“Venture capital is dead. It’s gone.” Sir Terry Matthews didn’t mince words Thursday morning as the keynote speaker at OCRI’s Technology Executive Breakfast. Not that he ever does. And while some might argue that statement about the status of Canada’s venture capi...

This post started as a simple - "here's an article about incentives - ain't that great" - but has morphed into a morality play in my mind.  Here's the scenario... Nortel has filed for bankruptcy protection. Nortel is laying off workers to reduce costs. Nortel is asking the courts to allow the compa...

Getting mad as hell at tycoon villains is the new buzz....

What is the link between financially strapped companies and expensive sporting tie-ups? Back in 2004, in an earlier, more innocent age, Northern Rock was proud to spend £25m on sponsoring Newcastle United FC. Northern Rock chief executive Adam Applegarth looked ahead to five successful seasons toge...

Earlier this month, Nokia quietly discontinued production of its N810 WiMAX Edition internet tablet and recalled unsold units from distribution partners. The move was a big one where Sprint and Clearwire are concerned as despite slow sales, the N810 WiMAX Edition was one of the most widely available...

News of Nortel’s bankruptcy filing hit the news yesterday.  No one is really surprised. First thoughts, you can bet that giants like Cisco and Avaya will be courting some Nortel customers.  The truth of it is, Nortel while they have some great products – was not run well.   Hopefully this s...

It seems highly likely to me that at some point in the future we’ll all look back and say that 2008 was the year that the VoIP industry finally died.  With all due respect to my very good friends Jon Arnold, and Andy Abramson, it’s about time. Voice over IP is just a transport and signalling te...

(With apologies to Cole Porter!) There has been a lot of wailing and running in circles on the possible news that Nortel shares might no longer qualify for listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE.) It certainly sounds like a negative event, but maybe Nortel might not want to fight all that hard...

(With apologies to Ken Camp, who might not want such a grumpy cynic agreeing with him!) Ken Camp is a pioneer in our industry. His name invokes respect and perhaps even envy among his peers, myself included.  The guy wrote one of the very first books about the relevance of IP Telephony in the enter...

Congress passed an ethics law last year that was meant to force lobbyists to reveal more about what they do....