Dave Michels
Telecom/VoIP/UC/Mobility enthusiast. Blogolyst, Consultant, and Analyst publishing independent telecom and UC research at TalkingPointz. Dave is CEO of Verge1 which offers independent analysis and interpretation of business communications systems and technologies. Dave works with the major vendors, end users, and media sources. His independent research is available for download at www.talkingpointz.com. Dave regularly contributes to this site and other major sites focused on communications. His blog PinDropSoup is one of the most popular independent telecom oriented blogs on the web.
The Post iPod Era
In my personal version of Toy Story, my iPod plays the role of Woody – a former favorite toy that just can’t compete with the latest technical toys. It is hard to pinpoint when an era begins or ends, but I believe the iPod Era passed. I was an early adopter on the Apple iPod. [...]
Dust Off that Analog Phone
I find it frustrating that Google Inc. keeps the service on such a tight leash. Despite this negligence, an ecosystem is forming around the service. Today’s GV topic is the OBI100 made by Obihai. Obihai puts a new twist on the ATA concept. The ATA is a little box that acts as a simple gateway [...]
Dial M for Skype
The more I think about Microsoft acquiring Skype, the more I think it was a pretty smart move. The initial reports were all about synergies with various MS and Skype technologies, upon further reflection, I think the endgame will be carrier disruption….
Cell Phone Radiation – Blah Blah Blah
The big story this week is the same as the big story for the past few decades – that cell phones may not be good for us. Specifically, cell phone radiation may cause cancer. This was concluded this time by a World Health Organization commissioned study…
Skype For Asterisk Was Already Dead!
The big story this week (so far), Skype for Asterisk (SFA) comes to its end. The official notification reads: Skype for Asterisk will not be available for sale or activation after July 26, 2011. Skype for Asterisk was developed by Digium in cooperation with Skype. It includes proprietary software from Skype that allows Asterisk to [...]
Microsoft Office 365 Getting Closer
Microsoft is rapidly moving Office to an Internet app that will run in a browser. It is called Office 365. It’s a huge part of Microsoft’s all-in cloud strategy. Office 365 was introduced in limited beta last year, bringing together Microsoft Office, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online and Lync Online in an always-up-to-date cloud service. Today [...]
InnoPrise – Call for Startups
Two words you don’t see so often together are innovation and enterprise. Innovation is often associated with young upstarts that intend to disrupt the established order – better, faster, cheaper. Enterprise conjures images of large organizations that were, at one time, innovative upstarts. But we know that is not true. Large enterprise organizations can be [...]
I thought I Was So Cloud
Last Monday, the hard disk on my primary computer failed. A Western Digital 250GB 2.5 SATA drive in a 6 month old Lenovo ThinkPad. Losing a hard disk is a terribly disruptive event. But I was (rightly) more annoyed about the disruption than potential data loss. The data loss didn’t really concern me. After all, [...]
Clouds Are Calling Traditional Voice Vendors
The cloud is transforming enterprise computing, but not so much for voice processing. Over the past decade, enterprise voice systems migrated under the general IT umbrella, and CIOs are looking hard at cloud computing. There are several factors that suggest voice is a perfect fit for cloud computing. However, there is one sticky point. [...]
