IBM Happenings: July 2008
There has been no summer slowdown at IBM where July brought a slew of announcements in hardware, software, services, acquisitions, and strategic alliances. The list of announcements made during the month is below. The company announced record second-quarter results with profits up 28 percent on $27 billion in revenue — roughly $300 million per day! […]
iPhone – Update No. 13
I am sticking to my story — the iPhone 3G is fantastic. There are some issues however. The iPhone is much more than a "cell phone" — it is a platform. The six basic elements of the platform are the iPhone itself, the network (AT&T in the United States), iTunes, the "App Store", MobileMe and, […]
Supernova 2008 – Part 5
I learned a lot at Supernova as I do every year. It is difficult to explain the depth and breadth of what transpired at the conference, but hopefully I will hit some highlights and provide links where you can learn more. One of the many interesting topics was “networks” — something that we take for […]
iPhone – Update No. 12
It is now more than 84 hours since I got my hands on the iPhone 3g. The bottom line is that the phone itself is a masterpiece — really great. As expected, there are many applications available in the "app store" and many thousands more to come. That is the good news. The bad news […]
Supernova 2008 – Part 2
Supernova began last Monday morning at the UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center. There is no sign of recession in the Mission Bay area — construction cranes everywhere. The 300 acre former rail yard was created in 1998 as a redevelopment project and seems to be flourishing. It has attracted a lot of biotechnology research and […]