Om Malik on H.J. Heinz and VoIP. This, of course, is the big fear of incumbent telcos everywhere. I had the opportunity to speak with COO of one of the big guys about a year ago. He told me that what kept him awake at night was the thought that his customers would install IP PBXs, and reduce him to a bit-pipe provider.
I recommend everyone go re-read David Isenberg’s "Rise of the Stupid Network".
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
