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Still More from the Sprint Open Developer Conference

on November 08, 2010 by Admin

We told you in our last post about the big news regarding Sprint Mobile Wallet that was announced at the 10th annual Sprint Open Developer Conference October 26-28. That was far from the only news to come out of the energized conference. More...


My Last Post

on June 24, 2010 by Admin

Well, just as the old saying goes, all good things must come to an end. After many years with Sprint, I have decided to take on a new challenge outside of the company, and must leave my post as a regular contributor to the Seamless Enterprise blog. More...


Unified Communications Interoperability Forum: Good Move, Right Direction

on June 18, 2010 by Admin

I’m not sure I’ve ever seen an instance where interoperability is a bad thing. Maybe if you wanted to create a network that existed only within your company, and that no one else could touch from outside (or you couldn’t touch them from inside), maybe that would be a good argument. There’s not a lot of demand for that sort of thing, though. More...


What LTE Momentum Means to 4G

on June 10, 2010 by Admin

Maybe you saw the news about a new IDC study that predicts LTE equipment spending will eclipse WiMAX spending by the end of next year.More...


Getting Global Business-Class Treatment

on May 24, 2010 by Admin

I’ve written before about the plight of the “forgotten globals,” those global companies that are not quite big enough to deserve the front-of-the-cabin, can-I-get-you-some-wine treatment from most of the biggest telecom carriers (Sprint being a notable exception), even though in many cases they need the expert attention even more than the biggest enterprises. More...


Laying the Technology Groundwork for Social Media

on February 16, 2010 by Admin

In December I had the pleasure of being a guest blogger on Pulver.com. One of the issues I addressed related to technology groundwork necessary to effectively support social media in the enterprise. Because many of our followers were on holiday and may have missed the posting on Pulver.com, I thought it would worthwhile to revisit this subject here on the Seamless Enterprise. More...


Five Key Considerations for Enterprise 4G

on February 03, 2010 by Admin

For an enterprise to utilize 3G or 4G – or for that matter, embracing wireless access as a strategy – is something that many companies are giving serious thought to, especially now that 4G is steadily spreading across the country, market by market. More...


Eating Your Own (UC) Dog Food--Why it Works

on August 26, 2009 by Admin

Three weeks ago my colleague Steve Coker and I were interviewed by FierceVoIP to discuss how Sprint has been using Unified Communications to slash costs and solve many of its own enterprise telecom needs. The savings is significant (more on that later).More...


Multi-app Functionality will Drive Success of Pre

on July 16, 2009 by Admin

In an earlier blog, Scott Carter and I introduced some of the unique elements of the Palm Pre, and I wanted to drill down on some of the key advances in evolution that I believe will become standard offerings in future mobile devices. First is the Palm Pre's remarkable ability to support the simultaneous use of multiple applications.More...


10 Important Palm Pre Business Features (Part II)

on July 02, 2009 by Admin

Earlier I posted about the top ten Palm Pre features for business, starting with the first five. Here’s the final five: More...