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The Videoconferencing Landscape is Changing As Companies Look for Innovative Ways to Drive Business and Consumer Demand

July 13, 2009

Analysis of:Cisco and Verizon join for Telepresence: Jeff Vinson IPTV Blog at WordPress | jviptv.wordpress.com

1) Standalone videoconferencing endpoints are destined to go the way of dedicated word processing equipment in the late 1970's. 2) Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) along with telecom carriers and innovative new companies like Vidyo (privately held) are providing competition to incumbents Tandberg (Oslo: TAA) and Polycom (NASDAQ: PLCM). 3) New entrants are delivering videoconferencing as part of unified communications offerings, service providers are delivering dedicated network services and a full suite of management offerings, and there is a growing consumer market.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Sets Windows 7 Pricing, Upgrade Programs, http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/06/25/cnet.windows7.pricing.upgrade/index.html

June 30, 2009

Analysis of:Microsoft sets Windows 7 pricing, upgrade programs | www.cnn.com

Many will find the pricing for Windows 7 to be acceptable. Others are convinced the product should be free and that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) should also give them a new PC or laptop to go with the operating system.

Free Upgrades from Windows Vista to Windows 7? Partially Correct.

June 29, 2009

Analysis of:Vista buyers to get free Windows 7, says Microsoft | www.livemint.com

Free or reduced price upgrades to Windows 7 from Vista should be available to all Vista users: -Three year old Vista hardware may have driver issues with Windows 7 -Most Vista hardware will not support virtualization.

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