I'm operating as though today isn't a holiday. So if it happens to be one for you...well, pretend. * Vonage gets a reprieve. Vonage has been under fire from Verizon for using some patented tech it shouldn't have. Now they have a reprieve. But if you'd like the full history of the problem as well as an explanation of what this means to your Vonage service, then hit those links. (Source: InfoWorld, NetworkWorld) * I’m operating as though today isn’t a holiday. So if it happens to be one for you…well, pretend.* Vonage gets a reprieve. Vonage has been under fire from Verizon for using some patented tech it shouldn’t have. Now they have a reprieve. But if you’d like the full history of the problem as well as an explanation of what this means to your Vonage service, then hit those links. (Source: InfoWorld, NetworkWorld)* Citrix getting into desktop virtualization. Guess that makes sense. Their marketing play was similar to virtualization, just using remote access. Since that’s on its way out, moving into true desktop-v is a logical move. (Source: TechWeb) * KDDI to offer cell net in US. KDDI is the second largest mobile phone operator in the Japan, for those who don’t recognize the name. They’ll be renting pipes and bandwidth from Sprint/Nextel, but their marketing will be targeting mainly Japanese workers visiting the US. Look for a full roll-out by the middle of this month. (Source: ZDNet)* Dash hands out free GPSes. Dash Navigation is handing out 2000 GPS units for a free six-month test drive. Just got over to the Dash.net Web site to sign up. I’m going there now. (Source: TGDaily) Technology Industry