CNN: AT&T: The most hated company in iPhone land

David Goldman compares the perception and the reality behind AT&T's network woes ("fastest 3G network") and Verizon's marketing field day ("more 3G coverage"). Network strain at AT&T may be contributed to the success of the iPhone; would Verizon have fared better?

"For Verizon ... we still wonder if the network has the capacity and backhaul to support a device with an adoption curve of the iPhone," said Piper Jaffray analyst Chris Larsen in a client note.

Q: How reliable is your network?

News Alert: MassTLC merges MassNetComms into the fold - Mass High Tech Business News

News Alert: MassTLC merges MassNetComms into the fold - Mass High Tech Business News





The MassTLC name and current president Tom Hopcroft remain, MassNetComms' Mark Horan taking on a senior vice president role in the new organization.

Software firms enabling work-from-home jobs - Mass High Tech Business News

Galen Moore reports on Massachusetts startup firms using work-at-home for cost savings to IBM at-home employees working across multiple timezones. There is an interesting contrast between Sonian, which rents space when it needs an office, and MathWorks, which believes "success is 80% showing up."

Work-at-home is called into question when Agile methods are being used in software development, placing high value on face-to-face interactions. I highly value face-to-face interactions and have often benefited from hallway conversations. On the other hand, my development team is located in four distinct locations located across three separate states. We use email, the phone including audio bridging, and occasionally conference room-based video conference to keep in touch between face-to-face meetings. Some will throw IM, personal video conferencing, collaboration portals like SharePoint, and perhaps tools like Twitter into the mix in order to keep in touch. Even a face-to-face interactions kind of person sometimes just has to make do.

Q: Do you prefer the chance hallway encounter, or staying focused in the home office?

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