Danger Will Robinson
The new next big thing is Telepresence robots. At least that’s what some people think. I think not. With any luck, telepresence robots are currently experiencing their peak in popularity. That probably isn’t the case – telepresence robots may become the perfect yardstick for ego measurement, but I seriously doubt they will positively impact productivity. [...]
Cisco UMI: A Non Starter?
After a long wait, Cisco unveiled their personal telepresence offering, Cisco UMI, targeting consumers and small businesses. For the past few years, Cisco has been pitching their video vision to anyone who is willing to listen. In fact, they are right about the importance of video in the future and a perfect strategy for them. [...]
Cisco Planning To Acquire Skype To Target Consumer Market?
Mike Arrington has made a post talking about a possible acquisition of Skype by Cisco. According to him there are talks to acquire Skype at a price near $5 Billion before they complete the IPO process. Cisco has made an offer to acquire Skype before they complete their IPO process, says one of our more [...]
If In Doubt, Choose an Emotive Headline
I love it when traditional journalists, not satisfied with telling a story the way it really is, choose an emotive headline in order to sell a few more issues or get a few more page views. Latest is Robert McMillan over at CIO magazine who proclaimed from on high: Cloud Computing a ‘security Nightmare,’ Says [...]
