This has far reaching implications. I think the major telcos of the world will be watching BT and seeing how successful the endeavour is. I hope that Canada could soon take that kind of leadership. But with our multi-company system, this kind of wholesale network rebuild is sadly unlikely.
BT will be one of the first telcos in the world to trial an internet protocol network, making broadband ubiquitous in the UK.
Can communication thrive when some people can just sit and talk? Photo by Bill Selak. I wrote this post about a year and a half ago. I’m not sure if my premise of mixed teams (remote and together) is correct, but I’d like to put this post out there again for discussion. Can a team with…
Microsoft is moving, as I would expect, quickly to take advantage of Yahoo and AOL's departure from the business IM space. If they start offering tools to migrate from Yahoo or AOL to MSN, then that would be really interesting. Picking Up the Im Pieces: “The retreat of Yahoo Inc. and America Online Inc. from…
IM security is something to keep an eye on in the next little while. I've tried ZoneLabs' IMSecure and while I really like the application, the drawback is that you have to get all your colleagues to run it as well to make IM more secure. Now, since the basic version is free, there shouldn't…
More bad news for Microsoft. This is the third time in a month that Microsoft must play catch-up with researchers finding vulnerabilities in its browser. [CNET News.com]
Not only disasters, but planning telework for major disruptions like strikes and large public events. Out here the 2010 winter games are coming. I hope that by 2007 companies have made real progress in letting people telecommute. OPM Finds Agencies Are Doing Better at Preparing for the Worst by Stephen Barr (Washington Post, April 30,…
A big news day for Google. The Google IE toolbar and beta deskbar are invaluable to me. I'm actually happy to share a little information on my surfing in exchange for these powerful tools. I fully expect I will try the Google desktop search tool when it becomes available. Yahoo! News – Google Planning Desktop…
