Ambient Connectivity and the “Impending Social Crash”
I’ve got a pile of work to do today that (unfortunately) has very little to do with writing blog posts directly. I’ve also got a number of “must write” blog posts that are timely…
The “Googizon” Perspective: The Principals of Network Neutrality are Eroding at the Top
By Jay Livens
One of the biggest surprises this week was the net neutrality announcement from Google and Verizon (Googizon). The New York Times covers the announcement here and the situation raises significant concerns about future control…
Official Twitter Tweet Button, Good for Brands Like Amazon
Liking and tweeting. It seems like that’s all social media has boiled down to. For businesses, that could simplify digital marketing and user engagement, offering more direct ways to monetize brand interaction. An upcoming…
Mobile Computing, Security, and the Separation of Personal and Company Applications
I clearly remember back when I first joined META Group in 2000 and was given a company laptop – and IBM ThinkPad as it happens. The tech person in our office told me, “Treat…
EMC’s Chuck Hollis: the Cloud Revolution has “No U Turns”
Clouds are fluffy, airy and quite cheery, more often than not. And as scary as storm clouds can be, they often bring an opportunity for watering new growth and clearing away debris. Perhaps that’s…
Traveling Light: Mobile Computing and e-Publishing
I am a long-time user and advocate of e-books, going back to the advent of PeanutPress (now eReader.com, a division of Barnes & Noble) on the Palm PDA platform more than a decade ago.…
Zimbra Gets the Full VMware Treatment, Stacking the Cloud
Zimbra, the open source email hosting solution acquired by VMware earlier this year, is making its debut as part of the VMware family. It now has a virtual appliance offering designed for data center…
Google, Network Neutrality and the Bullshit Excuse
By Tom Foremski
"Telcos are harming the US national interest," Vint Cerf at the Fortune Brainstorm conference two years ago. Why is Vint Cerf, Google’s chief Internet Evangelist and father of the Internet silent on this issue…
Cha-Ching, DataCap Acquisitions: Validating Cloud and Virtualization Trends
Quicken developer Intuit has acquired Cha-Ching, adding to its web-mobile toolkits provided to users. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. MidnightApps, the company behind the Cha-Ching Mac and iPhone apps, posted this…
Mark Hurd Gets Larry Ellison’s Support, HP Looks Bad Either Way
The tech industry is starting to weigh in on Mark Hurd’s resignation from Hewlett-Packard, with Oracle CEO Larry Ellison taking up Hurd’s cause. In the same breath, he lambasted HP for the way it’s…