Consumers want big telcos to supply VoIP services

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Should The Telcos Be Scared Of VoIP?

Should The Telcos Be Scared Of VoIP? 11/11/2003 06:47 PM
Over at Business Week, they're realizing that VoIP looks damn scary to the traditional phone companies. The turning point, according to the article, was the recent announcement that IBM is going to shift most of its workforce to a VoIP solution instead of a traditional phone system. From there, they look at the media's latest VoIP darling, Skype, to point out that the telcos might be in trouble. More importantly, though, it discusses the recent moves by Stealth Communications to create a public exchange for VoIP networks. While most people think about how the various FWD, SIPPhone type applications might inter-operate, the Stealth announcement could mean that large companies using VoIP wouldn't even need to enter the old telephone network for calls outside the office. If, as is described in the article, both GE and IBM have their own VoIP systems, which connect via this exchange, the call remains entirely over IP and never has to enter the traditional phone system. The question, then, is what should a phone company do? They can't deny that this is coming, but that doesn't mean they just need to roll over and play dead. Just an hour or so ago, at the Pulver Wireless Summit, former FCC chair Reed Hundt was talking about the idea of offering free VoIP calls, and letting consumers free up the money they spend on voice to invest in true broadband access to the home. Opening up the possibilities and allowing more things to happen present new opportunities to make revenue. Holding on to legacy systems and complaining all the way down the drain does little to help anyone. That's not to say that telcos aren't going to face a drastic change in how they do things - or that they'll successfully navigate the change. However, it doesn't necessarily mean that telcos are dead.

Big telcos try to corner VoIP

Big telcos try to corner VoIP 12/15/2003 08:15 AM
ZDNet Dec 15 2003 7:52AM ET

Big telcos out to corner VoIP

Big telcos out to corner VoIP 12/15/2003 09:19 AM
ZDNet Dec 15 2003 8:48AM ET

Will Telcos Get To Charge VoIP Providers
For Call Termination?

Will Telcos Get To Charge VoIP Providers
For Call Termination? 03/19/2005 03:17 AM
With all the hype over VoIP, Om Malik is pointing to one thing that has the potential to seriously damage many VoIP providers' plans. The FCC might deny Level 3's petition to be exempt from termination charges (though, they may add further exemptions as well). The issue here is that the VoIP providers don't pay termination fees to telcos for calls that end up on their network. The telcos, obviously, would like them to pay up -- which would significantly increase the costs for VoIP providers, in turn increasing the fees for VoIP service, taking away much of the "benefit" from the existing sales pitch. Of course, it's not clear the FCC would actually let it get that far, but there's obviously room to be concerned. Once again, you have to wonder why the VoIP providers don't open up their networks and build a developer community. Letting those developers come up with useful apps would create value beyond just "cheaper phone service."

HBF Group, Inc. Announces I-911™ Voice
Over IP (VoIP) Solution for VoIP
Providers and the Emergency Services
Industry

HBF Group, Inc. Announces I-911™ Voice
Over IP (VoIP) Solution for VoIP
Providers and the Emergency Services
Industry 06/14/2004 02:24 AM
i-911 addresses the deficiencies in other commercially VoIP 911 available solutions by providing a 911 emergency calling service that is deployable immediately , requires little or no change to the public safety answering points (PSAPs). i-911 offers a significant improvement over other VoIP solutions as it delivers accurate call back and location information from a 9-1-1 call in real-time. [PRWEB Jun 14, 2004]

VOIP Attracting Consumers, IDC Finds

VOIP Attracting Consumers, IDC Finds 04/05/2005 02:25 PM
Voice-over-IP services continue to attract consumers, which will face a glut of offerings as cable providers begin to enter the fray.

Avaya to Supply VOIP Solution at Toshiba
HQ

Avaya to Supply VOIP Solution at Toshiba
HQ 07/27/2004 08:10 PM
Building on its strength in large-enterprise telephony, Avaya inks a deal bringing its Communications Manager IP PBX into a 12,000-employee deployment in Tokyo.

Internet firm introducing cordless VOIP
for consumers

Internet firm introducing cordless VOIP
for consumers 02/07/2005 02:02 AM
bizjournals.com Feb 7 2005 5:20AM GMT

U.S. consumers eye bundled services

U.S. consumers eye bundled services 04/15/2005 03:29 PM
"Significant minority" of consumers ready to switch to offerings that combine phone, Internet and cable TV services, survey shows.

More consumers will tune in to Internet
TV services

More consumers will tune in to Internet
TV services 06/18/2004 03:37 AM
Parks Associates released a forecast today predicting significant growth in Internet-based video services over the next four years, with users exceeding 15 million by the end of 2008. The firm will present these data, part of its ongoing research of multimedia platforms and services, at its upcoming one-day workshop Digital Entertainment in the Networked Home on July 15, 2004, at The Fairmont in San Jose, CA [PRWEB Jun 18, 2004]

WS-I Readies Web Services for Supply
Chains

WS-I Readies Web Services for Supply
Chains 12/10/2003 09:10 AM
The Web services interoperability group unfurls a practical business use scenario for running supply chain management systems with Web services.

Comparison Site Emerges to Evaluate
Emerging Telephone Technology -
Voipreview.org is Consumers “One-Stop
Shop” to VoIP

Comparison Site Emerges to Evaluate
Emerging Telephone Technology -
Voipreview.org is Consumers “One-Stop
Shop” to VoIP 06/17/2004 03:51 AM
A new comparison site has popped up to tackle the rapidly expanding Voice-over-Internet Protocol market. Voipreview.org is “one-stop shop” to researching the best packages and rates of VoIP providers in your area. VoIP providers are examined side-by-side in categories such as cost, features, installation, customer service, sound quality, features, price and overall value. The companies are given a rating of one to seven stars based on performance. [PRWEB Jun 17, 2004]

More Wireless Consumers Would Like to
Tune in to Mobile Music Services

More Wireless Consumers Would Like to
Tune in to Mobile Music Services 07/14/2004 04:44 PM
Linux Electrons Jul 14 2004 7:33PM GMT

EU consumers favour competition but want
guarantees on public services

EU consumers favour competition but want
guarantees on public services 06/30/2004 03:13 AM
PublicTechnology.net Jun 30 2004 7:44AM GMT

Wainwright Consulting, a Minnesota-based
Technology Consulting Services Company,
Announces Deal to Provide Infrastructure
Support for Vocallogic's VoIP Services

Wainwright Consulting, a Minnesota-based
Technology Consulting Services Company,
Announces Deal to Provide Infrastructure
Support for Vocallogic's VoIP Services 03/19/2005 02:20 AM
Wainwright Consulting, a Minnesota-based technology consulting firm, and Vocallogic, a worldwide provider of Voice over IP services and technology, today announced that the two companies have signed a new teaming agreement to jointly pursue opportunities in the small business PBX and VoIP market. [PRWEB Mar 18, 2005]

e-Envoy Consulation response: Supply of
eGovernment Services

e-Envoy Consulation response: Supply of
eGovernment Services 11/03/2003 03:14 AM
PublicTechnology.net Nov 3 2003 2:23AM ET

Gates Unveils Innovative New Products
and Services at CES, Details Vision of
"Seamless Computing" for Consumers

Gates Unveils Innovative New Products
and Services at CES, Details Vision of
"Seamless Computing" for Consumers 01/08/2004 07:37 PM
In his keynote address at the 2004 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates expanded on the company's vision for "seamless computing," demonstrating software breakthroughs that deliver unified digital experiences and make the technology in consumers' lives work as a connected whole. Gates introduced a number of products and services that bring the power of software to the world of consumer electronics, including MSN® Premium and enhanced MSN services for broadband Internet users; and new Microsoft® Windows® Media Center Extender Technologies and Portable Media Centers, which make the digital entertainment experiences of Media Center PCs available throughout the home and on the go. Gates also announced retail availability of Smart Watches for MSN Direct, which provide discreet and convenient access to personalized information.

Court Bars Canadian Company from
Misleading Consumers in Marketing of
Internet Domain Name Services

Court Bars Canadian Company from
Misleading Consumers in Marketing of
Internet Domain Name Services 12/23/2003 06:54 PM
Federal Trade Commission Dec 23 2003 6:12PM ET

New Cellular/PDA Forum Promotes Brand
Awareness While Giving Consumers a Means
to Ask Questions and Compare Products &
Services (featureXpress)

New Cellular/PDA Forum Promotes Brand
Awareness While Giving Consumers a Means
to Ask Questions and Compare Products &
Services (featureXpress) 04/26/2004 08:47 AM
featureXpress - New wireless telecommunications forum aims to level the playing field for consumers by providing product & service news within the mobile/PDA wireless industry.

Skype Launches Pay Services for VOIP

Skype Launches Pay Services for VOIP 04/15/2005 12:36 PM
VOIP provider Skype announced on Friday that it had surpassed 100 million downloads, and launched two new premium features. The first paid offering, SkypeIn, is a service that allows users to redirect their fixed or mobile phone calls to their Skype number when traveling.

Wireless VoIP Services could Threaten
Mobile

Wireless VoIP Services could Threaten
Mobile 03/23/2005 10:43 PM
Turk.Internet.com Mar 24 2005 12:04AM GMT

VoIPX.us gets Powered by VocalNet™ for
B2B VoIP & Virtual PBX Services

VoIPX.us gets Powered by VocalNet™ for
B2B VoIP & Virtual PBX Services 06/24/2005 03:21 PM
VocalNet and VoIPX.us announced today a strategic business partnership where VoIPX.us will market VocalNet’s B2B VoIP & Virtual PBX services to its national customer base through the Powered by VocalNet™ partner program. [PRWEB Jun 23, 2005]

Report: VoIP Services Expected To Soar
(NewsFactor)

Report: VoIP Services Expected To Soar
(NewsFactor) 04/04/2005 01:16 PM
NewsFactor - Internet calling is quickly approaching maturity, buoyed by attractive pricing and the increasing number of high-speed connections, according to recent research conducted by IDC.

Covad Offers Cisco Powered VoIP Services

Covad Offers Cisco Powered VoIP Services 08/31/2004 11:02 PM
HostReview.com Sep 1 2004 3:03AM GMT

Ofcom consults on development of new
VOIP voice services

Ofcom consults on development of new
VOIP voice services 09/07/2004 03:37 AM
PublicTechnology.net Sep 7 2004 7:48AM GMT

California body seeks regulation of VoIP
services

California body seeks regulation of VoIP
services 02/12/2004 09:59 AM
Computer Weekly Feb 12 2004 2:10PM GMT

VOIP: Skype released Pocket PC update
and new Desktop services

VOIP: Skype released Pocket PC update
and new Desktop services 04/02/2005 11:22 AM
PPCW.net Apr 2 2005 3:19PM GMT

OneConnect Selects Sigma OmniCare for
VoIP Customer Care and Billing Services

OneConnect Selects Sigma OmniCare for
VoIP Customer Care and Billing Services 09/23/2004 03:12 AM
Sigma Software, a leading provider of customer,order and revenue management solutions, today announced that OneConnect, an independent Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications company, hasselected Sigma OmniCare(tm) to manage its customer care and billing functions. [PRWEB Sep 23, 2004]

Covad Offers Business-class VoIP
Services Based on Cisco Equipment

Covad Offers Business-class VoIP
Services Based on Cisco Equipment 08/31/2004 03:16 PM
WebProNews Aug 31 2004 6:38PM GMT

SUPPLY: What's Happening in High-Tech
Supply Chains

SUPPLY: What's Happening in High-Tech
Supply Chains 04/15/2005 09:45 AM
Purchasing.com Apr 15 2005 2:05PM GMT

INGATE® DELIVERS THE SKINNY ON VOIP AT
ABP’S “VOIP SIZZLES!” EVENT IN
DALLASEvent Educates Resellers on
Turning Today’s Heightened VoIP Interest
into Sales

INGATE® DELIVERS THE SKINNY ON VOIP AT
ABP’S “VOIP SIZZLES!” EVENT IN
DALLASEvent Educates Resellers on
Turning Today’s Heightened VoIP Interest
into Sales 07/10/2004 03:16 AM
Ingate® Systems (www.ingate.com), which produces and sells the world’s only fully Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-capable enterprise firewalls, will be participating in “VoIP Sizzles,” held in Dallas from July 22-23, 2004. Hosted by ABP Technology, this event for resellers will focus on the specific opportunities and challenges for traditional data VARs and telecom dealers who are moving into the Voice over IP (VoIP) market. [PRWEB Jul 10, 2004]

Broadvox and Telica Partner to Provide
Customers With Unmatched Quality and
Speed for Hosted VoIP Services

Broadvox and Telica Partner to Provide
Customers With Unmatched Quality and
Speed for Hosted VoIP Services 08/27/2004 02:04 PM
Broadvox Deploys PLUS Softswitch for Increased Network Capacity and Operational Savings [PRWEB Aug 25, 2004]

Microtune's New MT2060 Silicon Tuner
Breaks the Power Barrier For VoIP Cable
Phone Services

Microtune's New MT2060 Silicon Tuner
Breaks the Power Barrier For VoIP Cable
Phone Services 04/26/2004 03:46 PM
Linux Electrons Apr 26 2004 8:05PM GMT

PFSweb Brews E-commerce, Supply Chain
Support for FLAVIA® Beverage Systems -
PFSweb to Provide Ecometry Order
Management, Full Suite of Direct
Marketing Services for Mars,
Incorporated Company

PFSweb Brews E-commerce, Supply Chain
Support for FLAVIA® Beverage Systems -
PFSweb to Provide Ecometry Order
Management, Full Suite of Direct
Marketing Services for Mars,
Incorporated Company 08/02/2004 02:32 AM
FLAVIA® BeverageSystems of West Chester, PA has chosen PFSweb, Inc., (Nasdaq: PFSW) a global provider of integrated business process outsourcing solutions, to provide e-commerce, direct marketing, supply chain support and fulfillment for the supplier of beverage systems and gourmet coffee. The terms of the contract were not disclosed. Flavia is an affiliate company of Masterfoods USA, a Mars Incorporated company. PFSweb's software and services will be teamed with the Ecometry Corporation's Ecometry suite of software solutions for direct marketers. [PRWEB Aug 2, 2004]

Indiana Firm Launches Voice over IP
(VoIP) Service, Partners with Covad for
Virtual PBX, Call Management, and Data
Services with QOS Standards and SLA's

Indiana Firm Launches Voice over IP
(VoIP) Service, Partners with Covad for
Virtual PBX, Call Management, and Data
Services with QOS Standards and SLA's 02/05/2005 09:22 PM
CompStar Technologies has been appointed a Voice over IP (VoIP) partner by Covad. Indianapolis and South Bend, Indiana, will be the sites for free VoIP seminars. Offerings include virtual phone switch (also called IP Centrex or outsourced PBX) services. [PRWEB Feb 4, 2005]

European Connection, Inc. Announced
Today the Acquisition of VoipAge
Telecommunications, LLC of Mobile
Alabama a Global Provider of Wholesale
and Retail VoIP Services

European Connection, Inc. Announced
Today the Acquisition of VoipAge
Telecommunications, LLC of Mobile
Alabama a Global Provider of Wholesale
and Retail VoIP Services 06/06/2004 03:26 AM
European Connection, Inc. (ECI) expanded its existing services with the acquisition of VoipAge Telecommunications, LLC., including its retail division that offers telephone calling cards and VoIP-based dial tone service over broadband to its customers. Features include high quality, reliability, and security, automatic failsafe to local line and 911 access. [PRWEB Jun 6, 2004]

3WTel’s Superior VoIP - Lightyears Ahead
in VoIP Security and Dial-Up Capability

3WTel’s Superior VoIP - Lightyears Ahead
in VoIP Security and Dial-Up Capability 02/01/2005 08:48 PM
Hackers can easily access confidential information from customers of VoIP services that utilize open and interpretable industry standard codec and industry standard protocol. VoIP services offering secure lines hosted on proprietary patented technology are reaping the benefits because of the optimal security it creates. [PRWEB Jan 31, 2005]

VoIP Signs Agreement with VOIP-4U;
Lucent Announces Contract with Verizon
Wireless and AT&T to Launch Internet

VoIP Signs Agreement with VOIP-4U;
Lucent Announces Contract with Verizon
Wireless and AT&T to Launch Internet 07/16/2004 03:44 PM
Financial News USA Jul 16 2004 5:58PM GMT

Automated self-service comes to telcos

Automated self-service comes to telcos 03/14/2005 05:54 PM
McKinsey Quarterly Feb 17 2005 12:19AM GMT
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Verizon Discovers Unified Messaging

Verizon Discovers Unified Messaging 08/09/2004 06:09 AM
Apparently, the telcos are being forced to innovate again, and they're doing so by looking back at what people have talked about for ages. The idea of "unified messaging" or "unified communications" isn't particularly new, so it's not entirely clear why Wired News seems to think it's absolutely amazing that Verizon has just figured out how to offer such services. A lot of the big telcos have been slow to offer these kinds of features, even if smaller, nimbler companies (especially in the VoIP space) have been messing around with them for years. In this case, Verizon is giving some users the ability to manage voicemails, emails and text messages via their computer or their phone, including the ability to transfer calls to the most appropriate phone based on time of day or to automatically transfer certain calls to voicemail. These are all things many VoIP providers have been offering for a while, so if anything, this is just Verizon trying to catch up.

AOL-Yahoo-MSN Messaging Unified... in
the Workplace Only

AOL-Yahoo-MSN Messaging Unified... in
the Workplace Only 07/15/2004 10:03 AM

Neutouch: Revolutionary Unified
Messaging System

Neutouch: Revolutionary Unified
Messaging System 12/24/2004 12:11 PM
Neutouch provides online fax, voicemail, tollfree services, email forwarding, customized voices recording services, fax on demand, and fax broadcast, call conferencing features all in one package at a very cheap price. [PRWEB Dec 23, 2004]

iXware International, a Provider of a
Leading Unified Messaging Platform,
Appoints iComProducts as Distributor in
US and Canada

iXware International, a Provider of a
Leading Unified Messaging Platform,
Appoints iComProducts as Distributor in
US and Canada 04/14/2005 04:33 AM
iXware International, a leading provider of unified messaging solutions, today announced the appointment of iComProducts International as its distributor in the United States and Canada. iComProducts will be responsible for expanding iXware’s existing partner and customer base in the US and Canada. iXware’s innovative unified messaging platform offers a stand-alone solution for e-mail, fax, voicemail and text messaging. It can also be used as a gateway to add fax, text messaging and/or voicemail functionality to existing e-mail servers such as MS Exchange and Lotus Domino. [PRWEB Apr 14, 2005]

Longhorn Concept Video: Manufacturing

Longhorn Concept Video: Manufacturing 04/09/2004 07:56 PM
Longhorn helps you deliver "shop-floor to top-floor" automation in manufacturing. Tighter markets and cost pressures have forced manufacturers to shorten all aspects of the product lifecycle, including the time that it takes to deploy new manufacturing processes to the factory floor. Longhorn's new communication infrastructure, code-named "Indigo," combines the speed and interoperability necessary to achieve the levels of integration and agility required by today's manufacturing enterprise.

Longhorn Concept Video: Government

Longhorn Concept Video: Government 09/26/2004 05:45 AM
Neowin reports that a new "Longhorn" concept video, Government, has been released.

Longhorn Concept Video:
Telecommunications

Longhorn Concept Video:
Telecommunications 07/23/2004 07:42 PM
Telecom companies have the opportunity to provide a crucial link in commercial Web services. As corporate developers and end users assemble integrated suites of software exploiting telcos' network services, they can leverage telcos' core strengths in messaging, call-control, presence, location and billing – all via programmable Web services. In this demo, Carter depicts a Longhorn call center application that coordinates internal and external Web services to assist a stranded motorist.

Mini Video-to-Go Moves From Concept to
Shelf

Mini Video-to-Go Moves From Concept to
Shelf 04/09/2004 04:03 PM
INEXPENSIVE ways to play video on hand-held devices have been promised for at least a couple of years, and there have been tantalizing glimpses of bright-screened, palm-size prototypes at electronics shows.

Longhorn Concept Video: Higher Education

Longhorn Concept Video: Higher Education 06/19/2004 06:01 AM
The sharing of ideas is a central part of higher education. Longhorn makes it easier for ISVs and publishers to meet education objectives in community interaction, shared annotations, lifelong digital portfolios, licensed content, mobility, and digital media. In this concept video, Carter shows some early work with McGraw-Hill, as he steps through physics calculations to send a space probe to Saturn.

NHJ's MPM-201 Personal Video Player
Concept

NHJ's MPM-201 Personal Video Player
Concept 05/06/2004 10:14 AM
Details are skimpy, to say the least, but I4U has information about a new personal video player from NHJ (which sells products under the V@MP brand, among others) called the MPM-201, reportedly equipped with a 20GB hard drive, SD slot, 3.5-inch TFT screen, built-in TV tuner and video encoding, and...

Longhorn Concept Video: Commercial Real
Estate

Longhorn Concept Video: Commercial Real
Estate 01/07/2004 06:20 PM
Watch a video demonstration as Carter Maslan from Microsoft's Platform Strategy and Partner Group highlights the work being done to connect all the participants in commercial real estate transactions. See how we envision using Longhorn technology to coordinate end-to-end business processes across organizations and systems as investors and brokers identify the best properties, negotiate over purchase documents, perform due-diligence, obtain financing, and close escrow.

AIM — Video Messaging Compatible With
iChat AV

AIM — Video Messaging Compatible With
iChat AV 02/10/2004 03:00 AM
An AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) upgrade offers new features including live video instant messaging compatible with iChat AV video conferencing, account linking and online games. [Feb 5]

iChat Beta Links with AIM for Video
Messaging

iChat Beta Links with AIM for Video
Messaging 02/10/2004 02:47 AM

Fluid lenses, video messaging get
research grants

Fluid lenses, video messaging get
research grants 07/15/2004 01:39 PM
Six professors performing research on better solar cells and other technologies receive $50,000 grants.

Online Dating Goes Global as Userplane
Provides Live Video/Audio Messaging to
Array of International Dating Sites

Online Dating Goes Global as Userplane
Provides Live Video/Audio Messaging to
Array of International Dating Sites 07/03/2004 02:11 AM
Company President Michael Jones to Participate in Internet Dating Conference in Nice, France on July 15 - Online dating is going global as singles worldwide take to the Web in their search for love and companionship – while the dating sites they’re visiting seek a competitive edge from Userplane, a pioneer in applying Flash-based instant messaging to support live communications for Web-based communities. [PRWEB Jul 3, 2004]

Alphalogix lowers the total cost of
enterprise wide instant messaging
deployment with the Versona Instant
Messaging System (VIMS)

Alphalogix lowers the total cost of
enterprise wide instant messaging
deployment with the Versona Instant
Messaging System (VIMS) 05/31/2004 01:45 PM
Alphalogix, Inc., a leading provider of software solutions and services for the connected enterprise, addresses the high cost of enterprise wide instant messaging deployment and management. With this in mind, Alphalogix developed the Versona Instant Messaging System (VIMS) which drastically lowers the cost of deploying and maintaining an instant messaging infrastructure without sacrifice to capabilities or features. This is made possible with the IM client streaming technology used by Alphalogix in the Versona Instant Messaging System. [PRWEB May 18, 2004]

Unified I/O 2.0

Unified I/O 2.0 07/25/2004 02:24 AM
A high performance I/O library for random access to any data or stream.

Europe unified on GMO

Europe unified on GMO 04/15/2005 12:28 PM
USA Today Apr 15 2005 4:46PM GMT

Unified Data Access for .NET

Unified Data Access for .NET 11/19/2003 12:27 AM
WebmasterBase Nov 19 2003 0:02AM ET

Best practices for unified security

Best practices for unified security 07/02/2004 05:54 PM
*Have a clear, strategic plan ? including goals and expectations for deployment ? developed with broad participation from multiple constituencies.

Quality through Unified Action

Quality through Unified Action 11/12/2003 10:24 PM
AQUA releases JSPuzzles7 under Academic Free License

why Solaris and Linux can't be unified

why Solaris and Linux can't be unified 09/22/2004 08:51 PM
Sun's Eric Schrock wrote a great post about why Solaris and Linux can't be unified.

Mac OS X: The Grand Unified Platform

Mac OS X: The Grand Unified Platform 04/12/2004 06:09 PM
No OS is perfect, but by combining the ease of use that Windows users expect, and the eminent hackability of the Unix platforms, OS X makes a great case for a one-size-fits-all solution. By Aaron Vegh, OSNews.com (via MyAppleMenu)

How to Fail with the Rational Unified
Process (PDF)

How to Fail with the Rational Unified
Process (PDF) 04/12/2004 06:14 AM
This article has a good summary of a lot of mistakes in the software development life-cycle, including a comprehensive critique of the waterfall model (waterfalls are pretty but they just don't work).

More info on RUP. At our company we don't use RUP (you have to pay to use RUP), but we do adhere to the ideas of the spiral model.

A Grand Unified Theory Of Filesharing

A Grand Unified Theory Of Filesharing 04/12/2004 11:19 AM
Ed Felten is trying to explain seemingly different conclusions found in three different studies on the impact of file sharing to come up with a "A Grand Unified Theory of Filesharing." His theory is that there are really two different types of file sharers - and most people looking at these studies try to take the aggregate data and assume they define a single type of user. The two types he sees are "free riders" and "samplers" - which makes a lot of sense. Those are the two competing forces that everyone (other than the recording industry, who doesn't believe samplers exist) always talk about. All of these studies that suggest little impact on sales from file sharing suggest that these two forces may cancel each other out right now. The studies suggest that younger users are more likely to be free-riders (downloading music instead of buying), while older users are more likely to be samplers (buying music based on what they downloaded and liked). On top of this, he believes that studies that are based on surveys will tend to over count free riders - since samplers may be more aware of the legal issues involved in file sharing, and less willing to admit to the practice. As Felten points out, of course, this only describes the situation today and doesn't try to predict what will happen as today's younger generation of free riders grows older. Of course, if you look back one or two decades, I'm sure we'd see a similar dichotomy where younger music fans (with less money) were much more likely to pass around copied tapes until they got older and could afford to buy more albums. Of course, if you look at this from the view of the recording industry, it would make sense to focus on ways to turn free-riders into samplers. Of course, that's not what they're doing. Right now, they're trying to stop both free-riders and samplers by suing just about everyone. It seems like a better strategy would be to work on ways to give extra incentives to people who buy - such as access to concerts or fan clubs. While these are the types of things more likely to attract younger users, if Felten's theory is right, those are the users who need these incentives more.

Grand Unified Linux Installer

Grand Unified Linux Installer 09/13/2004 01:09 PM
In the beginning...

Sun drops out of unified Java talks

Sun drops out of unified Java talks 12/04/2003 08:28 AM
Computer Weekly Dec 4 2003 7:16AM ET

Unified Mail Filter Interface

Unified Mail Filter Interface 04/10/2004 06:25 AM
First alpha release jumfi

Unified Qmail Patch 2004_04_11

Unified Qmail Patch 2004_04_11 04/11/2004 09:32 AM
A concatenation of various patches.

The Grand Unified Theory of Media

The Grand Unified Theory of Media 07/23/2004 08:01 PM

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“Convergence, hah. Right now, I’m suffering from massive media divergence. I’ve got TV shows on my TiVo, photos and some videos on my PC, different MP3 tunes on my laptop and my desktop (not to mention on my portable MP3 player). So when I want to find a particular piece of media, I don’t know where to start.”…

Consumers want big telcos to supply VoIP services

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