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For a company, which prides itself on being a “voice over the net” pioneer, Cisco Systems was surprisingly absent from one of the biggest VoIP shows to date. (Lucent and Alcatel were other absentees) I was not the only one who noted Cisco’s absence despite the fact that the show was held a “stone’s throw [...]

The hype around a technology is directly proportional to the total number of attendees at a trade conference. Till last year, VoN, the Voice over the Net show was a fairly close-knit affair. It was easy to holler and greet familiar faces from across the room. Jeff Pulver, the organizer played the role of a [...]

Jeff points us to a story which says Steve Case wants to buy AOL back for $10 billion. Can you hear the collective scream from TW employees, including yours truly. Case is like that annoying little trainer guy in short shorts - go away!

Broadband Reports’ latest editorial, Broadband Fool’s Gold makes a spirited case for the failure of broadband over powerlines.
bq. Broadband over power-lines (BPL) has been hailed as the “great broadband hope” by FCC commissioner Powell, who believes it will usher in a new age of competition. Others lean on world-wide trial failures as evidence the technology [...]

After a rather dismal start, the New York Yankees are back in familiar territory.
bq. But these are the Yankees, just as they are supposed to be. When the best player in baseball goes hitless, they can still win by 11 runs. (The New York Times)
On the other side of the planet, my second favorite [...]

It clearly was one of the most amazing sights at the Spring VoN - Microsoft’s different video phones. Most of them had nice video screens, were elegantly designed and were fairly easy to use. I spent a considerable time on these devices, and so did others, for Microsoft’s booth was one of the most [...]