Category Archives: Convergence for a Converging World

A Hand Up.

Posted on June 18, 2011 by John

In the midst of so many dire conditions globally; IT is proving once-again to be a medium through which people’s lives are further interrelated and (potentially) changed for the better via a Silicon Valley Non-profit that is outsourcing work to … Continue reading →

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A Magnificent Mess.

Posted on June 17, 2011 by John

The enclosed article highlights both the potential and perils of conducting business in India. Six hundred million (yes, that’s right) active mobile subscribers is a staggering figure. Conversely, dealing with the seemingly happenstance manner in which the mobile spectrum was … Continue reading →

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Go (Big) Blue!

Posted on June 17, 2011 by John

Happy Birthday IBM! In sum; the list of contributions that this company has made to the ‘world of technology’ is indeed impressive (which is a serious understatement). From CRN: http://goo.gl/CYC1J IBM’s History: http://goo.gl/c7Q4Y

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(Only) Delusions.

Posted on June 13, 2011 by John

IDC’s (re-released and rehashed) prediction of Windows’ ascent within the mobile (OS) space to the second spot (behind Android and ahead of Apple) is either: a) profoundly insightful (due to clairvoyance and/or simply being able to predict the future); and/or … Continue reading →

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The Downward Spiral.

Posted on June 10, 2011 by John

Let’s review: a) the firm has been blown past by their competition; b) they decide to pin their hopes on Microsoft (another former early default leader within this segment; c) their C.T.O. has just announced that he is going on … Continue reading →

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An $8.5 Billion Dollar Headache?

Posted on June 8, 2011 by John

For countless end-users; the overwhelming majority are in all probability hopeful that Skype’s latest disruption is nothing serious. For Redmond; all bets are that they did not just pay the amount that they did for… well, a company that has … Continue reading →

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Openness Downsides.

Posted on June 6, 2011 by John

A lot has been stated about the upside of the cloud; Open Source; Share-ware, etc. Granted, there are a number of positive attributes (worth noting). Nevertheless, in light of the recent wave of hacks that have struck; one question is … Continue reading →

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Hackers Gone Wild…

Posted on June 4, 2011 by John

With Sony; Google; Microsoft and Yahoo all in the news regarding their systems being compromised… it looks as though Skype can now be added to the (what appears to be) growing list of technologies that are either: a) revealing their … Continue reading →

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Specific Absorption Rate.

Posted on June 4, 2011 by John

Your handset just might be dangerous to your health (depending on how much / how you use it). And, as a Public Service Announcement (one would hope, anyway) Computerworld (and other media outlets) published data of their levels of radiation … Continue reading →

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