If you ever watched the later seasons of 24, you’ll recall that Jack and his buddies at the Counter Terrorist Unit were always using Cisco Telepresence for video-conferencing. That was no surprise. John Chambers, Cisco’s CEO, has long thought that Cisco should be thought of as not just the big dog of networking, but of [...]
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Does Cisco buying Skype make sense?
September 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment
Tags: Applications · Business · Cisco · Internet · Network · Telecomm/VoIP
Is Over-the-Air TV Dying?
September 2nd, 2010 · No Comments
I’m underwhelmed by the new Apple TV, and I’m not the only one who finds the new Apple TV less than inspiring, but when you look into TV’s future, it looks like it’s going to be all Internet all the time from here on out. Seriously, the new Apple TV is kind of cute, but [...]
Tags: Amazon · Business · Entertainment · Media Extender · Netflix · Video
Nothing new in the new Apple TV
September 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment
I like owning videos. I like knowing I can watch and compare the classic Maltese Falcon and first version from 1931 whenever I want. Or, on the lighter side, that I can watch Dr. Who episodes from anywhere in time and space at my convenience. That’s why I’m totally unimpressed by the new Apple TV. [...]
Tags: Apple · Business · Entertainment · Media Extender · Video
VMware doesn’t like Windows
September 1st, 2010 · 2 Comments
A friend recently asked me if I really wanted VMware, a company with a former Microsoft guy in charge, VMware, to buy Novell? His unspoken message was “Wouldn’t that be horrible for Novell’s Linux?” Bless his heart, clearly he hasn’t been paying attention to the relationship between VMware and Microsoft. VMware, a semi-independent fiefdom of [...]
Tags: Business · Cloud Computing · Infrastructure · Linux · Microsoft · Novell · Operating System · VMware · Virtualization · Windows
IPv6, Google, and Your Business
August 31st, 2010 · No Comments
One reason why IPv6 adoption has been so slow is that everyone is waiting for everyone else to adopt it first. If that’s the reason for your own company’s sluggishness, it’s time to reconsider, because important online partners are already using the network address protocol: Google is leading the way, by offering its services over [...]
Tags: Development · Google · Internet · Network · TCP/IP