VoIP News (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
It got rave reviews when I wrote about it a few months back. But is MagicJack misleading with their advertising? Thomas Howe says so. Read it here. VoIP News of the UK reports that 3CX has upgraded their VoIP System. Read it here. VoIP Watch reports that Skype has been updated on Windows Mobile. Read it here.
Fierce VoIP (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
By Thomas Howe In the book Inside the Tornado , Geoffrey Moore describes technology adoption in large markets by way of a bowling analogy: If you want to get a strike and knock all the pins down, you must first knock over the lead pin, and at least a few pins next to it. These pins take out the ones behind it, resulting in a strike. In order for a technology to dominate a large market,...
Opinion L.A. (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
Hely Mejia Menoza, AKA 'Martin Sombra,' a top leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, has been indicted in Washingtonon terrorism and weapons charges for his part in kidnapping the contractors: Keith Stansell, Marc Gonzalvez and Thomas Howes. The three were rescued with French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt last month
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hely Mejia Mendoza, known better by his alias "Martin Sombra," was indicted by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., on Friday on seven counts of terrorism and weapons charges arising out of his participation in the hostage-taking of three American citizens, Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell and Thomas Howes, in the Republic of Colombia,...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
... grand jury in Washington. US Defence Department contractors Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell and Thomas Howes were rescued in July along with former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt. Sombra, who was captured by the Colombian military earlier this year, helped found the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in 1964 and kept watch over the three US contractors...
Alec Saunders (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
... asking why it was significant given how few developers they had. At the other end of the spectrum, Thomas Howe thought it was enormously significant, and particularly meaningful to corporate developers. We thought Ribbit was mostly for corporations and part of a strategy by BT to embed itself more deeply in the corporation. In our opinion, other views -- such as the theory that Ribbit...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
... the 32 chessmen needed to play. That allowed him and his fellow hostages, Keith Stansell and Thomas Howes, to pass the time. "We're in chains, sitting Indian-style on a piece of plastic, just playing chess," Stansell told Headline News. "And when you're doing that, you're free." In the past, hostages and other prisoners have improvised sets out of bottle caps, corks, paper clips -...
LA Times (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
... a 100-person team dedicated to securing the release of the American contractors, Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes and Keith Stansell, since they were captured in February 2003. Suspecting that a rescue plan was in motion, U.S. officials asked Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos, who laid out the daring blueprint on June 25, the first official said. On June 30, at a meeting of...
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
The lives of Stansell, Marc Gonsalves and Thomas Howes were put on hold Feb. 13, 2003, when their drug-surveillance plane crashed in the Colombian jungle. They were captured by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, which viewed the Americans as among their most valuable bargaining chips.
CNN (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
(CNN) -- Three Americans rescued last week from captivity in the Colombian jungle left a medical center for their homes Saturday, hoping for some time out of the spotlight as they reconnect with loved ones.Left to right, Thomas Howes, Keith Stansell and Marc Gonsalves address reporters before flying home Saturday. Keith Stansell, Marc Gonsalves and Thomas Howes -- hostages...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
... we're going to unwind for about a month and a half," said Marc Gonsalves, who boarded a plane with Thomas Howes and Keith Stansell. The men had been held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). They were rescued by the Colombian military July 2.
CBS 4 - South Florida's Source for (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
... Marc Gonsalves of Big Pine Key (located between Marathon and Key West) who boarded a plane with Thomas Howes and Keith Stansell of Merritt Island, which is just west of Cocoa Beach.The men had been held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, since their drug surveillance plane went down in the jungle in February 2003.They were rescued by the Colombian military on...
Examiner (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
... we're going to unwind for about a month and a half," said Marc Gonsalves, who boarded a plane with Thomas Howes and Keith Stansell.The men had been held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, since their drug surveillance plane went down in the jungle in February 2003.They were rescued by the Colombian military on July 2, when undercover agents tricked the leftist...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
... we're going to unwind for about a month and a half," said Marc Gonsalves, who boarded a plane with Thomas Howes and Keith Stansell.
The men had been held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, since their drug surveillance plane went down in the jungle in February 2003.
They were rescued by the Colombian military on July 2, when undercover agents tricked...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
... we're going to unwind for about a month and a half," said Marc Gonsalves, who boarded a plane with Thomas Howes and Keith Stansell.The men had been held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, since their drug surveillance plane went down in the jungle in February 2003.They were rescued by the Colombian military on July 2, when undercover agents tricked the leftist...
