"The point of why we made the announcement about Isis before we were out there marketing it is to let all of the ecosystem players know, here is the place you can come to talk about the open standards we're developing, what we'd expect people to adopt and that we're bringing the wherewithal of AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon and the 200 million subscribers they have and the 100 million who re-up their phones every year," says Abbott.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Isis CEO: Mobile payments making "good progress"
"If you're going to make payments work in the United States on a mobile phone, you're going to need a lot of players to come alive in the ecosystem to make that happen--everything from the merchants to the OEMs to the phone manufacturers," says Isis CEO Michael Abbott.
"The point of why we made the announcement about Isis before we were out there marketing it is to let all of the ecosystem players know, here is the place you can come to talk about the open standards we're developing, what we'd expect people to adopt and that we're bringing the wherewithal of AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon and the 200 million subscribers they have and the 100 million who re-up their phones every year," says Abbott.
"The point of why we made the announcement about Isis before we were out there marketing it is to let all of the ecosystem players know, here is the place you can come to talk about the open standards we're developing, what we'd expect people to adopt and that we're bringing the wherewithal of AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon and the 200 million subscribers they have and the 100 million who re-up their phones every year," says Abbott.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
Corning Incorporated to Acquire MobileAccess
These days, if you run a business in the fixed-line business, in any way, and you don't have a mobile play, you have a problem. So it is that Corning has signed an agreement to acquire MobileAccess, a leading provider of wireless network solutions.
With headquarters in Vienna, Va. and a technology center in Tel Aviv, Israel, MobileAccess provides distributed antenna system solutions for flexible wireless coverage in the rapidly growing wireless market.
With headquarters in Vienna, Va. and a technology center in Tel Aviv, Israel, MobileAccess provides distributed antenna system solutions for flexible wireless coverage in the rapidly growing wireless market.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
Skype Competitor Viber Hits 10 Million Downloads
An Android version is said to be coming.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
Charge Anywhere for Android Updated
Charge Anywhere, a provider of mobile payment solutions and payment gateway services, has released an updated version of "Charge Anywhere for Android," a free payment application for Android smartphones. The application can be downloaded from the Android Market.
read more here
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Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
Galaxy Tab Return Rate 15%, Study Finds
The Galaxy Tab, Samsung's answer to the iPad, was found in one study to have a return rate of about 15 percent, compared to a two-percent return rate for the Apple iPad.
'Consumers aren't in love with the device,' said Tony Berkman, a consumer tech analyst with ITG.
'Consumers aren't in love with the device,' said Tony Berkman, a consumer tech analyst with ITG.
Samsung says it has shipped two million Galaxy Tabs, which run Google Android software.
The problem with the Galaxy might be attributed to use of an operating system not originally designed to run a tablet.
The problem with the Galaxy might be attributed to use of an operating system not originally designed to run a tablet.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Groupon’s Hyperlocal Play
Groupon has a partnerhip with JiWire that provides "hyperlocal" targeted ads.
Ad formatting will roll into the JiWire Compass template, which initially appears as a standard display ad, but when clicked on, opens up into a richer, app-like experience with geo-fencing and mapping capabilities.
JiWire’s network automatically determines a user’s location and then searches for locally-relevant deals. Results show how many local deals were found and their distance from that location.
Ad formatting will roll into the JiWire Compass template, which initially appears as a standard display ad, but when clicked on, opens up into a richer, app-like experience with geo-fencing and mapping capabilities.
JiWire’s network automatically determines a user’s location and then searches for locally-relevant deals. Results show how many local deals were found and their distance from that location.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
How Twitter Makes Money
Twitter now offers three "advertising format. The promoted tweets program offers classic cost-per-click pricing.
The promoted accounts program uses a cost-per-action format, while the promoted trends program uses a flat-rate, daily sponsorship that drives huge amounts of impressions, engagements, and clicks.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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