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Apple's Top 10 iPhone Gaffes

David Greenfield

January 16, 2007

Having woken up from my spout of iPhone induced gizmo-lust, I've uncovered 10 ways Sir Jobs and co. have flubbed the iPhone introduction. And so without further adieu here they are......

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Nortel's Vision For Telephony

David Greenfield

August 23, 2006

I bumped into the Phil Edholm, chief technology officer and vice president of Strategy and Architecture for Nortel's Enterprise Solutions and Packet Networks group, here in the halls at...

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Service Providers: Whom Can You Trust?

David Greenfield

August 16, 2006

News.com is reporting that the fall out from AOL's privacy fiasco has begun....

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More Bad News For Internet Telephony Providers

David Greenfield

August 02, 2006

Internet telephony providers are in for some more rough times. The IRS and Department of Treasury helped traditional carriers cut their costs yesterday by eliminating the three percent...

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The Normalcy of War

David Greenfield

July 20, 2006

We're at war ??? again. No kidding. It seems that life in Israel is the stuff that happens between battles and bombings. Only what's so strange about the Lebanon war, at least for this...

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FBI: We Want Your IMs

David Greenfield

July 12, 2006

CNET News is reporting that new legislation being drafted by FBI will require ISPs to wiretap conversations and force makers of networking gear to alter their hardware to accommodate that...

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Telecoms in the Kingdom of Hippos

David Greenfield

July 11, 2006

It's easy for us urban dwellers to forget that most of the Internet world doesn't live pining away for optical-driven packet performance or even broadband. Their more immediate needs are...

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Should IT Embrace Web 2.0 Software?

David Greenfield

June 20, 2006

I recently signed up for CampFire, the Web-based chat site and was once again impressed by the impact social networking software will have on the enterprise....

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What's Missing from the AIM Pro Beta

David Greenfield

June 16, 2006

AOL shipped the beta of its new business-oriented IM client, AIM Pro, this week and while the client has a lot to offer business there's plenty that could be improved....

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VoIP's Real Security Threat

David Greenfield

June 14, 2006

Reading about the Asterisk vulnerability that was announced yesterday along with Edwin Pena's $1 million VoIP scam might give one the impression that today's corporate VoIP networks are at...

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Could Net2Phone Sue More Than Skype?

David Greenfield

June 07, 2006

Net2Phone's lawsuit against Skype may ruffle more than just the feathers of the leading VoIP service provider. It could reshape much of the industry....

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Microsoft's LCS: The New IP PBX?

David Greenfield

May 29, 2006

Barbara Darrow reports today that Microsoft will finally clarify its plans next month to turn Live Communications Server (LCS) into a next-generation telephony server. Details are to be...

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An Open Letter to Vonage's CEO

David Greenfield

May 26, 2006

An Open Letter to Mr. Michael F. Snyder, Director and CEO of Vonage Dear Mr. Snyder, Congratulations on your new position, though in the wake of the yesterday's catastrophe of an IPO I'm...

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What IT Can Learn from Crazy Eddie

David Greenfield

May 17, 2006

While reading Gartner's analysis of Kraft's $1.7 billion outsourcing deal to EDS, I was struck again by the importance of IT competitiveness in today's market place....

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Republicans: Government Should Censor the Web

David Greenfield

May 12, 2006

Should the government be restricting the Web sites we surf? Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick thinks so. According to a news report yesterday, he and fellow Republicans want to extend federal laws...

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