Dave Michels
@davemichels.bsky.social
Enterprise communications. TalkingPointz.com. #UCaaS #CCaaS #Meetings #VoIP #CPaaS #Messaging
Read “TLDR: This Is What Really Smart People Predict Will Happen With AI“ by Rachel Greenberg on Medium: ehandbook.com/tldr-this-is...
TLDR: This Is What Really Smart People Predict Will Happen With AI
And the urgent advice they’re failing to tell you. (Entrepreneurs, listen up!)
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August 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Read “TLDR: This Is What Really Smart People Predict Will Happen With AI“ by Rachel Greenberg on Medium: ehandbook.com/tldr-this-is...
Portuguese cork avoids tariffs
The Portuguese Cork Association (Apcor) has welcomed the inclusion of cork products in the list of exemptions from the trade agreement between the US and the European Union,
The Portuguese Cork Association (Apcor) has welcomed the inclusion of cork products in the list of exemptions from the trade agreement between the US and the European Union,
August 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Portuguese cork avoids tariffs
The Portuguese Cork Association (Apcor) has welcomed the inclusion of cork products in the list of exemptions from the trade agreement between the US and the European Union,
The Portuguese Cork Association (Apcor) has welcomed the inclusion of cork products in the list of exemptions from the trade agreement between the US and the European Union,
I recently posted Who Will Buy Poly from HP? The blood baths have continued.
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Except for past and present leader Dave Shull, the entire Poly leadership team (director and above from engineering and product) are now gone. #tragic
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Except for past and present leader Dave Shull, the entire Poly leadership team (director and above from engineering and product) are now gone. #tragic
Who Will Buy Poly?
My insider radar is pinging around HP Poly. Last December, I gave a little history of Poly and its loss of momentum under HP. Now I think HP intends to sell the business. In that post, I mentioned t...
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July 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I recently posted Who Will Buy Poly from HP? The blood baths have continued.
lnkd.in/e8QmjmKg
Except for past and present leader Dave Shull, the entire Poly leadership team (director and above from engineering and product) are now gone. #tragic
lnkd.in/e8QmjmKg
Except for past and present leader Dave Shull, the entire Poly leadership team (director and above from engineering and product) are now gone. #tragic
The FREE Insider Lite is posted. View and sign up for the emails. open.substack.com/pub/davemich...
Insider Lite May-12-2025
The free version of what you need to know
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May 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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This seems so unfair
April 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
This seems so unfair
Al Gore’s Real-Time Climate Data Just Went Live—Here’s Why It Matters
Al Gore’s Real-Time Climate Data Just Went Live—Here’s Why It Matters
How Real-Time Climate Data from Climate TRACE is transforming emissions tracking—bringing transparency, speed, and accountability to global climate action.
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April 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Al Gore’s Real-Time Climate Data Just Went Live—Here’s Why It Matters
I discussed the opening keynote of Nexus 2025 with Cognigy CEO Philipp Heltewig buff.ly/xfmgktT He covered new logos, new cash, and #ACI.
CEO Philipp Heltewig at Cognigy Nexus 2025
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March 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I discussed the opening keynote of Nexus 2025 with Cognigy CEO Philipp Heltewig buff.ly/xfmgktT He covered new logos, new cash, and #ACI.
Cisco Webex 9800 Series IP phones with Marisa Rutti
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March 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
My last on-site interview from #MWC25. This one with Matija Razem of Infobip about CPaaS partnerships.
MWC 25: Infobip - Matija Razem
Dave talks with Matija Razem of Infobip at MWC.
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March 7, 2025 at 12:09 AM
My last on-site interview from #MWC25. This one with Matija Razem of Infobip about CPaaS partnerships.
Interesting #MWC25 panel on e-commerce. It's still growing as are payment method options. Both #RCS and Network APIs are improving e-commerce.
Aastha Bhardwaj, Jeff DeLong, Viktorija Radman, and Amelia Newsom-Davis
#OneCommunicationPlatflorm #BillionsofConversations
Aastha Bhardwaj, Jeff DeLong, Viktorija Radman, and Amelia Newsom-Davis
#OneCommunicationPlatflorm #BillionsofConversations
March 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Interesting #MWC25 panel on e-commerce. It's still growing as are payment method options. Both #RCS and Network APIs are improving e-commerce.
Aastha Bhardwaj, Jeff DeLong, Viktorija Radman, and Amelia Newsom-Davis
#OneCommunicationPlatflorm #BillionsofConversations
Aastha Bhardwaj, Jeff DeLong, Viktorija Radman, and Amelia Newsom-Davis
#OneCommunicationPlatflorm #BillionsofConversations
CEO and CPO chatting about the most interesting comms acquisition in 2025 at #MWC25. Alianza acquired Metaswitch Networks today.
Alianza Closes on Metaswitch #MWC25
CEO Brian Beutler and CPO Dag Peak at #MWC25 hours after they closed on their acquisition of Metaswitch Netoworks from Microsoft. TalkingPointz.com
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March 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
CEO and CPO chatting about the most interesting comms acquisition in 2025 at #MWC25. Alianza acquired Metaswitch Networks today.
Discussing how CPaaS APIS from Infobit are being used by MNO Deutsche Telekom at #MWC25 with Noel Wirzius. buff.ly/zkX5HFU #billionsofconversations #onecommunicationsplatform
CPaaS APIs at an MNO. #MWC25
I met with Noel Wirzius of Deutsche Telekom at Mobile World Congress about how they are using #CPaaS APIs from Infobip.
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March 4, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Discussing how CPaaS APIS from Infobit are being used by MNO Deutsche Telekom at #MWC25 with Noel Wirzius. buff.ly/zkX5HFU #billionsofconversations #onecommunicationsplatform
On the Barcelona side of the Atlantic-America ocean, they use paper straws in Sangria's.
March 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
On the Barcelona side of the Atlantic-America ocean, they use paper straws in Sangria's.
It took 13 stories on the @nytimes.com to get to a headline without Trump in it.
March 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
It took 13 stories on the @nytimes.com to get to a headline without Trump in it.
Amy Roberge of Zoom CC shows her ability to overcome sales objections. #CCaaS
Overcoming Objections to Zoom CCaaS with Amy Roberge.
Met with Amy Roberge, head of Global Contact Center Solution Engineering at ISE25 in Barcelona.
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February 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Amy Roberge of Zoom CC shows her ability to overcome sales objections. #CCaaS
Check out this demo of the new Webex Room Designer from Svein Terje Steffensen at #CiscoLiveEMEA
Webex Room Designer demo by Svein Terje Steffensen.#CiscoLiveEMEA
This new Room Designer app makes designing video rooms easy.
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February 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Check out this demo of the new Webex Room Designer from Svein Terje Steffensen at #CiscoLiveEMEA
#MicrosoftTeams - and if that's not enough, they also have a lot of software too - like Voca CCaaS. Also, strong on #MDEP and Zoom. Here's a deeper intro to Audiocodes. https://buff.ly/4gSD4NH #ISE25
AudioCodes: ISE 2025 TalkingPointz Pick Hitz
ISE 2025 TalkingPointz Pick Hitz
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February 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
#MicrosoftTeams - and if that's not enough, they also have a lot of software too - like Voca CCaaS. Also, strong on #MDEP and Zoom. Here's a deeper intro to Audiocodes. https://buff.ly/4gSD4NH #ISE25
Pleased to share a deeper dive with Neat - the Wonka of Meeting Rooms. Check out how the Neat Center contributes to the interview. https://buff.ly/4kb01yg #ISE2025 #MicrosoftTeams
Neat: ISE 2025 TalkingPointz Pick Hitz
ISE 2025 TalkingPointz Pick Hitz
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February 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Pleased to share a deeper dive with Neat - the Wonka of Meeting Rooms. Check out how the Neat Center contributes to the interview. https://buff.ly/4kb01yg #ISE2025 #MicrosoftTeams
Here is our video on Nureva! This is one of our #PickHitz from #ISE2025. Nureva was selected for its large room audio solutions. A challenge of hybrid work is multipurpose rooms - Nureva has it nailed.
Nureva: ISE 2025 TalkingPointz Pick Hitz
ISE 2025 TalkingPointz Pick Hitz
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February 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The war on DEI is a smoke screen
The war on DEI is a smoke screen
MAGA’s attacks on “wokeness” and “diversity, equity, and inclusion” are a thinly veiled attack on the Civil Rights Movement itself.
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February 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The war on DEI is a smoke screen
TalkingPointz Pick Hitz davemichels.substack.com/p/ise-2025-t...
February 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
TalkingPointz Pick Hitz davemichels.substack.com/p/ise-2025-t...
A horse walked into a Portuguese bagel shop and asked, "Why the long bagel?"
February 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A horse walked into a Portuguese bagel shop and asked, "Why the long bagel?"
Time for another Dave Musing video - this one hwo the huperscalers WANT enterprise #CCaaS (and even better #CX) workloads. This video also gets into Google Engagement Suite and UJET.CX. https://buff.ly/3QggBPD
Reimagining Contact Center Solutions | Cloud Contact Center | UJET
At UJET we are redefining customer experience with our cloud contact center platform.
UJET.CX
February 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Time for another Dave Musing video - this one hwo the huperscalers WANT enterprise #CCaaS (and even better #CX) workloads. This video also gets into Google Engagement Suite and UJET.CX. https://buff.ly/3QggBPD
I have no idea of this #CiscoLiveEMEA session is about contact center or network management. Cisco is all about #AI Agents
February 14, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I have no idea of this #CiscoLiveEMEA session is about contact center or network management. Cisco is all about #AI Agents