Archive for April, 2010

Ribbit is a finalist in the BritWeek UKTI Business Innovation Awards

Friday, April 16th, 2010 | located in Awards | No Comments »

BritWeek 2010 and UK Trade & Investment host the BritWeek UKTI Business Innovation Awards where they recognize outstanding innovations in Design, Technology and Service Provision from companies based in both the UK and California. They just announced Ribbit is a finalist in the Service Provision Category.

The winners will be revealed on Tuesday, May 4th 2010. Keep your fingers crossed for us!

Tags: britweek, innovation awards, Ribbit, ukti

Pho Challenge: Kevin and Yutaka

Monday, April 12th, 2010 | located in Inside Ribbit | 1 Comment »

A local restaurant here, Pho Garden, has a speciality that requires a large appetite and a serious love of noodles. At lunch today, Kevin and Yutaka thought it would be fun to tackle that special dish and challenge one another to a Pho eating contest.

2 pounds of noodles. 2 pounds of meat. First one to finish, wins.

About 35 minutes in…I get a note:

They’re struggling. Kevin pretty much stopped already but Yutaka is going strong..

11 minutes later, another text comes my way that simply says:

The picture speaks for itself…

Hilarious. While neither Kevin or Yutaka were able to finish the monster sized bowl of Pho, they both made a respectful dent into it and we will call this one a draw.

Now, who has the bottle of Tums…

Tags: contest, employee challenge, pho challenge, Ribbit

Taking wholesale voice services to the next level

Sunday, April 4th, 2010 | located in Articles and Media Mentions, Platform, Telephony | No Comments »

Nice article from Global Telecoms Business (sponsored by BT) discussing what carriers must do to differentiate themselves and remain relevant.

If carriers are going to drive usage and return on their network investments, they must provide compelling services and applications that offer customer choice and do more than invest in networks.

Tags: paas, Ribbit, telco 2.0

The Rise of the Open Network, eComm 2010 Presentation

Thursday, April 1st, 2010 | located in Conferences/Events, Public Speaking | No Comments »

JP Rangaswami, Chief Scientist/Chairman, British Telecom/Ribbit will be discussing ‘The Rise of the Open Network: Or How I was David Isenberged into Submission’ during the eComm Conference on Monday, April 19th at 10:07am (Salon E).

JP’s sessions is based on “The Rise of The Stupid Network“, a seminal paper written thirteen years ago by a hero of his, David Isenberg. Since that original paper, the commoditization of hardware has continued apace: bits are no longer as closely coupled with atoms as they used to be. Software is more and more driven by platforms and communities, as the “invisible engine” takes root. JP will look at these trends from the perspective of Ribbit: its acquisition by BT, its integration into the wider community of BT, the role now played by the startup within the larger enterprise, and the lessons we can take from that experience.

Put iton your calendar people. It is sure to be a discussion you won’t want to miss.

Tags: jp rangaswami, paas, Platform, Ribbit, rise of the open network