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The Future of Mobile Computing

Posted Thursday, January 28, 2010 9:39 AM by msteinberg :: 0 Comments
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There was a fascinating article in Business Week on how the battle between Apple and Google is shaping up. Here are two companies that together have won the hearts and minds of users in recent years. They have recently imitated each other, and were so Read More...

tHAWT Episode #155: A solo Mark

Posted Sunday, May 24, 2009 4:51 PM by thindson :: 0 Comments
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Attachment(s): http://hill-vt.com/podcast/tHAWT/tHAWT_052209.mp3
This week we have Mark flying solo. It probably has something to do with the Memorial Day Holiday weekend. Here are the links he used: Interop Las Vegas 2009 The 14 Themes of Interop Las Vegas 2009 Telecom Revenue Will Fall 3.1% this year Will Over-The-Top Read More...

tHAWT Episode #128: The tru2way debate

Posted Saturday, October 18, 2008 1:38 PM by thindson :: 0 Comments
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Attachment(s): http://hill-vt.com/podcast/tHAWT/tHAWT_101708.mp3
For this episode Dave , Paul, and I were together in Vermont and we started things with a discussion as to what tru2way is all about. It turns out there were some misconceptions about what it really is. It will be interesting to see how the market reacts Read More...

Just @#$% it! What are they saying?

Posted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 9:16 AM by msteinberg :: 0 Comments
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Normally, we would include something like this in the newsletter, but we're about to send it out to everyone, so we'll opt to place it on the blog. It's amazing how a little sexual innuendo advertising video can enable visibility for IT sales. Read More...

We Don't Need No Stinkin' OSS

Posted Wednesday, February 21, 2007 2:23 PM by ntodd :: 0 Comments
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Attachment(s): http://hill-vt.com/podcast/IMS/IMS-OSS.mp3
Okay, maybe operational support systems (OSS) are important. So what does IMS have to say about all that? Paul called in Brian, an expert from Sigma-Systems in Toronto, to shed some light on the issue (9 minutes, 3MB). Related links: Sigma-Systems All Read More...

Wallstrip - Where Wall Street Meets Web 2.0

Posted Friday, February 02, 2007 10:10 AM by msteinberg :: 1 Comments
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It launched on October 16th, but now after barely three months, Wallstrip seems to be hitting the big time. Viral videos meets serious stock information. If that isn't Web 2.0! Wallstrip claims to have an average of 10,000 views a day, and their success Read More...

It Goes Without Saying - Growth in VoIP in 2006; More in 2007

Posted Wednesday, January 17, 2007 11:23 AM by msteinberg :: 2 Comments
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Everyone knows that VoIP deployment is gaining rapid acceptance and growing accordingly. And as reported in Network World in Dec 2006 , it seems the technology has definitely reached critical mass. Here are some interesting statistics from Keynote Systems Read More...

How Fast Can We Go?

Posted Wednesday, January 17, 2007 9:02 AM by msteinberg :: 0 Comments
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I've discussed the commodization of bandwidth some time ago in a Podcast entitled " The Perfect Storm ." And still we get closer to having even more and faster throughput with the announcement of a new integrated photonic chip set from Infinera, Read More...

May I Have The Envelope, Please

Posted Sunday, January 14, 2007 11:47 AM by msteinberg :: 1 Comments
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In March 2007, the Federal Government is expected to announce the winner of the first of two major awards as part of the Networx contract updates. The contracts are estimated to be worth upwards of $68 Billion (yup, that's right) over 10 years. Networx Read More...

High-tech Crime Fighting in Canada

Posted Wednesday, January 03, 2007 7:46 PM by msteinberg :: 0 Comments
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You gotta love the Canadians. In November of 2006, British Columbia announced that it is the first province to use a new high-tech crime-fighting technology. It is called the Automatic Licence Plate Recognition, or ALPR, and will be used to specifically Read More...

Will the Wii Help You Trim Those Holiday Pounds?

Posted Friday, December 29, 2006 11:25 AM by msteinberg :: 0 Comments
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I was not one of those people that waited in line to get the Wii (or the Xbox 360 or Play Station 3 for that matter.) I am not a gamer. Never have been. (Sorry). I am also not one for spending countless amounts of time ensuring that I have something before Read More...

Curious Minds Want to Know About Ms. Dewey

Posted Monday, December 25, 2006 2:22 PM by msteinberg :: 0 Comments
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Now I'm a big Google fan. Have been since about Day 1. But this past week, one of my students introduced me to Ms. Dewey . She's a riot. But more than really very cool, she is a great example of a new web application, and interactivity. She can Read More...

Techie Gadgets Podcast

Posted Wednesday, December 06, 2006 12:44 PM by rdayvie :: 0 Comments
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Attachment(s): http://hill-vt.com/podcast/U3_Podcast.mp3
In this podcast , Peter Southwick, a Hill Associates SMTS, discusses a new use for flash drives. A company called U3 is pre-installing a launch pad on the flash drives that allows applications to run from the drive. These drives store all the personal Read More...

The Device Formerly Known As "The Cell Phone"

Posted Monday, December 04, 2006 5:58 PM by msteinberg :: 0 Comments
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Attachment(s): http://hill-vt.com/podcast/InterviewSS_IMS.mp3
The December 4th issue of Business Week has an article on the future of technology that centers on the mobile world in Korea and Japan today with the "Thumb Generation", and coming to your hands tomorrow. The article begins with a look at a Read More...

And I Still Don't Know What Innovation Means

Posted Friday, December 01, 2006 11:58 PM by ntodd :: 0 Comments
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What began as a simple throwaway post about innovation on my connected... blog became a wide-ranging, almost-Homerian epic that kept me up way after my bedtime. So please read it, lest my effort be totally wasted. ntodd Read More...
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