NEC Updates its UC
NEC has been in the news recently. The company shared its vision for small cell back haul using 60 Ghz...
The DeskPhone – Friend or Foe?
Should the desktop phone be viewed as a visitor or long term resident? Earlier this week, I posted Discussing Cloud...
Mitel Releases MAS 4.0
Mitel has announced its Mitel Application Suite (MAS) 4.0. The new solution solidifies and simplifies Mitel’s product line and offers a...
A Brief History of AT&T – Part 3
Today’s AT&T isn’t much like the AT&T from pre-divestature. It doesn’t own Western Electric, it doesn’t have Bell Laboratories, and it isn’t...
Welcome to the Buffet
So as I entered the all you can eat buffet in my local town I was greeted and welcomed in,...
Who Profits from Mobile Phone Theft?
My second iPhone was stolen in under a year. It makes me mad that Apple makes a profit of over...
Telecommuting Died 15 Years Ago
About a decade and a half ago I worked with a number of large clients who were implementing telecommuting solutions...
Stop Chatting
The new iPad does not allow FaceTime calls to be made using LTE. FaceTime is the Apple picture phone service...
Google Apps in the Enterprise? Not!
I’m a big fan of Google Apps. I regularly collaborate with others on various projects, and find Google Docs a...
A Brief History of AT&T – Part 2
AT&T today exists through the strangest of history. What is known today as AT&T is really the corporate entity of Bell South,...
Introducing Colin
Astute readers will have noticed that the PinDropSoup blog on TalkingPointz added an additional blogger: Colin Berkshire. Until Colin, every...
Introducing the CIO Collaboration Network
Next up: The CIO Collaboration Network. It is a silly long name, but does say it all – CIO focused...
How Collaboration Drove Britannica Out of Print
If there were going to be another printed edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, they might consider updating the section about...
A Brief History of AT&T – Part 1
Thirty years ago I worked for the Bell System. It was a company that I was proud of. We created the best...
Avaya Does Have a Rad Vision
Last December, in response to rumors, I posted Does Avaya Have a Radvision? That posted offered up some reasons why the...
iPad New or iPad2?
Apple’s price reduction of the iPad2 was a brilliant marketing move. It positioned a product at a price point low...
Brother Can You Spare a Minute?
I’ve been thinking a lot about time lately. Time bothers me. It should bother more of us, but most of...
Asian Cell Plans 101
I get asked all the time by Americans who want to travel to Asia how to get a local cell...
Akhavan at CeBIT
At CeBIT 2012, Siemens Enterprise Communications CEO Hamid Akhavan summarized the the value of having UC embedded in everyday workflows and...
Apple: Close to Perfect
I love my iPhone. And, I love my iPad2. I love my iMac, and I travel with an Airport Express....
TalkingPointz Research Resumes
A funny thing happened to me on they way to my new forum. I used to post on Blogger (PinDropSoup.com)....
Innovation Showcase 2012
We are doing the second annual Innovation Showcase at Enterprise Connect later this month. This is a great opportunity for...
Get Me A Cell Phone Stat
Portlandia has some very clever bits, this emergency cell phone purchase is too close to home. It’s a free service...
#GIACSF12
Last week, Genesys, now a part of Permira, hosted its Industry Analyst Conference in San Francisco, CA. This was the...