Russell CrowsI'm in a good mood today.Not only is it my birthday, but our little corner of the world was written up in the Hot Sites section of USAToday.November 14, 2004 by Russell Shaw in Tech Industry
Subway Paper Tracks VoIP Retail PushUnless you ride the subway in New York, Philadelphia or Boston, you may not be aware of the Metro newspapers. These are free papers given out five mornings a week to straphangers in those cities.November 14, 2004 by Russell Shaw in Networking
Take A Peek At My IP Service AgreementI've just signed up forfor AT&T's IP-centricCallVantage Service. Upon completion of sign-up,abrowser window popped-up that detailed several key 911-related service issues.November 14, 2004 by Russell Shaw in Networking
IPv6: May The Task Force Be With YouIn some quarters, IPv6 does not get as much notice as it deserves. But not if the North American IPv6 Task Force has anything to say about it.November 14, 2004 by Russell Shaw in Networking
Cisco, KidsThe AMBER Alert system is a notification system that can let the public know when a child has been abducted and is missing. Distributed by email, electronic highway signs and broadcast television, it is named after nine-year-old Amber Hagerman, who was abducted and murdered in Texas back in 1996.November 14, 2004 by Russell Shaw in Cisco
The Right Speed For Lightspeed?When SBC even whispers, their corporate girth automatically confers a roar.But when they do roar, it can be industry-transforming.November 11, 2004 by Russell Shaw in Networking
Marlborough Men Ship IPMarlborough, Mass.-based 3Com (had to cover my butt on that title right quick) is shipping a new edition of its 3Com NBX V3000 IP platform.November 11, 2004 by Russell Shaw in Networking
Calling London From The Faraway TownsTitle of this entry owes so much to The Clash. We all do.November 11, 2004 by Russell Shaw in United Kingdom
BT To Brits: Here's A Little Sip of IPBBC News reports that BT Groupwill offer one year's worth of free Internet telephone calls to the first 50,000 subscribers who sign up for the carrier's broadband servicefrom nowthrough December 31.The calls will go through BT Communicator, which is BT's Internet telephony software.November 11, 2004 by Russell Shaw in Telcos
Star Chip EnterpriseI think that for IP to take off, enterprise network connections need to be plentiful and seamless. Yesterday, Broadcom took a big step toward making that happen.November 10, 2004 by Russell Shaw in Processors
IP On Your CordlessGet ready for IP Internet access via cordless phones. One such solution, detailed today by CNET News' Ben Charny,involves loading Skype Net phone softwareinto a Siemens-manufactured adapter for cordless phones.November 10, 2004 by Russell Shaw in Mobility
Don't Believe Every Market Study You ReadIt's not thatI am not pro-VoIP. If I wasn't, I wouldn't be here.November 10, 2004 by Russell Shaw in Networking
IM Integration Is Suite StuffI'm not a reflexive Microsoft hater. In fact, I'm open-minded enough to believe that IP telephony-related products that incorporate various Windows functionalities are both technologically and strategically well-considered.November 10, 2004 by Russell Shaw in Networking
It's Articles Like This That Help Your Customers Understand What IP Telephony IsWhen articles about VoIP appear in daily newspapers, those of us who know what VoIP is are tempted to say, "oh well, another article for the uninformed masses."You know what?November 10, 2004 by Russell Shaw in Networking
My Take On Today's FCC VoIP RulingI've spent most of today reading the text of today's critical FCC decision determining that VoIP services such as Vonage's DigitalVoice are not subject to traditional state public utility oversight.The FCC believes that because customers of DigitalVoice and similar services can use their phones from a broadband connection anywhere on the planet, it is next to impossible to determine whether a VoIP call is local, interstate or even inernational.November 9, 2004 by Russell Shaw in Networking