Friday, June 8, 2007

Qualcomm shipment stoppage- effect on VzW/Sprint?

The International Trade Commission today announced an order to bar shipments of handsets containing Qualcomm chips. The largest users of these chips are vendors supplying handsets to Verizon Wireless and Sprint.. While it is likely that the order will not last long, it can result in a shortage of handsets for these carriers and affect their customer acquisition...

Thursday, June 7, 2007

Moving on...

June 8 will be my last day at Ditech Networks (see my SEC filing for my departure!... http://biz.yahoo.com/e/070607/ditc8-k.html. or http://ir.ditechnetworks.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=113330&p=irol-SECText&TEXT=aHR0cDovL2NjYm4uMTBrd2l6YXJkLmNvbS94bWwvZmlsaW5nLnhtbD9yZXBvPXRlbmsmaXBhZ2U9NDk4Mzk4NiZhdHRhY2g9T04=

I've spent nearly 4 years at Ditech. We've done a lot since 2003... Back then, Ditech was... "an echo cancellation company"... Now, Ditech is recognized as a significant player in the VoIP market... There is a new name, a new product, a new direction and soon, a new leader with hopefully a vision to take Ditech to even greater success.

I will announce my destination soon...

Vator.TV

YouTube and its bretheren have made video exchange and social video networking reach the masses? Why not reach other audiences with a video pitch, you may ask... Vator.TV is a startup that is taking advantage of this phenomenon. They are still in Beta stage, ramping up their "content". You can watch me with my company pitch at Vator.TV.. here..
http://vator.tv/search/idea_company_product#type=idea&keyword=aras&category=&country=&updated=&stage=&usertype=normal

Will this be a new wave of pitch making, especially for new product ideas, or will YouTube remain as the premier destination for all video pitches? Food for thought and comment...