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An Eagle Eye on Delivering State-of-the-Art Communications
“The Internet is one of those shining spots that’s really allowed industry to grow, allowed small businesses and even the smallest parts of our world they are able to compete because of the Internet and there has been a light-regulatory touch.” said Gary Shorman at TIS 17. As President and CEO of employee-owned Eagle Communications…
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The Only People That Showed Up for the Race
“It was like we were the only people who showed up for a race,” said Mike Leber, owner of Hurricane Electric, as he explained how their early focus on IPv6 differentiated their offering from larger, better funded public and venture-based companies. This interview, filmed at the Telecom Council’s TC3 Summit, was a bit of reunion for…
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Pulling the Plug on ISPs
“Overall, it’s been a very good experience on the platform. We would prefer to stay on it,” said Donnie Miller in the above video interview. Miller was referring to Google’s upcoming discontinuance of its Google Apps Partners Edition™ program offering. He points out that this is adding to his small staff’s workload, as it is a…
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The Internet-Connected Sump Pump – #CES2014
One of the worst surprises for a homeowner is to discover water in her basement. Pentair aims to solve that problem by adding connectivity to the sump pump. Combining battery back-up, an Internet connection and the obligatory app, Pentair’s Brian Alexander explains that the sump pump, shown in the above video, will send messages to its owners, such as…
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No Key, No Problem #CES2014
The Internet of Things doesn’t always mean new things. In the above video, OKIDOKEYS spokesperson Kristin Berry demonstrates OKIDOKEYS’ smartphone/cellphone or RFID-controlled door lock that fits over most existing door locks enabling electronic locking and unlocking of a door. It will provide notifications that a door has opened (e.g. alert that child is home from school) or an alarm…