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Communication Breakdown
Unified communications has a new road map thanks to a partnership between industry giants Nortel and Microsoft. They suggest that by breaking down the barriers separating e-mail, voice, instant messaging and video conferencing, a new era of communications will arrive. Sounds so warm and cuddly. Can they really pull it off?
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Posted by The Z- Man at 1/16/2007 9:18 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Vista, Schmista
Last week while working the press room at CES I was afforded a sneak peek at Microsoft's new operating system, Vista. I have to be honest here and say that I was not all that impressed.
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Posted by The Z- Man at 1/15/2007 9:17 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Enterprise Admins Needn't Worry about iPhone Integration...Yet
Don't worry, we heard you. That big collective groan from IT managers last week when Apple introduced the iPhone will not be ignored.
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Posted by The Z- Man at 1/14/2007 9:16 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
CES 2007 = Snorefes....Zzzz
You, Mr. Enterprise-Minded Reader, may ask yourself why on Earth the Consumer Electronics Show is relevant to yourself, as you ponder purchasing a million Dell laptops and RIM BlackBerry's for your mobile workers. Put your fears aside, because, in all honesty, it wasn't. That's not going to stop me from telling you why...
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Posted by The Z- Man at 1/13/2007 9:15 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Back from the Madness
I'd encourage you to check out all the writing I did this week for Phonescoop.com here, where we covered all the brand new cell phones from the handset manufacturers.
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Posted by The Z- Man at 1/12/2007 3:48 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Branding, Schmanding
What the hell is AT&T / BellSouth thinking? Now that the FCC has approved the merger between the two telecom giants, they've announced that Cingular will likely be re-branded as AT&T, though they haven't said whether or not they'll resurrect the AT&T Wireless brand. Are they trying to confuse consumers?
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Posted by The Z- Man at 1/3/2007 11:40 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Vanden Plas
For lovers of off-the-beaten-path music, I've discovered a great progressive metal band from Germany. Named Vanden Plas, these guys have put out three CDs already. They have a similar sound to Dream Theater...
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Posted by The Z- Man at 1/2/2007 10:03 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
The Countdown has Begun...
My plane for Las Vegas leaves Saturday afternoon. Needless to say, I am pretty excited about the show. It's a great conference and this year I'll be staying at the Flamingo, one of the few L.V venues I have yet to see.
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Posted by The Z- Man at 1/2/2007 9:58 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
CES
You betcha, it's that time of the year again. When 150,000 sorry souls trek to Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics Show. It's a vast mecca of sound, light and entertainment.
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Posted by The Z- Man at 12/22/2006 3:19 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Technology is Evil...
...when it doesn't work. I have been trying to create a new Versamail account on my Treo, and the darn thing just keeps re-setting itself. Not just the email account, mind you, but the entire phone re-boots. I think I may have dropped it one too many times, or something.
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Posted by The Z- Man at 12/22/2006 3:15 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)