Comments on: Panel Questions http://saunderslog.com/2006/01/02/panel-questions/ A daily round table on the tech industry with experts and callers from all over the globe. Join us as we pick apart the news and get to the meat of what\'s happening out there. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:04:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Paul Jardine http://saunderslog.com/2006/01/02/panel-questions/#comment-2748 Paul Jardine Fri, 06 Jan 2006 14:20:07 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/01/02/panel-questions/#comment-2748 I particularly liked question 10, the implications are pretty large. ICANN, who needs ya? I particularly liked question 10, the implications are pretty large. ICANN, who needs ya?

]]> By: Jim Courtney http://saunderslog.com/2006/01/02/panel-questions/#comment-2718 Jim Courtney Tue, 03 Jan 2006 16:03:53 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/01/02/panel-questions/#comment-2718 [Too bad that WordPress's Comment Editor does not include (i) a Preview function and (ii) a "hyperlinks" button along with buttons for other simple HTML editing of comments. You can delete my previous posting; but in the interest of getting it right let's try again..] In his <a href="http://saunderslog.com/voice-20/">Voice 2.0 Manifesto</a>, Alec Saunders talks about the changing roles of Voice communications and the transition of value-add from simply making the voice connection to the applications that can be associated with Voice Calls. Presence, as provided by various IM solutions, plays an important role here. 1. Many users of Skype would claim its priority function is its IM features (presence and chat) with Voice as a utility for IM. Which do you see as the priority in designing applications that integrate IM and Voice: The presence information or the voice connection? 2. Alec’s Manifesto goes on to say that “Applications will be the value creators.” for the Voice 2.0 world. He then goes on to divide Applications into three sectors: Pure Voice Applications, Voice enabled IT applications and “The Voice Web” (voice mash-up). What [types of] Applications are (name the participants’ companies) contemplating to generate higher margin value for their services? In other words what are you going to do to drive the VoIM/VoIP space beyond “simply replacing” the legacy phone business? 3. 911 services have generated a lot of press coverage and reaction from the FCC. <a href="http://pulverblog.pulver.com/archives/003322.html">Jeff Pulver</a> and others, such as <a href="http://www.skypejournal.com/blog/archives/2005/09/has_the_fcc_don.php"> Stuart Henshall at Skype Journal</a> , talk a lot about the potential for VoIP (or VoIM) to provide enhanced emergency services solutions. Is there a role for (name the companies) to play in this space? If so, when do you see offerings starting to come out? [Too bad that WordPress's Comment Editor does not include (i) a Preview function and (ii) a "hyperlinks" button along with buttons for other simple HTML editing of comments. You can delete my previous posting; but in the interest of getting it right let's try again..]

In his Voice 2.0 Manifesto, Alec Saunders talks about the changing roles of Voice communications and the transition of value-add from simply making the voice connection to the applications that can be associated with Voice Calls. Presence, as provided by various IM solutions, plays an important role here.

1. Many users of Skype would claim its priority function is its IM features (presence and chat) with Voice as a utility for IM. Which do you see as the priority in designing applications that integrate IM and Voice: The presence information or the voice connection?

2. Alec’s Manifesto goes on to say that “Applications will be the value creators.” for the Voice 2.0 world. He then goes on to divide Applications into three sectors: Pure Voice Applications, Voice enabled IT applications and “The Voice Web” (voice mash-up). What [types of] Applications are (name the participants’ companies) contemplating to generate higher margin value for their services? In other words what are you going to do to drive the VoIM/VoIP space beyond “simply replacing” the legacy phone business?

3. 911 services have generated a lot of press coverage and reaction from the FCC. Jeff Pulver and others, such as Stuart Henshall at Skype Journal , talk a lot about the potential for VoIP (or VoIM) to provide enhanced emergency services solutions. Is there a role for (name the companies) to play in this space? If so, when do you see offerings starting to come out?

]]> By: Rob Hyndman http://saunderslog.com/2006/01/02/panel-questions/#comment-2707 Rob Hyndman Tue, 03 Jan 2006 01:18:45 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/01/02/panel-questions/#comment-2707 Cool process to get this done, Alec. Next time, a Writely collaboratively drafted list of Q's? Cool process to get this done, Alec. Next time, a Writely collaboratively drafted list of Q’s?

]]> By: Greg http://saunderslog.com/2006/01/02/panel-questions/#comment-2706 Greg Tue, 03 Jan 2006 00:20:28 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/01/02/panel-questions/#comment-2706 Good questions! Hope the panel goes well. I will look out for you. I will be running around Wed and Thur with a microphone interviewing folks for some podcasts I am producing, but I will keep an eye out for you. Have a good session! -Greg Good questions! Hope the panel goes well. I will look out for you. I will be running around Wed and Thur with a microphone interviewing folks for some podcasts I am producing, but I will keep an eye out for you. Have a good session!

-Greg

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