Quoted, Geekily

The pontification bug has bitten me once more. My chat with a reporter from Boston-based tech publication Mass High Tech resulted in a quotation in the article, Heeding the Call, in the October 4th edition.

The article is pretty fascinating if you have a particular interest in the evolution of Voice over IP telephony. If you're part of the other 99 percent of the population that would rather watch Scooby Doo reruns while debating the merits of Daphne vs. Velma (I was always a Velma fan myself, frankly, but I'll save that thought for another posting), you'll likely find the topic a little on the geeky side.

Still, it's always fun to read something I said and think, "Holy faifoli...I said THAT?" Here's the passage, with a bit of a preamble thrown in for context:

Nevertheless, the IP-PBX is not yet a large market. IP-PBX sales totaled just $89 million in the second quarter of 2004, a 3 percent increase over the previous quarter, according to an August report from Infonetics Research.

But the changeover from circuit to IP-PBX is unstoppable, said Carmi Levy, a senior research analyst with Info-Tech Research, a technology research company based in London, Ontario.

“It’s a small but rapidly growing market,” Levy said. “And even if a company isn’t buying now, they’re looking at it. The hearts and minds of tomorrow’s buyers are being won now.”