Can WebRTC defeat the OTT?
Fixed line telecom and cable providers have been faced with the problem of being a ‘dumb pipe’ for some time now, while mobile carriers have seen profit margins grow. But in an age of 4G LTE connections, mobile o...
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Rafael Laguna
on May 21, 2014
At the recent World Hosting Days, Julian Assange delivered a stark warning about the future of our data, and the ownership of our own digital content. “We’re losing control” was the message, and it is a real chal...
The Future of Communications Open: Is SIP dead or not?
guest
on Apr 29, 2014
By Stijn Nijhuis, CEO, Voiceworks What’s happening in the telecom industry? The recent statement of Microsoft, during an Enterprise Connect panel on UC federation caused a big buzz in our industry. Albert Kooiman...
Don´t blame Heartbleed on Open Source
guest
on Apr 25, 2014
By Peter Ganten, CEO, Univention Thanks to the Heartbleed bug a growing number of people in the media claim a precarious situation of Open Source projects leading to problems like Heartbleed. I think this is not ...
The Secure Future of Open Source
Chris Latterell
on Apr 9, 2014
Open source software is in the ascendency. Not only does it seem like every new hot start-up is releasing its source code, even the granddaddies of proprietary, Microsoft, are learning to loosen up and embrace th...
Creating a Safe Harbor: Re-securing an Open Internet
Rafael Laguna
on Apr 4, 2014
Much has been discussed about the importance of an open Internet and the need to keep the Internet Giants from closing us all into their ecosystems. At Open-Xchange, it’s a drum we have been beating for quite som...
Race to the bottom: the “Dragnet” of the Google storage war
Rafael Laguna
on Mar 27, 2014
A decade ago Google launched its webmail service and jaws dropped when they claimed that you would never have to delete an email with its 1GB inbox allowance. How could they afford to give away so much storage fo...
It pays to be secure – The Internet spring following the ‘summer of Snowden...
Rafael Laguna
on Mar 11, 2014
I’ve rarely been at an event full of so many contradictions as this year’s SXSW. The who’s who of the Geekerati and Intelligentsia have assembled in Austin for a full 10 days to discuss the advances of technology...
#Transparency is a duty; not a privilege
Rafael Laguna
on Feb 13, 2014
Twitter’s recent transparency report is an encouraging, and very public, call to arms. In much the same way Martin Luther nailed his ninety-five theses to the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church; Twitter predica...
Berlin – Home of (the) Privacy; Land of the Free(dom)
Chris Latterell
on Feb 11, 2014
California has a silicon valley; London even has a silicon roundabout. Germany’s Berlin is a thriving silicon city.
