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Articles for Eric Barkin, Speech Technology magazine

Jetting to Greener Pastures

JetBlue's all-you-can-jet promotion was a monster success—but the airline may have to follow a different flight plan with its new environmental campaign.

Hither and Yon

Over the course of his journey with JetBlue's All-You-Can-Jet pass, Eric Barkin crisscrossed the country—10 flights to 8 cities in 30 days. We've adapted his travelogue here, but you can read the full version on our blog at http://sn.im/dcrmblog-aycj.

Avaya (Finally) Closes Deal for Nortel Assets

Months after entering into a "stalking horse" agreement to purchase the Enterprise Solutions businesses of bankrupt Nortel Networks, Avaya ends up spending nearly twice as much as it originally offered.

Software-as-a-Service Can Save You Money -- Even in the Long Term

Undercutting conventional wisdom, a recent Forrester Research report raises the possibility that a SaaS deployment can outperform an on-premises one for as long as five years -- or more.

The Advantages of On-Demand Speech Technology

SpeechTEK 2009: This year's closing keynote panel examines speech solutions delivered via the software-as-a-service model.

Running Your Speech Solutions Clean in Lean Times

SpeechTEK 2009: Presenters suggest that, even in a time of lowered budgets, it's possible to achieve implementations of high value.

Speech Poised to Dominate Mobile Market

SpeechTEK 2009: Instead of forcing users to navigate dozens of smartphone icons, one presenter warns, the dominant interface of the future will be voice.