Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Japanese Sauna Pranks

by alec on July 12, 2006

This really must be seen. I haven’t laughed so hard in a while.

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The Forgotten Award

by alec on July 12, 2006

May went by at light speed here at iotum.  It was a total blur, with trips and speaking engagements, and new business opportunities.  So, imagine my surprise when I found out a few minutes ago that iotum had been awarded a Communications Solutions magazine Product of the Year award in May, for our Pronto Conference Calling solution.  From the award text:

iotum’s Pronto Conferencing eliminates the need for special phone numbers, PIN codes or access codes to participate in a conference call. Pronto Conferencing is part of the company’s iotum platform, the world’s first presence based, contextual communications manager.

What a nice surprise!

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Microsoft(MSFT) Internal Mail on EC Decision

July 12, 2006

For those seeking additional clarity on Microsoft’s view of the EU decision, here’s Microsoft legal beagle Brad Smith’s own words in an internal email to employees.  He definitely sees the EC decision as being unjustified, and unfair.  The transcript of his press conference is also worth a read. From: Brad Smith (LCA) Sent: July 12, 2006 1:48 [...]

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Email Bedlam

July 12, 2006

I love meeting new people, and email is a fine way to do it.  When a friend sent out a change of address notification to his address book the other day, he accidently put the entire list on the CC line instead of the BCC line, allowing anyone who replied all to mail to the whole list [...]

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Limelight Sued by Akamai

July 12, 2006

Patent infringement lawsuits seem to be coming at a fast and furious rate.  Om Malik’s latest scoop is that Limelight Networks (the content distribution network behind such notables as YouTube) is being sued by Akamai.  Akamai, of course, is the grand-daddy of content distribution networks.    I can’t comment on the validity of the suit, obviously, [...]

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Google Maps "Continuous Zoom": Sizzle or Fizzle?

July 12, 2006

Yesterday Google released several new features for Google Maps: Three new tabs allowing you to search for a specific place, search for a business, or get directions.  This makes it a lot easier to get to the three main tasks you perform with this package. Double click to zoom in on a map, which makes [...]

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