What's cookin' at DEMOfall '09
In this slideshow we'll give you a handy preview of the hottest products making their debut at this year's DEMOfall show in San Diego.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Get ready for metered broadband.
FYI - FTTH (Fiber To The Home) aka Fios, aka fiber-optic Internet service.
Speaking at the FTTH Conference and Expo in Houston Tuesday, Verizon Communications CTO Richard Lynch said the broadband industry is headed toward a pricing paradigm shift that will see it embrace the usage-based pricing common to the wireless broadband industry.
nternet service providers “cannot continue to grow the Internet without passing the cost on to someone,” Lynch said. “At the end of the day the concept of a flat-rate infinitely expandable service is unachievable. We are going to reach a point where we will sell packages of bites. Now I’m not announcing a new pricing plan. But we have already gone this way in wireless because that is where the resource is most constrained.”
So while Lynch may not have announced a new pricing plan, he’s clearly got one in mind. And these, the first public comments from Verizon (VZ) on a transition to metered bandwidth, likely mean the all-you-can-eat days are soon to end and the “will this streaming video put me over my monthly usage cap” days about to begin.
Which, as consumer advocates will tell you, is bad news because charging Internet customers based on how much Web data they consume is likely to stifle innovation by undermining demand for high-bandwidth services such as online video and whatnot.
Speaking at the FTTH Conference and Expo in Houston Tuesday, Verizon Communications CTO Richard Lynch said the broadband industry is headed toward a pricing paradigm shift that will see it embrace the usage-based pricing common to the wireless broadband industry.
nternet service providers “cannot continue to grow the Internet without passing the cost on to someone,” Lynch said. “At the end of the day the concept of a flat-rate infinitely expandable service is unachievable. We are going to reach a point where we will sell packages of bites. Now I’m not announcing a new pricing plan. But we have already gone this way in wireless because that is where the resource is most constrained.”
So while Lynch may not have announced a new pricing plan, he’s clearly got one in mind. And these, the first public comments from Verizon (VZ) on a transition to metered bandwidth, likely mean the all-you-can-eat days are soon to end and the “will this streaming video put me over my monthly usage cap” days about to begin.
Which, as consumer advocates will tell you, is bad news because charging Internet customers based on how much Web data they consume is likely to stifle innovation by undermining demand for high-bandwidth services such as online video and whatnot.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Twitter Goes for Broke, if Broke Means “A Lot of Money”: New Funding Round at $1 Billion Valuation
Is Twitter a billion-dollar company? It is now, according to its investors. People familiar with the company tell me it has raised around $50 million in a funding round that values the start-up, which has no real revenue to speak of, at about $1 billion.
There are many businesses that "get" the inbound marketing idea and how it can help build a brand by building a community of loyal followers. They "get" that it's not all about, screaming, here's our product, buy it because we say it's great! It's about, we are a leader in this space and here are our thoughts, and oh by the way, yes, we do pay attention to our customers and their needs.
There are many businesses that "get" the inbound marketing idea and how it can help build a brand by building a community of loyal followers. They "get" that it's not all about, screaming, here's our product, buy it because we say it's great! It's about, we are a leader in this space and here are our thoughts, and oh by the way, yes, we do pay attention to our customers and their needs.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Looking for a hit device that can revive its struggling cellphone business, Motorola Inc. unveiled its first handset powered by Google Inc.'s Android
Friday, September 11, 2009
Free Tuition for Best Science and Tech Skills
Just as students are scrambling more than ever to pay for a college education, a four-year full-tuition scholarship (estimated $120,000) to Merrimack College is awaiting the student who can best demonstrate their quantitative, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Why Gmail went down
"We had slightly underestimated the load which some recent changes (ironically, some designed to improve service availability) placed on the request routers -- servers which direct web queries to the appropriate Gmail server for response. At about 12:30 pm Pacific a few of the request routers became overloaded and in effect told the rest of the system "stop sending us traffic, we're too slow!".
Wonder why the Google Network Operation Center (NOC) did not catch on that the routers were becoming overloaded. Could be the performance threshold levels were not set properly, or somehow the alerts did not get reported or were just disregarded (someone on the west coast was on coffee break, and ignored their PDA alert?). It could be said that more proactive monitoring is in order. I noticed they didn't mention "who's" routers were at the center of the issue...? I have a feeling Google will be working with their vendor on this. Wonder if my friends from the East Coast Interoperability lab at UNH are in deep discussion over this one.
Wonder why the Google Network Operation Center (NOC) did not catch on that the routers were becoming overloaded. Could be the performance threshold levels were not set properly, or somehow the alerts did not get reported or were just disregarded (someone on the west coast was on coffee break, and ignored their PDA alert?). It could be said that more proactive monitoring is in order. I noticed they didn't mention "who's" routers were at the center of the issue...? I have a feeling Google will be working with their vendor on this. Wonder if my friends from the East Coast Interoperability lab at UNH are in deep discussion over this one.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
As Internet turns 40, barriers threaten its growth
As Internet turns 40, barriers threaten its growth...
A variety of factors are to blame. Spam and hacking attacks force network operators to erect security firewalls. Authoritarian regimes block access to many sites and services within their borders.
I believe deep packet inspection (DPI) and better network monitoring can help cut down the spamming, hacking and malware. Also helpful that many Internet Service Providers (ISP's) get it, and offer free virus protection/firewall/etc.
A variety of factors are to blame. Spam and hacking attacks force network operators to erect security firewalls. Authoritarian regimes block access to many sites and services within their borders.
I believe deep packet inspection (DPI) and better network monitoring can help cut down the spamming, hacking and malware. Also helpful that many Internet Service Providers (ISP's) get it, and offer free virus protection/firewall/etc.
Raytheon to buy BBN, a firm that helped create Net
Raytheon to buy BBN, a firm that helped create Net - wow!
The company became famous for its research in computer networking. In the 1960s, it developed the first modem for transmitting digital data over telephone lines and invented a router to accurately relay vast amounts of data to multiple locations.
BBN also played a major role in the invention of electronic mail, including the first use of the “at’’ symbol as a vital part of all e-mail addresses.
BBN was also chosen by the Department of Defense to build a computer network called Arpanet, the forerunner of the modern Internet.
Then Cisco came along and the rest is history.
The company became famous for its research in computer networking. In the 1960s, it developed the first modem for transmitting digital data over telephone lines and invented a router to accurately relay vast amounts of data to multiple locations.
BBN also played a major role in the invention of electronic mail, including the first use of the “at’’ symbol as a vital part of all e-mail addresses.
BBN was also chosen by the Department of Defense to build a computer network called Arpanet, the forerunner of the modern Internet.
Then Cisco came along and the rest is history.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
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