Comments on: Lippis and Kerravala Cisco’s Webex Purchase & VoiceCon http://lippisreport.com/2007/03/lippis-and-kerravala-ciscos-webex-purchase-voicecon/ Resources for Network / IT Business Decision Makers Mon, 21 May 2012 12:58:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Marty Parker http://lippisreport.com/2007/03/lippis-and-kerravala-ciscos-webex-purchase-voicecon/comment-page-1/#comment-11732 Marty Parker Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:43:00 +0000 http://lippisreport.com/2007/03/19/lippis-and-kerravala-ciscos-webex-purchase-voicecon/#comment-11732 Hi, again. My earlier post was based on the Lippis article in print above. I've now listened to the Podcast and find that I agree with Zeus when he says that the buzz on the show floor was about Microsoft, IBM, Communication Enabled Business and software-based applications, and less about IP PBXs. Many of the panels in the Unified Communications track included one or both of IBM and Microsoft and focused on "communications integrated to optimize business processes." As always, feedback and dialog are helpful to the industry. Hi, again. My earlier post was based on the Lippis article in print above. I’ve now listened to the Podcast and find that I agree with Zeus when he says that the buzz on the show floor was about Microsoft, IBM, Communication Enabled Business and software-based applications, and less about IP PBXs. Many of the panels in the Unified Communications track included one or both of IBM and Microsoft and focused on “communications integrated to optimize business processes.” As always, feedback and dialog are helpful to the industry.

]]> By: Marty Parker http://lippisreport.com/2007/03/lippis-and-kerravala-ciscos-webex-purchase-voicecon/comment-page-1/#comment-11585 Marty Parker Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:21:19 +0000 http://lippisreport.com/2007/03/19/lippis-and-kerravala-ciscos-webex-purchase-voicecon/#comment-11585 Zeus, your comments about VoiceCon are incredulous. If you want to talk about disconnect between exhibits and conference content, then address the message to the right audience, i.e. the exhibitors and sponsors. The VoiceCon Spring 2007 general sessions and breakouts were more heavily attended than ever, and the general session presenters and breakout panelists, with the exception of Shell and Merrill Lynch, were from the same companies that were exhibiting on the show floor. If there was a disconnect, then either each company's exhibitors and presenters were out of synch with each other or the suppliers are out of touch with the customers. So, perhaps some follow-on comments with constructive commentary and advice to the suppliers and sponsors would be appropriate? Zeus, your comments about VoiceCon are incredulous. If you want to talk about disconnect between exhibits and conference content, then address the message to the right audience, i.e. the exhibitors and sponsors.

The VoiceCon Spring 2007 general sessions and breakouts were more heavily attended than ever, and the general session presenters and breakout panelists, with the exception of Shell and Merrill Lynch, were from the same companies that were exhibiting on the show floor. If there was a disconnect, then either each company’s exhibitors and presenters were out of synch with each other or the suppliers are out of touch with the customers.

So, perhaps some follow-on comments with constructive commentary and advice to the suppliers and sponsors would be appropriate?

]]> By: artr http://lippisreport.com/2007/03/lippis-and-kerravala-ciscos-webex-purchase-voicecon/comment-page-1/#comment-11579 artr Tue, 03 Apr 2007 15:40:28 +0000 http://lippisreport.com/2007/03/19/lippis-and-kerravala-ciscos-webex-purchase-voicecon/#comment-11579 I made a similar comment about VoiceCon in my Unified-View column, pointing out that the interests of enterprise text messaging (email, IM, SMS, etc.)was not represented in the unified communications program. However, even though the IP network will be the new foundation for information access and people contacts, that doesn't mean that the applications will be controlled by the network technology providers. That didn't happen with the PSTN and won't happen with Internet either! I made a similar comment about VoiceCon in my Unified-View column, pointing out that the interests of enterprise text messaging (email, IM, SMS, etc.)was not represented in the unified communications program.

However, even though the IP network will be the new foundation for information access and people contacts, that doesn’t mean that the applications will be controlled by the network technology providers. That didn’t happen with the PSTN and won’t happen with Internet either!

]]> By: Conferencing Consultant http://lippisreport.com/2007/03/lippis-and-kerravala-ciscos-webex-purchase-voicecon/comment-page-1/#comment-8724 Conferencing Consultant Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:28:26 +0000 http://lippisreport.com/2007/03/19/lippis-and-kerravala-ciscos-webex-purchase-voicecon/#comment-8724 We'll see what happens, could be another counter offer by one of the major applications players. <a href="http://www.batipi.com/phpcode/web/services.php?id=197" rel="nofollow">Webex Conferencing</a>, has grown quite a user base, will be interesting to see what changes Cisco will want to implement, if any? We’ll see what happens, could be another counter offer by one of the major applications players. Webex Conferencing, has grown quite a user base, will be interesting to see what changes Cisco will want to implement, if any?

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