Friday quiz: What company reinvented what in the last three years?
There’s been a lot of reinventing (and inventing) going on the last three years. Can you figure out who did what? What company reinvented the telecom industry by providing handset makers an open platform, leading to the retirement of countless proprietary platforms and leading to…
Top App Trends: Transactions and Business Intelligence
I have been on the road since almost a year, meeting clients and colleagues to discuss apps and start up app initiatives. My journeys have taken me to the US, Canada, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Spain, UK, India, Dubai and Greece. The app goes business….
What is an app?
Definitions of words are important. They are the foundation of all communication. Unless we share the same definitions we are likely to run into misunderstandings. In 2011, the word “app” is arguably the most important from a business technology perspective. So, what is an app? There…
Mobile Web vs App
A common discussion that comes up in client meetings is on the topic of “Mobile Web vs App”. The primary driving force in the discussion is the fear of having to develop the app for multiple platforms, instead of having to develop it just once…
Windows Phone 7 marketing campaign
Windows Phone 7 is released today in the US. The marketing message is summed up by the company by the question: “Really?” The press release explains: The phone is being launched into a crowded marketplace, but Microsoft hopes it stands out with features designed “to get…