Siemens vs. Microsoft: Round TwoSiemens announced today two new UC-enabled Contact Center packages based on OpenScape UC Server, and a new Voice Portal solution. The products will be available June 30, 2008.April 20, 2008 by Dave Greenfield in Microsoft
What Microsoft's Been Missing from its Small Business Telephony PlayMicrosoft announced today that it was teaming up with Cbeyond, Inc., and New Global Telecom, Inc.April 17, 2008 by Dave Greenfield in Telcos
HD-Telephony: Hip or Hype?I recently interviewed Anthony Minessale, the author of FreeSwitch, the open source, class-5 switch. We got to speaking (actually, IMing) about high-definition telephony and how it fits into FreeSwitch.April 14, 2008 by Dave Greenfield in Mobility
The one thing Asterisk has been missingIf you’re like most folk, setting up a PBX is something you’d rather avoid, especially when its an open source PBX that isn’t known for its easy configuration and installation. ISPBX aims to solve the pain with its drag-and-drop configuration tool, Cogoblue.April 11, 2008 by Dave Greenfield in Networking
An Open Source Class-Five SwitchOpen source projects have revolutionized operating systems, web servers, web browsers, and so why not carrier switches? The FreeSwitch open source project released its Release Candidate 1 (RC1) yesterday providing and by early accounts the software rocks.April 8, 2008 by Dave Greenfield in Tech & Work
IBM and Linden Partner on Enterprise-Class Second LifeIBM and Linden Labs are partnering to develop a version of Second Life that will live behind the corporate firewall.As I mentioned in my previous post, Second Life is far too fat and clumsy to be taken seriously in the enterprise.April 2, 2008 by Dave Greenfield in IBM
Google to Buy Skype?Rumors are out again that Ebay's albatross. aka Skype, may soon be unloaded to Google.April 1, 2008 by Dave Greenfield in Networking
The 3-D Web Goes ThinIncreasingly, it looks like Weight Watchers has gotten hold of the Semantic Web. Fat is out.March 31, 2008 by Dave Greenfield in Enterprise Software
Avaya Changes the UC GameThe battle for enterprise Unified Communications took a pivotal turn this morning when Avaya announced its Intelligent Presence server here at VoiceCon. The Intelligent Presence server collects and integrates presence information from multiple sources for a richer view of a worker's status.March 17, 2008 by Dave Greenfield in Microsoft
The Longtail of IT GovernanceOpen source has shown how marketplaces can thrive on doing good, but can whether the same concept be applied to IT governance? Archer Technology hopes so.March 14, 2008 by Dave Greenfield in Developer
VoIP: Cisco Goes to Number TwoLove ‘em or hate ‘em you most certainly have to respect the VoIP folk over atCisco. According to Infonetics, they’ve just moved into the number two spot behind Avaya in worldwide IP deskphone and softphone shipments.March 2, 2008 by Dave Greenfield in Networking
Microsoft to Enter SaaSThe blogosphere is on fire with the anticipated announcement that Microsoft will be entering the Software as a Service (SaaS) market this or next week. Just how they’ll enter the market is still uncertain.March 2, 2008 by Dave Greenfield in Microsoft
Google Sites: A Sharepoint Killer?The Google redesigned Jotspot Wiki, dubbed Google Sites, is being looked as a Sharepoint “killer”. With Sites, Google would like to think that Google Apps is ready take on Office and the rest of Microsoft suite, but is it?February 28, 2008 by Dave Greenfield in Enterprise Software
Sametime vs. OCS Act IIApparently my post comparing Sametime and OCS raised a few hairs. IBM PR dashed off an e-mail listing a bunch of points where they disagreed with the piece and the offering manager for IBM Lotus Real-Time Collaboration blogged about it as well.February 26, 2008 by Dave Greenfield in Collaboration
SpigIT: an enterprise social network that’s fun and gamesHarvesting breakthrough ideas is a challenge for any organization, but one company thinks a bit of play may be just the answer.Spigit mixes enterprise social networks with game design and personal incentives to encourage new ideas and steward them from the process of discovery to implementation.February 25, 2008 by Dave Greenfield in Networking