Archive for January, 2005
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Wednesday, January 26th, 2005For whatever reason, there's some buzz about Research in Motion becoming an
attractive as a takeover target. It could be RIM's strong growth or simply
investment bankers hankering for more business. Kona Shio, managing partner
with Conscius Capital Partners in Montreal, believes the the most likely
candidates are Motorola, Microsoft and Nokia, who would love to get more
exposure [...]
CRTC Cat Fight
Wednesday, January 26th, 2005Funny thing about a report commissioned by Manitoba Telecom Services about whether Canada's telecom act needs to be overhauled. The Winnpeg-based carrier puts out a 113-page report - prepared by Lemay Yates Associates - that says no big review is needed because the Telecom Act of 1993 is working well.
The interesting part is the conclusions, [...]
PalmOne's CEO
Tuesday, January 25th, 2005Todd Bradley's decision to leave PalmOne is perhaps more evidence the Treo will never be a serious threat to the Blackberry. As much as the VC executives in Silicon Valley gush over the Treo, the Blackberry has become the tool of choice for people who want e-mail on the road.
You have to wonder if there's [...]
Google-FireFox Marriage?
Tuesday, January 25th, 2005According to SiliconValley.com, the possibility of a Google browser powered by FireFox could become reality now that Mozilla Foundation president Mitchell Baker has a full-time Google employee. There is plenty of “I will continue to work on FireFox, blah, blah, blah” but you don't hire someone's brain without having some kind of mandate. A Google [...]
Google-TV
Tuesday, January 25th, 2005A day after Google denied it was getting into Internet telephony, there are reports the search engine giant is going to launch a new test service that will let couch potatos search for the content of television programs. For now, Google Video will only let you find still shots and text of TV shows, but [...]
Nortel's Asian Adventure
Tuesday, January 25th, 2005A few months back, Nortel CEO Bill Owens spent some time Asia - an intriguing move given the company's financial woes. Clearly, he was hammering home the final details of a few deals as Nortel will enter into joint venture with state-owned China Putian Corp. and South Korea's LG Electronics.
The China Putian deal will give [...]
Videotron's VOIP pricing strategy
Monday, January 24th, 2005Just when you thought all the cablecos had decided to go down the premium-pricing path, Videotron has thrown the market a change-up. The company became the first cableco in Canada to roll out an IP-based telephony service that starts at $15.95 a month. What's different about the service is its a la carte menu [...]
Videotron Offers VOIP Service
Monday, January 24th, 2005Videotron's not-so-secret Internet telephony plans will come to fruition today when Canada's fourth-largest cableco unveils its service today in Montreal. This move was highly expected after it held several meetings a couple days before Christmas with industry analysts in Toronto. It will be interesting to see Videotron's pricing strategy. Do they go premium based on [...]
Is Google Moving into VOIP?
Monday, January 24th, 2005According to a couple British newspapers, it could be a matter of time before the world's most poular search engine offers a telephony service. This speculation is based on an ad on Google's Web site for a “Strategic Negotiator, Global Infrastructure” who would be responsible to help with the “development of a global backbone network”.
Google [...]
Nice to be Noticed
Sunday, January 23rd, 2005This is fairly old news - a couple months! - but figured it was noteworthy that Jeff Pulver, who has played a key role in promoting VOIP over the last few years, put me on his list of leading VOIP bloggers. It's flattering to be part of the group.
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