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Monthly Archives: October 2010
It is time for Europe to lead the world on sustainable innovation
Sustainable innovation offers Europe the opportunity to lead the world in the most important challenge faced today. The culture, regulation and market conditions here mean that, if handled properly, this type of innovation is ideally suited to being nurtured and … Continue reading
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Green, Sustainability
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The Walkman is dead…. long live the pretender!
Sony confirmed today that the well-loved Walkman is finally dead and will no longer be produced. I was a little surprised to see that it was still being built if I’m honest, but it’s passing is a shame for those … Continue reading
Posted in connectivity, mobile working, smartphone, social media, technology, video
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Collaboration on a Tablet scale?
About a third of all iPad owners have never downloaded an app for their device according to a study of 5000 users by research firm Nielsen. It found that 32% of the iPad owners it quizzed had never downloaded any … Continue reading
Is flexibility to work where you want more important than salary?
More than 6 out of 10 people would take less money when starting a new job if it meant they were given flexibility to work wherever they wanted, according to the first Cisco Connected World Report 2010. Custom Market Research … Continue reading
Are security concerns slowing the adoption of mobile workforces?
Security fears are the largest inhibitor of widespread adoption of mobile and distributed workforces in business, according to the Cisco Connected World Report 2010. Custom Market Research questioned 1,303 people and 1,309 IT decision makers across 13 countries of the … Continue reading
Does Digital Citizen Services offer a cost effective option to cash strapped governments?
Hardly a day goes by without more talk across the governments of Europe of austerity measures and budget cuts across departments. And no doubt there will be considerable pressure on local and national health and support services. So I was … Continue reading
Posted in connectivity, technology, Telepresence, Video conferencing
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Will video calls take off?
I read with interest the story in Computing this morning which reported Juniper Research suggesting that less than one in 10 smartphone owners, of which there are apparently 29 million worldwide, will be making mobile video calls by 2015. That started … Continue reading
Posted in connectivity, mobile working, video, Video conferencing
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Bringing family and friends into the living room
Imagine being able to bring your family and friends into your living room at the touch of a button via your existing HD Television and broadband connection. You will be able to see their faces and their expressions almost as … Continue reading
Posted in connectivity, technology, Telepresence
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Everything goes virtual
Desktop virtualisation is growing rapidly according to reports on Silicon Republic covering a Citrix study which suggests enterprise-wide desktop virtualisation sales are doubling every year. According to the study, European Citrix solutions providers reported 375 enterprise-wide desktop virtualisation deployments in … Continue reading
Posted in cloud, mobile working, technology, virtualisation
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Look who’s calling…. Facebook?
Facebook and Skype are reportedly on the verge of announcing a strategic partnership that would allow users of the social networking site to send text messages and make internet telephone calls from their Facebook profile page. When you think about … Continue reading
