From Barron's 6-11-07: "When I touted videoconferencing micro-cap Telanetix (ticker: TNXI.OB) two months ago (Plugged In, March 26), an editor asked: Haven't we been talking forever about how telecommunications technology is supposed to reduce business travel? Why now?"

From Barron's 6-11-07: "I've received a flock of offers to check out their competitors. There is something for everybody. At the lower end is WebEx, which is a desktop videoconferencing solution whose upside is its utility for workers to collaborate on different continents over the Web. Which developed its own higher-end solution prior to purchasing WebEx. Last week, I gave Cisco's version a whirl, and it was impressive. I interviewed internal start-up chief Marthin DeBeer from San Francisco while he was in San Jose. By the end of our meeting, I had forgotten that we weren't in the same room. Honestly, it's that good." "This isn't videoconferencing," DeBeer implored. Videoconferencing is so last century and usually implies a Web camera and a personal computer. This incarnation is called "telepresence," which sounds a little Star Trekkie but, understandably, tries to create distance from the industry's underachieving past. Like it or not, the moniker is here to stay. The first TelepresenceWorld trade show was held in San Diego last week."

From Barron's 6-11-07: Super High end HALO