- BNET Industries
- The DIRECTV Group is a provider of digital television entertainment in the U.S and Latin America. Co.'s two business segments, DIRECTV U.S. and DIRECTV Latin...
- DirecTV Group Inc. company page on BNET »
TechRepublic Resources
- directv: Down to Earth Delivery
- To help support growth, HP Services provides the complete management of DIRECTV's core billing system, which drives the company's CRM and supply chain functions.
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., DirecTV, Supply Chain Management (SCM), TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Enterprise Software, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- White papers 2007-01-01
- What really counts - good customer service or the lowest price?
- Recently, more than 400 companies were examined by MSN Money for their customer service efforts - and six out of the worst 10 were communications providers. Among the nations bottom 10 - cable providers, wireless carriers and one satellite company dominated the studys results. Here are some of the...
- Tags: Workplace Strategy, Success, Reputation, Performance, Mentoring, Leadership, Job Satisfaction, General, Company Culture, Communication
- Blog posts 2007-05-09
Additional Resources
- TiVo struggles to broaden its horizons
- Tivo is strong in my bookI agree with some of this analysis, but as far as ease of use and functionalities you can't beat Tivo. My gripe is with DirecTV and their stripped down version of Tivo. If they continue down the path they are going, I'll drop...
- Tags: TiVo Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-03-03
- Use PC fans to keep your gear cool
- Anyone who has more than a couple devices running in their living room or home theater knows that those devices can heat up very quickly. In my case, I have an XBOX 360 and a DirecTV H20 HDTV receiver that get way too hot. Keeping all of that heat trapped...
- Tags: Fan, Home Theater, PC, Power Supply, Shawn Morton
- Blog posts 2007-09-04
- Did Apple install a rootkit in Apple TV?
- Do you understand what a root kit is?... because it surely sounds like you're confusing it with an appliances ability to be automatically updated.You know, like how TiVo, DirecTV/Dish Network, every cable company out there, ... regularly push out updates to their set-top boxes?A root kit is something that's installed...
- Tags: TV & Home Theater, jason@..., TV, rootkit, root kit, AppleTV, administrative access, Apple Computer Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-03-29
- Is Tivo worth it?
- I am just about to pull the trigger on a new Tivo system. With the box only $49, I almost have to. But I just read that Tivo might be struggling to compete with cable services etc, offering DVRs. So, am I wasting my time/money on this?...
- Tags: DVR, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Digital video, Cable, TiVo Inc.
- Discussion threads 2005-12-05
- Precision Response Corporation Moves to Oracle Clusters, Boosts System Availability and Utilization, Saves 37% in First Year
- Founded in 1982, Precision Response Corporation provides outsourced customer care services for global companies such as American Express, AT&T, British Airways, DIRECTV, FedEx, and priceline.com. Because its SMP boxes and Oracle databases were nearing the end of their useful life, the company decided in late 2002 that it was time...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Outsourcing, Databases, Storage, Enterprise Software, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Software, Data Management, Hardware
- Case studies
- Add a USB Flexlight to your equipment rack
- There are two things that everyone with a home theater usually finds themselves needing, but rarely have on hand: More money for gear A flashlight I am always adding or removing components from my equipment rack. Almost every time, I crawl back behind...
- Tags: USB, ThinkGeek, Shawn Morton
- Blog posts 2007-09-10
- Got the CES scoop on Dish Network's new HD MPEG-4 receivers
- Like many Dish Network subscribers, I have been eagerly awaiting CES 2006 because Dish Network's parent company EchoStar has been expected to unveil the details of its new breed of set top boxes that will feature MPEG-4 standards so that they can send a lot more HD programming to customers. Today,...
- Tags: Network, Dish Network, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2006-01-03
- A David to TiVo's Goliath: Mythbuntu
- TiVo, after eight years in the red, has been inching towards profitability, with cost-cutting the key this quarter. But, everyone wants a piece of time-delay digital video recording. Cablecos, DirecTV, and Echostar's DISH Network sell house branded recorders direct into their customer bases, and other retailed...
- Tags: LiveCD, TiVo Inc., Digital Video Recorder, DVR, Digital Video, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, John Bartley K7AAY
- Blog posts 2007-06-06
- Multi-room viewing on the cheap
- Having a single video server in your home that can multicast HD streams to separate client set-top boxes is something that a few companies are working on (and is something I would very much like to have), but no one has perfected it. Dave Zatz over at...
- Tags: Video, TiVo Inc., Corporate Communications, Cable, Home Entertainment, Network Technology, Marketing, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Shawn Morton
- Blog posts 2007-10-08
- Considering dropping cable for satellite
- I'm considering dropping cable television service for a satellite service because of Time-Warner's prices. I don't care about premium movie services, pay-per-view events, sports packages, on-demand services, or anything outside one of the 150- or 200-channel packages. I'd like one HD / DVR receiver and a second "plain"...
- Tags: Network technology, Telecom & Utilities, TVs, Palmetto, cable, satellite, phone line, receiver, phone
- Discussion threads 2007-10-30
- Address Conflicts in Netware 4.1
- I admit, I'm more that a little rusty with this version of Netware 4.1. Life is easy with DHCP Server/Client, but this version is giving me a headache. A cable broadband connection became available to my rural client. I switched them from DirecTV IP to the cable...
- Tags: bizpro, NetWare 4.1, Novell NetWare, router, software, workstation
- Q&A 2006-02-03
- CES 08: New options for placeshifting HD content
- Sling Media just announced their new Slingbox PRO-HD that they will be unveiling at CES next week. Dave Zatz of Sling Media has the details on his blog and says: "The Slingbox PRO-HD ($399.99) will stream high-def video at up to 1080i and with 5.1 digital...
- Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Sling Media, HD, HAVA Titanium HD, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Remote Access, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Shawn Morton
- Blog posts 2008-01-04
- How's your career?
- I'm frequently asked for tips and tactics which people can use to be certain they are making the most of their career. Obviously there are many lists and books out there on the subject. And based on those, it seems there are many "experts" who can provide the...
- Tags: Preparedness, Personal Development, Performance Metrics, Management Style, Long Term Goals, Leadership, HR, Career Path, Career, Business Intelligence, Accountability
- Blog posts 2007-06-21
- Battles for the 'connected consumer' that CIOs should tune into
- Next year's top issue will be connectivity outside the enterprise, as emerging technologies put users and clients to work everywhere and anywhere but the office. Find out what technologies CIOs will need to bone up on to be ready.Much of a CIO’s attention this year has been split between new...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Operating systems, e Advantage, Pocket PC 2002, Palm Inc., Microsoft Windows CE, Microsoft Corp.
- Technical articles 2001-12-20
- Most managers die with their mouths open.
- I believe that the art of asking questions should be considered a fundamental skill for any leaders. Success without it will be short term at best.For a while it seemed that my premise was a given; however lately I seem to be running into more execs who are more concerned they will look...
- Tags: Performance, Workplace Strategy, Teams, Success, Reputation, Morale, Mentoring, Management, Leadership, Company Culture, Coaching, Career, Boss
- Blog posts 2007-06-01
- Four tips to improve your career track
- Is it time to start looking elsewhere? Career-wise, many execs don't do as well as they could if they'd learn to read the tea leaves. I've seen this from two perspective: First, as an executive coach. I'm usually retained by either a company...
- Tags: Job, Professional Development, Career, John McKee
- Blog posts 2008-03-13
- Apple aiming for TV breakthrough
- Channel surfing the Apple wayWith Apple TV, Apple is aiming to be the company that finally figures out how to tie the television to the Internet and make video downloads as common as music downloads. Few prospective Apple TV customers are expected to ditch their Comcast or DirecTV hookups just...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Digital music, Games, Sonja Thompson, Apple Computer Inc., TV, Apple TV, Apple iTunes
- Discussion threads 2007-03-12
- Most managers die with their mouths open
- Great leaders ask lots of questions. They've figured out that their success depends on it. For a while it seemed that this was widely accepted; however lately I seem to be running into more execs who are concerned they will look dumb if they let their subordinates, peers or bosses see that they...
- Tags: Team Management, Power, Management Style, Management Skills, Management, Leadership, Career, Business Intelligence
- Blog posts 2007-06-01
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