Having got my head round Wi-fi and VOIP, I now find that the two can be combined in VOWLAN: Voice Over Wireless Local Area Network. We can expect the number of businesses using this technology to triple by 2007, says Silicon.com. Good headline, but the research was focused on the US, where penetration could reach …
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Oct 20 2005
IT departments doomed?
In the ‘Future’ chapter of my book, I mused on the future of the in-house IT department – echoing comments made months ago by Silicon.com columnist Peter Cochrane. Today, a Silicon.com item reports that Gartner is also making similar predictions. We are about to enter a period of radical change for IT departments, Gartner says, …
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Oct 20 2005
Wi-fi cities
A BBC article Wi-fi cities spark hotspot debate talks about US cities which are planning to offer low-cost or even free wi-fi services to their citizens just like other utilities such as water or electricity – but big business is ganging up to prevent this threat to existing telecoms businesses. I like the notion of …
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Oct 18 2005
4Projects revamps website
4Projects has launched a new corporate website, revealing a new brand identity. The accompanying news release notes the site also includes "opportunities for … individuals who might be seeking a new challenge in our dynamic working environment", and – perhaps indicative of recent turnover within the 4Projects ranks – the recruitment page lists four posts …
Permanent link to this article: https://extranetevolution.com/2005/10/4projects_revam/
Oct 18 2005
UK Broadband: no such thing?
Peter Cochrane’s blog at Silicon.com destroys the idea that the UK is a leader in broadband technology. "… the UK fits into the world scene as follows: by households online: around 15th; by population served: around 18th; by growth rate last year: 14th; by lines added in 2004/5: fourth; by total lines per capita: sixth." …
Permanent link to this article: https://extranetevolution.com/2005/10/uk_broadband_no/
Oct 17 2005
Designers want CAD plus process support
Just found an AEC Weekly article from 26 September 2005 giving the results of a major European industry study “New Business Potentials for Architects and Engineers” completed for Nemetschek and described as "a thorough investigation of what potential and challenges lie ahead for architects and engineers in Europe and the UK". When it came to …
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Oct 17 2005
Extranet defined by Wikipedia
The Wikipedia has a page about extranets. From a UK perspective, it helpfully lists all the members of the NCCTP, and includes links to all the NCCTP members, plus about a dozen other providers (some from the construction industry – such as Citadon and Constructware – some not, eg: ProjectFusion, Xerdict), and one or two …
Permanent link to this article: https://extranetevolution.com/2005/10/extranet_define/
Oct 17 2005
8Mbps broadband – and more!
Earlier this summer my home broadband connection (from BT) was upgraded to a theoretical 2Mbps, offering me a download speed four times faster than previously (subject, of course, to contention ratio constraints, etc in south-east London). Today, I read that BT is planning to roll-out an 8Mbps service, starting next month – stimulated by competitors …
Permanent link to this article: https://extranetevolution.com/2005/10/8mbps_broadband/
Oct 17 2005
Wi-Max v 3G, etc
It’s perhaps only to be expected, but some of the major mobile telecoms are sometimes a bit dismissive about Wi-Max. According to Silicon.com, one Nokia executive thinks it is nice technology, but over-hyped; an Intel executive sees Wi-Max peacefully co-existing alongside 3G; and Siemens doubt that VOIP over Wi-Max will seriously threaten existing voice services. …
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Oct 17 2005
Gorillas and minnows?
I occasionally dip into ‘Microscope’ IT magazine. This week’s edition has a piece about Salesforce.com and how its hosted CRM solution could be squeezed by the software "mammoths". The latter (including Oracle, Sage, Microsoft and SAP) are incentivising their resellers with bounties to take SME customers away from Salesforce.com – such a strategy appears to …
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