("long distance") Operations performed remotely or by telephone. The "tele" prefix is used to designate many technologies such as telecommunications and teleconferencing.
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- Should bosses kill the office and let everyone telecommute?
- Should bosses kill the office and let everyone telecommute?Office cubicles suck and should be banned by the Geneva convention...But what possible reason would corporations have for saving the planet? Think about it, if most IT sector people stayed at home and worked the savings would be minimum but if...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-20
- Egnyte: using and sustaining Enterprise 2.0
- Egnyte, in a nutshell, is a software as a service, cloud storage application. But it's a lot more than just that. It feels like your online home of files, storage and where you put your valuables. Egnyte started out because the small business, which is...
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Norton AntiVirus 2009
- Symantec has been listening to its users, and this year the company delivers a slimmed-down and faster Norton Antivirus 2009. Almost all the security vendors have recognized the changing threat landscape and have rethought traditional protection. We especially like the Insight feature, which identifies "trusted" files and applications and doesn't...
- Product reviews 2008-10-10
- A conversation with Thomas Otter, Gartner analyst and blogger
- While away, I briefly saw some comment about Gartner's latest foray into the blogging world. Past efforts have been abysmal but this latest attempt looks much more promising. Carter Lusher at SageCircle interviewed Andrew Spender, Gartner's VP of Corporate Communications, via email. The answers were somewhat stilted in my opinion....
- Blog posts 2008-09-18
- Wanted: Alcatel-Lucent new leaders to fix merger debacle
- Wanted: Alcatel-Lucent new leaders to fix merger debacleRelying on CDMA sales? LOL. CDMA is dead.Verizon Half of Sprint Nextel is IDEN, Japans' KDD, Korea Telecom, and India's Tata TeleServices are the last remaining CDMA strong holds. The rest of the world has moved to GSM and related technologies and this...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-29
- Intel's Centrino 2 WiMAX could break the Luddite Telcos
- Intel's Centrino 2 WiMAX could break the Luddite TelcosTotally agree with you.surely there are better ways than what telcos do, and i'd like to see. WiMAX is one.iPhone -- not even a trojan rabbit.Just to be clear, the iPhone is about transferring AT&T lock-in control from AT&T to...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- Dishing It Out
- There may soon be just one satellite radio company. Now, the stars seem to be aligning for there to be just one satellite TV company, as well. First, in radio. The FCC is close to making a decision that will let Sirius Satellite Radio Inc acquire arch-rival...
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Tele Atlas, Google in map pact
- Tele Atlas, a Netherlands-based digital map provider, said Monday that Google has signed a five year licensing agreement to broaden the search giant's map services. Specifically, Google gets Tele Atlas' content in more than 200 countries. The deal covers Google's "current and future map-based services and navigation...
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- Getting to work without going to work, how green is that?
- A resource management software provider teamed up with an experienced market analysis and research firm. Their goal was to find out how American corporations are using technology to control their operating costs. Building space, operating costs from lighting to HVAC, conference room needs--all are crucial parts of the...
- Blog posts 2008-06-22
- Is open source anti-American?
- Is open source anti-American?Who thinks up this stuff???NTJust because there's a profound, global, anti-American sentiment,doesn't mean Open Source is anti-American--unless you consider it anti-American for other countries to look for ways to avoid paying for, and using, American IP. There are lots of people who use Open Source alternatives...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-26
- Modu claims lightest mobile phone; Will you buy it?
- Modu on Tuesday touted its Guinness World Record for the lightest mobile phone--weighing in at 1.41 ounces--but is that a reason to buy it? The question is largely academic since modu--an Israeli company founded by Dov Moran, who sold msystems to SanDisk--launched just a month ago. However,...
- Blog posts 2008-03-25
- On living with your doctor
- Aerotel has announced the GeoSkeeper, a Global Positioning System-enabled, wrist-mounted unit that alerts a call center when you press its panic button. The call center can also track your position and raise an alert when you leave predefined zones such as your school. In addition to the GeoSkeeper (can you...
- Blog posts 2008-03-11
- EU sends TomTom formal objections to Tele Atlas deal
- EU sends TomTom formal objections to Tele Atlas dealHey, if it gets them money or controlEU will issue objections and rejections left and right to assert themselves.Just like the US federal Government then?Just like the US federal Government then?The EU is so aggressive...Is it just me or does it seem...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-03
- News to know: Microsoft StartKey; SaaS; NeoOffice; Intel Atom; Apple
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft preps StartKey: A 'Windows companion' on a USB stick Will OOXML get the ISO standards nod? It's not a given. Dana Blankenhorn: The U.S. voted no on Microsoft Office standard at ISO Ed Bott: A real-world Vista...
- Blog posts 2008-03-03
- iotum's conference call Facebook app picks up three new intl partners
- Internet calling solutions provider iotum has announced expanded availability for its FREE Conference Calls application on Facebook. Internatinal in scope, the expansion fir the five-month-old service is being facilitated by agreements with Internet communications partners Truphone in the U.K., Abbeynet in Italy and MOI Telecom in France....
- Blog posts 2008-02-27
- Blu-ray vs. HD DVD: I don't care who wins!
- Blu-ray vs. HD DVD: I don't care who wins!Patiently waiting.Since we can't afford every technology that gets released, we need to wait on the sidelines as well. My concern with buying now is that I'll get a camera, burner, etc.. that won't allow exporting or authoring to a format...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-18
- Tele Atlas to TomTom: Match Garmin offer
- Tele Atlas to TomTom: Match Garmin offerTele Atlas BuyoutI use Tom Tom. The map technology they use is Tele Atlas. If you ask me, Garmin and Tom Tom should both forget Tele Atlas. Where I live there are NUMEROUS errors. Roads that have been in existence for...
- Discussion threads 2007-11-01
- Polycom launches new HD 720p video conferencing and presence solutions
- I had a chance last week to preview some of the latest HD conferencing gear from Polycom just announced this week. Pictured left is the newly released Polycom HDX4000 personal HD conferencing solution designed for small conference rooms and executives. The camera is integrated in to the LCD display. See...
- Blog posts 2007-10-17
- Mercedes offers computer-to-car map interface
- Mercedes-Benz USA will offer the ability to send directions from Google or Yahoo Maps directly from a computer or mobile device to one of their cars. The Search & Send service was developed in conjunction with Google, Yahoo! and DaimlerChrysler Research, Engineering and Design North America, based in Palo...
- Blog posts 2007-08-30
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- Software downloads 2007-08-23
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