<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185253281773633993</id><updated>2011-07-28T11:10:18.040-05:00</updated><category term='SMS'/><category term='Twitter'/><category term='Freescale Semiconductor'/><category term='Nortel'/><category term='Broadband'/><category term='XoIP'/><category term='Data Storage'/><category term='broadband internet'/><category term='high speen internet'/><category term='Cloud Computing'/><category term='Phone Service'/><category term='Business broadband Internet'/><category term='IMS'/><category term='National Instruments'/><category term='B2B'/><category term='DoubleHorn Communications'/><category term='SIP'/><category term='SIP Trunking'/><category term='Key Telephone System'/><category term='Cisco Call Manager'/><category term='phone and internet services'/><category term='Internet phone'/><category term='TexasNIC'/><category term='Texas'/><category term='VoIP services'/><category term='Amazon S3'/><category term='high speed internet'/><category term='Tab Schadt'/><category term='Hosted PBX'/><category term='Video Conferencing'/><category term='Ken Ryon'/><category term='Texchange'/><category term='Small Business'/><category term='eGovernment'/><category term='Long Distance'/><category term='bundling services'/><category term='Facebook'/><category term='Conference Calling'/><category term='High-speed internet'/><title type='text'>DoubleHorn Communications Blog</title><subtitle type='html'>DoubleHorn Communications understands small business communications. Our customers enjoy one point of contact for all services: Data, Voice, internet, mobile, e-mail and hosting. DoubleHorn Communications is headquartered in Austin with four primary markets in Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio. That means that we are here to help Texas businesses grow and succeed.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doublehorn-communications.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185253281773633993/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doublehorn-communications.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>DoubleHorn Communications</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07523916169079199517</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>13</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185253281773633993.post-8358429056218028777</id><published>2010-08-26T15:16:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-08-26T15:17:44.850-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Business broadband Internet'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='broadband internet'/><title type='text'>Benefits of business broadband Internet</title><summary type='text'>Running a business can be very stressful and without the correct Internet connection, sending data and e-mails can take a very long time which makes running a business much more complicated. Business broadband Internet connection can be nine times faster than dial-up services at receiving data.

Business broadband differs from home broadband connection because it will not slow down during a high </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185253281773633993/posts/default/8358429056218028777'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185253281773633993/posts/default/8358429056218028777'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doublehorn-communications.blogspot.com/2010/08/benefits-of-business-broadband-internet.html' title='Benefits of business broadband Internet'/><author><name>DoubleHorn Communications</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07523916169079199517</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185253281773633993.post-4478131959965069290</id><published>2010-08-26T13:59:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-08-26T13:59:56.999-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='High-speed internet'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='broadband internet'/><title type='text'>AISD uses high-speed Internet to access e-books</title><summary type='text'>Textbooks may soon be a thing of the past in the Austin Independent School District because they are slowly moving toward e-textbooks.

The school district already has computer labs with desktops and netbook laptops but they will soon be using their high-speed Internet to use e-textbooks so that students will not have to carry around heavy books. 

The 2010-2011 school year is the first year that</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185253281773633993/posts/default/4478131959965069290'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185253281773633993/posts/default/4478131959965069290'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doublehorn-communications.blogspot.com/2010/08/aisd-uses-high-speed-internet-to-access.html' title='AISD uses high-speed Internet to access e-books'/><author><name>DoubleHorn Communications</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07523916169079199517</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185253281773633993.post-3553721471364194448</id><published>2010-08-20T10:04:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-08-20T10:05:16.610-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='High-speed internet'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='broadband internet'/><title type='text'>Texas A&amp;M receives grant for high-speed Internet</title><summary type='text'>Texas A&amp;M has received a $6.6 million grant for the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program which will allow Texas A&amp;M to have broadband Internet at all 11 universities.

In partnership with many rural telephone and cable companies, the new grant will fund Texas Pipes, which is a fiber optic network capable of supporting up to 40 Gbps. The new project will not only help the higher education </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185253281773633993/posts/default/3553721471364194448'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185253281773633993/posts/default/3553721471364194448'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doublehorn-communications.blogspot.com/2010/08/texas-receives-grant-for-high-speed.html' title='Texas A&amp;M receives grant for high-speed Internet'/><author><name>DoubleHorn Communications</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07523916169079199517</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185253281773633993.post-156860240672494612</id><published>2010-08-20T09:40:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-08-20T09:41:06.908-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='VoIP services'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Internet phone'/><title type='text'>Benefits of VoIP phone services</title><summary type='text'>There are many advantages with digital phone services or Voice over Internet Protocol phone(VoIP) services that can help you lower you bill every month and have quality phone service.

The VoIP technology uses the Internet to carry a voice to the recipient on the other line. In order for this phone service to work there are a few things that are needed, a modem, broadband Internet service and a </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185253281773633993/posts/default/156860240672494612'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185253281773633993/posts/default/156860240672494612'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doublehorn-communications.blogspot.com/2010/08/benefits-of-voip-phone-services.html' title='Benefits of VoIP phone services'/><author><name>DoubleHorn Communications</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07523916169079199517</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185253281773633993.post-3735743568070294658</id><published>2010-08-13T13:32:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-08-13T13:33:46.960-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='High-speed internet'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='broadband internet'/><title type='text'>Army considers bringing Broadband Internet to battlefield</title><summary type='text'>In 2010, the Army plans to modernize their Internet connectivity and make it easier to see what is going on around them and receive information at a faster speed.

The Army has tried for decades to be able to bring the Internet right to the battlefield, but now they are facing increased pressure to make broadband Internet available for small mobile units while soldiers are on the fields.Experts </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185253281773633993/posts/default/3735743568070294658'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185253281773633993/posts/default/3735743568070294658'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doublehorn-communications.blogspot.com/2010/08/army-considers-bringing-broadband.html' title='Army considers bringing Broadband Internet to battlefield'/><author><name>DoubleHorn Communications</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07523916169079199517</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185253281773633993.post-6851322828292746156</id><published>2010-08-12T17:39:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-08-12T17:40:03.907-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='high speed internet'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='broadband internet'/><title type='text'>Different Internet speeds</title><summary type='text'>Different internet speeds can determine how fast the internet can run data and how much data the computer can download at a time. In today's day and age, things move quickly so high speed Internet is used more frequently.

Internet is measured in kilobits and the slowest one is 28K dial up and takes about 30 seconds to download 800 kilobits of data. Then there is 58K which is the most kilobits </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185253281773633993/posts/default/6851322828292746156'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185253281773633993/posts/default/6851322828292746156'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doublehorn-communications.blogspot.com/2010/08/different-internet-speeds.html' title='Different Internet speeds'/><author><name>DoubleHorn Communications</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07523916169079199517</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185253281773633993.post-4208934456703533528</id><published>2010-08-06T08:57:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-08-06T09:01:00.598-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bundling services'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='phone and internet services'/><title type='text'>Benefits of bundling phone and Internet services</title><summary type='text'>Paying bills can already be a headache, especially when there are so many that need to be paid. One way to simplify your life is to bundle your phone and Internet bill because it can save you time and money.

There are multiple reasons how bundling can help you and your family enjoy high speed Internet and phone services in the most sensible way. First, the convenience of only paying one bill </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185253281773633993/posts/default/4208934456703533528'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185253281773633993/posts/default/4208934456703533528'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doublehorn-communications.blogspot.com/2010/08/benefits-of-bundling-phone-and-internet.html' title='Benefits of bundling phone and Internet services'/><author><name>DoubleHorn Communications</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07523916169079199517</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185253281773633993.post-3321764490541166310</id><published>2010-08-06T08:44:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-08-06T08:45:46.063-05:00</updated><title type='text'>What will America's broadband look like in the future?</title><summary type='text'>Congress is beginning to discuss what the future of broadband Internet looks like in America. With new technology and applications that will use up broadband, some worry that the Internet may not be able to handle the strain.

These worries come from the idea that some have about America's Internet speed falling behind other countries such as South Korea. Internet speed is hard to measure, but </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185253281773633993/posts/default/3321764490541166310'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185253281773633993/posts/default/3321764490541166310'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doublehorn-communications.blogspot.com/2010/08/what-will-americas-broadband-look-like.html' title='What will America&apos;s broadband look like in the future?'/><author><name>DoubleHorn Communications</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07523916169079199517</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185253281773633993.post-6501059664116633284</id><published>2010-07-30T09:28:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2010-08-03T16:46:39.618-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Town receives grant to get high-speed internet</title><summary type='text'>Rural Madison county received a grant of $1.8 million to install high-speed Internet in the town where existing internet currently is.

A Representative in the area backed the idea because he feels that the community needed it for economic development in the future. 

A company will begin to hang power lines in the area near businesses and residential homes. Residents will now be able to view </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185253281773633993/posts/default/6501059664116633284'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185253281773633993/posts/default/6501059664116633284'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doublehorn-communications.blogspot.com/2010/07/town-receives-grant-to-get-high-speed.html' title='Town receives grant to get high-speed internet'/><author><name>DoubleHorn Communications</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07523916169079199517</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185253281773633993.post-5799846004190779829</id><published>2010-07-30T08:35:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-08-25T16:46:59.687-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='high speen internet'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='broadband internet'/><title type='text'>Broadband Internet and its benefits</title><summary type='text'>Broadband Internet is the newer and faster way to connect to the Internet. Broadband Internet includes digital cable broadband, DSL broadband, wireless and satellite broadband and T-carrier broadband.

Besides the obvious advantage of faster web browsing, broadband internet allows people to download and stream music and video files. 

Broadband is also very important to people who enjoy playing </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185253281773633993/posts/default/5799846004190779829'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185253281773633993/posts/default/5799846004190779829'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doublehorn-communications.blogspot.com/2010/07/broadband-internet-and-its-benefits.html' title='Broadband Internet and its benefits'/><author><name>DoubleHorn Communications</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07523916169079199517</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185253281773633993.post-2802960326585963718</id><published>2009-11-04T12:52:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-11-04T12:57:55.954-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='SIP Trunking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='National Instruments'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Freescale Semiconductor'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Texchange'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Key Telephone System'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cisco Call Manager'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Amazon S3'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='eGovernment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='TexasNIC'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hosted PBX'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cloud Computing'/><title type='text'>Is it a Cloudy Day?</title><summary type='text'>by Ken Ryon


Expos, forums, blogs, symposiums and advertisement; everything seems to be about clouds.

It all started with the marketing buzz phrase, cloud computing. I first read about cloud computing in an article in mid 2007 describing Amazon’s S3 storage solution. Hosted or off-site storage was nothing new, but it took a marketing group to put a bit of buzz around the service for it to go </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185253281773633993/posts/default/2802960326585963718'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185253281773633993/posts/default/2802960326585963718'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doublehorn-communications.blogspot.com/2009/11/is-it-cloudy-day.html' title='Is it a Cloudy Day?'/><author><name>DoubleHorn Communications</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07523916169079199517</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185253281773633993.post-6954395512912017361</id><published>2009-10-23T10:48:00.016-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-12T11:42:11.055-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='SIP'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Facebook'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='IMS'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Video Conferencing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='SMS'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Twitter'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Nortel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='XoIP'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Broadband'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='DoubleHorn Communications'/><title type='text'>The XoIP Movement</title><summary type='text'>PC Magazine Encyclopedia states in a very dry and 'Captain Obvious' tone, (X Over IP)
refers to any form of data transmitted over a TCP/IP network. 

At DoubleHorn Communications, DHC to us insiders, we truly believe it means any application that provides a life or economic enrichment to the small business community while traversing a broadband medium - regardless of the end device.

With the </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185253281773633993/posts/default/6954395512912017361'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185253281773633993/posts/default/6954395512912017361'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doublehorn-communications.blogspot.com/2009/10/xoip-movement.html' title='The XoIP Movement'/><author><name>DoubleHorn Communications</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07523916169079199517</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185253281773633993.post-2706198205128381221</id><published>2009-10-05T10:59:00.052-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-04T12:41:17.503-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Data Storage'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Phone Service'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='B2B'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Conference Calling'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Small Business'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ken Ryon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='XoIP'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Texas'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tab Schadt'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Long Distance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='DoubleHorn Communications'/><title type='text'>Who Is DoubleHorn Communications?</title><summary type='text'>
DoubleHorn Communications is a business-to-business Communications Provider founded by Tab Schadt in January of 2005 with the purpose of enabling successful adoption of IP based applications by small and medium-sized businesses while providing a personal touch in customer support. 




We are headquartered in Austin with four primary markets in Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, and Houston</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://doublehorn-communications.blogspot.com/feeds/2706198205128381221/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://doublehorn-communications.blogspot.com/2009/10/who-is-doublehorn-communications.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185253281773633993/posts/default/2706198205128381221'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/185253281773633993/posts/default/2706198205128381221'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://doublehorn-communications.blogspot.com/2009/10/who-is-doublehorn-communications.html' title='Who Is DoubleHorn Communications?'/><author><name>DoubleHorn Communications</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07523916169079199517</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m1fr-DXTpRo/SuIJzfVUaMI/AAAAAAAAABI/W1vS-u8tzx8/s72-c/_8276123.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
