by Alan J. Weissberger alan at viodi.com The Bull Case Cisco continues to recommend their “Unified Wireless Network” solution, which they claim “offers secure, scalable, cost-effective wireless LANs for business critical mobility.” The solution is said to enable innovative applications, streamline business operations, and improve productivity through mobility services for location, guest access, enhanced security,…

The best thing that has come out of the current Web 2.0 hype is the way people now use the term “beta” to describe anything that is generally available, but has flaws and will never be finished. If I only would have known that back in my school days, my grades might have been much…

By Alan J. Weissberger, alan at viodi.com, www.viodi.com/weissberger/ Abstract We continue to be amazed by the extremely bullish forecasts for mobile WiMAX and the stark reality that there is little money to be made for deploying that technology (at least in the U.S. where licensed spectrum in the 2.5 Ghz band is generally not available…

Dan Rayburn of Streaming Media penned an excellent article on what some term, “patent trolls.” These companies buy intellectual property without the intent of producing something and instead extract license fees from companies who are producing something. Most of the time, it is easier and less expensive for a larger company to simply enter into…

IP (Intellectual Property, not Internet Protocol) is the most important element of television or any other kind of media. Thomas Crowell’s book, The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers is a must-read for any telco offering video services. Although his book is fundamentally about what producers need to do to ensure they own all the intellectual property…