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Android tablets to Rock the Market!

Great summary of all the new Android slates coming into the market. Check it here Related articles by Zemanta LG Launching Android Tablet in Q4 2010 (intomobile.com) Samsung to introduce Android-based tablet in Q3 (theglobeandmail.com) Motorola 10-inch Android 3.0 tablet tipped for November (slashgear.com) Lenovo Plans Tablet Computer Powered by Android (dailyfinance.com) Rumor: Droid Tablet … Continued

BlackBerry – where now, loyalty only lasts for so long

Image via Wikipedia The world must seem like a very lonely place if your BlackBerry at the moment. Technology aside, BlackBerry has always had an intensely loyal following due to clever design at every level. The users loved the ability to scratch their ‘itch’ easily – its like wearing a watch, we just check it … Continued

Have Microsoft lost the plot?

Before you put pen to paper on a topic like this you have to challenge yourself before you make such a bold statement – so note the question mark. Peter Drucker wisely noted, “Business has only two basic functions: marketing and innovation.” High tech is uniquely a product of both. Inbound marketing leads to innovation, … Continued

#Hosting automation for Telco / Carriers – choice is critical for the customer – check out Ensim, Paralells and EMS Cortex

I was holding off on this post until a few things had passed but this is a really important one, its actually vital to how the hosting industry ‘pans’ out within the telco / carrier market – the hosting industry has quite literally gone ‘pete tong’ since the BPOS drive against partners. The market is … Continued

#Hosted Services – the right recipe for growth, prevent the lock in.

The hosted services market has now reached that point of maturity where hosted exchange vendors are ten a penny. Personally I started in this market back in 2003 when margins were ‘rich’ for hosted services like Exchange, SharePoint, BlackBerry etc and subsequently went deeper into the vertical SaaS industry because I saw the writing on … Continued

Which flavour cloud – elastic, azure or a bit of apple sir?

Firstly, I have not managed to finish this post. It was only meant to be a quick run down which has just got bigger the more I am thinking about this. Anyway, it’s not a deep technical view more of a pull it into a single page who are the main players and some wildcats. … Continued

#Carriers need to ‘sell with’ big software vendors ….

Just a little picture of a great boat in San Fran – 09! I feel traitorous in what I am about to say, I have been one of those ‘start up’ guys who injected time and passion into the carriers over many years – I passionately and genuinely believe that this is where the hosted … Continued

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