Cloud-Based Computing - What’s in Store in Unified Communications?

By Ken Camp - I'm very interested in the evolution of what we're now calling cloud-based computing. When I track my own evolution through networking technologies, with a slant toward telecommunications, I can't help but make a strong comparison to hosted services. We've seen  hosted Centrex evolve to hosted VoIP solutions. Now we're seeing the beginnings of hosted enterprise business applications moving more and more toward Communications Enhanced Business Processes (CEBP). I'd argue Salesforce.com is a strong example of that. With phenomenal growth of Amazon's S3 services and Google's massive distributed computing engine, cloud-based computing services are ...

October 27, 2008 — 10:02pm ET | By Jason Ankeny Google's Android Market hasn't been open a full week, but already some application download patterns are suggesting how the OS will compare--and contrast--with Apple's rival App Store. In its first 24 hours of business, Android Market (which went live in tandem with the commercial release of T-Mobile USA's G1, the first Android-based device) offered consumers their choice of 62 applications, roughly 10 percent the number available when the App Store launched; according to data released by mobile ad firm Medialets, the average app tallied more than 7,800 downloads on ...

Motorola Inc., struggling to return to sustainable profitability, will bring the Aura handset to market this quarter, the company said. With “state-of-the-art handcraftsmanship,” the device will set you back two (really) big ones — that’s $2,000. More ...

Mike Dano Story posted: October 23, 2008 - 11:46 am EDT BOSTON — A day after the release of the first cellphone powered by Google Inc.’s Android software, the founder of the startup that initially developed the software took the Mobile Internet World keynote stage to explain the reasons behind the search giant’s much-hyped effort. “It’s been quite a busy week for us,” said Rich Miner, general manager of Google’s Mobile Platforms business and the founder of Android, the startup that Google acquired three years ago to form the base of its cellphone-software strategy. Miner, a 15-year veteran of the ...

十月四日，秋季里一个多事之日，亚特兰大华人的众多活动都在这一天举行。尽管IT协会理事会对相建南先生以及他即将带来的演讲内容充满信心，同时也对众多参与者的支持和热情以及IT协会理事会自己的组织能力不与质疑。毕竟ACIT 成功举办的北美职场竟争论谈系列讲座和中美创业论坛系列讲座在亚特兰大的众多华人当中产生了正面和积极的反响。也相信那些参与者，无论是做计算机行业的；还是做其他行业的；无论是经过努力奋斗已经取得一定成绩的；还是正在筹划为一目标要实施行动的；都从我们举办的具有实际价值的活动中获得不同程度的收益。(more...)

By Rhonda Wickham WirelessWeek - September 30, 2008 China Mobile plans to work with HTC Corporation to bring Android-powered mobile devices to China, according to a report in Trading Markets. Although it initially planned to offer an Android device later this year, the operator now reports it may be Q2 2009 before it has a device ready. The cause is a delay in open mobile systems based applications development. While the United States waits for the Android device to go on sale Oct. 20, the Android platform ...