Rafael Laguna

Rafael Laguna
Co-founder and former CEO of Open-Xchange

Beyond Telecommunications: How to evolve a business model to a secure offer...

Rafael Laguna on Jun 4, 2013

Late last week we were greeted with the news that BT, the UK’s largest telecoms provider, is to drop Yahoo! as the provider of its email platform for over 6 million active email accounts. That’s a lot of users to...

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Writing Some Wrongs: OX Documents has arrived

Rafael Laguna on Apr 11, 2013

Two weeks ago we announced OX Documents to the world, and the response has been phenomenal. Sometimes the simplest ideas are the most appealing, and simplicity was the core idea behind OX Documents.

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The feasibility of the development of a European Network

Rafael Laguna on Mar 18, 2013

Neelie Kroes, responsible for the European Commission’s Digital Agenda, said at CeBIT last week in her speech to an audience which included Chancellor Merkel and Prime Minister David Cameron that after the Snowde...

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Putting service providers in the driver’s seat

Rafael Laguna on Mar 12, 2013

Over the last decade we have seen notable technological changes that have re-defined the way we use computers. Firstly, the availability of high speed broadband in the home has provided the bedrock for consumer d...

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Beware False Prophets

Rafael Laguna on Feb 13, 2013

So, Microsoft is now taking the moral high ground against Google in the war on privacy. In a new campaign, Microsoft is warning internet users not to get ‘Scroogled’ by allowing Gmail to scan their inboxes to sel...

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Nice Garden…too bad only Facebook can Enjoy it

Rafael Laguna on Jan 23, 2013

The Internet is the most significant innovation of our times. Web connectivity is even surpassing the game changing introductions of electricity, cars and computers by connecting our computer with our car with el...

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Will it ever be the same again? A look back on 2013

Rafael Laguna on Jan 8, 2013

When we look back on the year 2013 in decades to come I honestly believe it will be seen as a landmark year in the history of technology and the internet. I’ve outlined what I feel are perhaps three of the bigges...

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Checking in to the Hotel CALifornia with Microsoft?

Rafael Laguna on Dec 17, 2012

After sharing a successful few days with leading telco, hosting and cable companies and celebrating openness and freedom in Berlin last month, it is disturbing to see that walls continue to be erected. Whether yo...

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Radicati Expects Messaging Platforms for Service Providers to Grow to $2.8B...

Rafael Laguna on Dec 3, 2012

Palo Alto based analyst firm Radicati Group, Inc. recently published their analysis of Messaging Platforms for Service Providers. The report looks into the market of highly scalable messaging platforms that are d...

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Twitter API change – another one turns evil

Rafael Laguna on Aug 21, 2012

You may have heard that Twitter is locking down the terms and conditions of its API. The news was picked up by many media outlets, like the Huff Post, which reported: “In a move to regulate how users access its m...

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