Thursday, June 19, 2003|
Small, palm-sized printers that can print digital images on photo paper that is postcard or business card sized have come under the spotlight. The reasons for this are that the ownership rate of digital cameras has reached more than 30% domestically, and that a mobile phone with a built-in digital camera of 1,000,000-pixel picture quality has appeared in the market. It is considered that the market for printing digital photos taken by these devices will continue to expand, and is expected to reach 300 billion yen by 2006. 4:28:46 PM  comment
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The Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW) platform makes it simple to use mobile telephone applications in multiple regions, according to mobile phone content developers gathered at the BREW2003 Developers Conference. In many cases localization can be completed by merely changing the language used, and once an application is certified as BREW-compliant, Qualcomm Inc of the US and other firms will help with multi-regional expansion. Recognizing these advantages, mobile phone content and application developers are becoming increasingly excited about BREW applications. In Japan, for example, a number of Korean games already have been localized, and Japanese ring tone technology is being exported, marking the emergence of new businesses. 4:28:09 PM comment
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Mobile phone users will be able to play Bandai Networks Co Ltd's popular "Ragnarok Online" starting June 19. By year-end, the firm aims to sign up 240,000 users, for revenues of 500 million yen, rising to 2 billion yen next fiscal year. "Ragnarok" is one of the most popular online games in Korea, where it has 2.5 million users. Bandai Networks worked with GungHo Online Entertainment Inc to develop the new version. 4:27:08 PM comment
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Organizations should reward learning as well as sales. Here's how. 4:25:47 PM comment
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The story behind Dean Kamenís Segway scooter, and his combustive meeting with the kingpins of Apple and Amazon. Excerpt from Code Name Ginger. 4:25:18 PM comment
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In an e-mail Q&A, HBS professor Josh Lerner discusses issues including transparency and private equity, buyout firms, Sarbanes-Oxley, and the role of VC on innovation. 4:24:38 PM comment
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It bothers author David Kushner that two of the most influential figures in what is now a $10.8 billion segment of the entertainment industry are all but unknown to mainstream America. And so along comes "Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture." The book traces the story of video game programmers John Romero and John Carmack, inventors of the wildly popular "Doom," among other games. It?s a fast-paced, entertaining ride that chronicles the careers of the Doom Duo and the evolution of video gaming. 4:22:38 PM comment
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When companies want to outsource back office operations to an overseas site, would they be better off setting up a captive center that they can control? Or would they get higher productivity by contracting with a third-party services provider? In the second part of his conversation with Indian BPO pioneer Raman Roy, Wharton professor Ravi Aron explores these issues and more. 4:21:38 PM comment
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Consider the following: P/E, P/B, EPS, EVA, WACC, CAPM, ROE, RAROC, ROIC, NPV, DCF. What do these acronyms have in common? They are valuation metrics used by companies, investors and/or analysts to figure out what a company is worth. Of course, different valuation methodologies gravitate toward different data and interpret information in different ways. To address capital allocation and performance measurement issues specific to the banking industry, The Wharton Financial Institutions Center last month hosted a conference called "Measuring and Managing the Value of Financial Institutions: Integrating External and Internal Valuations." 4:20:49 PM comment
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Oracle's Larry Ellison, a chief executive not known for being timid, has thrown a big boulder into a small pond with his company's hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft. The ripples will be rocking companies in the business software industry for some time to come. What are the reasons for Ellison's move, what does he expect to accomplish and how likely is it that his strategy will fail? Wharton faculty look at the players in this clubby, and highly competitive, industry. 4:19:08 PM comment
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Analysts predict wireless hot-spot crash. The resources being spent on wireless LANs for public areas is being wasted, according to Forrester analysts, who predict that Bluetooth technology will surpass Wi-Fi. [CNET News.com] What the hell is Forrester smoking? Bluetooth? There are more IrDA-capable devices out there than bluetooth but that doesn't make it "the" connectivity interface does it? The "sky-high" price of back-haul? And how does one obviate the need for that with Bluetooth (or even WWAN)? Last I checked, the price of back haul was going down every year.
Regardless, all of that still doesn't mean that the WiFi hotspot market has a sustainable business model. This is where my idea of the carriers rolling out WiFi APs with the backhaul being 1xEVDO/1xEVDV/EDGE/WCDMA is where this will work. |
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Aesthetics Can Make You Rich. The meek may inherit the earth, but creative types will take over the economy. By Virginia Postrel from Wired magazine. [Wired News] 4:00:26 PM comment
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Openwave Systems to cut 180 jobs. The wireless browser maker plans to reduce its work force by 12 percent in an effort to shave $10 million from its quarterly expenses. [CNET News.com] 3:56:55 PM comment
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Follow the Money. Everybody Wi-Fi wants investment, but is there enough there there: The constant theme of Wi-Fi investment is that a) the market is growing but b) which market? Wi-Fi services -- installing and maintaining wireless LANs in companies and for public venues -- is clearly large and getting larger. Sales of equipment continue to grow as margins shrink. Competition among chipmakers is huge, but the pie is too thin for that many. Frank Catalano, a veteran tech reporter, also gets a great quote: where $6 an hour is seen as a possible hot spot rate today, a buck an hour is really where it's going, says one analysis.... [Wi-Fi Networking News] 3:54:15 PM comment
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Micro-engines to power next-gen PDAs, PCs, phones. Birmingham boffins build better battery [The Register] 3:52:13 PM comment
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A Laptop Always on the Go, Yet Always Plugged In. Most laptop carrying cases are just that - a bag to tuck the computer into while traveling. Back Office, a backpack from Shaun Jackson Design, is meant for carrying a laptop and accessories too, but to its designer, that is almost secondary. By Ian Austen. [New York Times: Technology] 3:50:49 PM comment
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