decisionYou can only FUD so much.Now......we get to see who's going to implement it and how much of it will be implemented. Note that if multiple vendors are using the same MS-Windows API to support OOXML, they're not creating independent implementations of...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Fast Tracking, Office Open XML, oXML, OSI, Microsoft Corp., open source
- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
- Is T-Mobile USA prepping a mobile phone application store similar to the iPhone App store?
- Is T-Mobile USA prepping a mobile phone application store similar to the iPhone App store?T-mobileI quit Verizon so I could use the Hotspot@home feature. It cost me money to leave early and I had to buy a very cheap flip phone to use it. The system worked every other day...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, mobile, T-Mobile, wireless, SunCom, phone, ATT, mobile phone application, iPhone App Store, TMobile, iPhone App, cell phone, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2008-08-10
- 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
- Dell's 'Cloud Computing' and other strange stuff
- and When I took a wee poke at Dell the other day I could not possibly have known that labeling something Hybrid and expecting us to meekly gobble it up was only the tip of what can only be described as an ill-conceived marketing strategy iceberg....
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Hoover, Cloud Computing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- FCC slaps Comcast's wrist over network neutrality; Sets precedent
- FCC slaps Comcast's wrist over network neutrality; Sets precedentif comcast is truly guiltythey should be fine and severely monitor and audit for a period of time . so they walk straight. FCC should make a example out of them so other should fear FCC for realRE: FCC slaps Comcast's...
- Tags: Federal government, Internet service providers (ISPs), NOW HERE, Comcast Corp., FCC, wrist, network neutrality, Internet Service Provider, network
- Discussion threads 2008-08-01
- 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 imports marketing mojo with new CEOHave had Vonage for years...We drop in phone lines next to our big customers. Toll free for those who need it. Soft phone on the lap tops....WOW we'er conected.It's all about customer service!!!Ours to our customers.Vonage WORKS!
- Tags: Marketing research, Telecom & Utilities, Vonage Holdings Corp., marketing
- Discussion threads 2008-07-29
- 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
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