Will Johnston produces Thinkmedia. I have been involved with technology and product development since 1983 when I bought and started programming my first PC. I was a member of the Apple HyperCard development team, founder of the BuyDirectory (among the first consumer search engines), Sr. Product Manager for PDF at Adobe Systems, Sr. Product Manager for Commerce at Inktomi Corporation and one of the earliest users of the WELL and Usenet.

Thinkmedia provides consulting services for the intersection of technology and business.

Tuesday, July 02, 2002

I've been using ReplayTV for about two years. It hasn't increased my minor amount of television watching, but it has made it a lot better. I think a great product would be a radio which had the same features as ReplayTV. Digital pause, rewind, skip etc... I listen to NPR most of the day while working and would love to be able to have those kind of features as a part of my radio... comment [] 12:58:01 PM    . Stewart Alsop writes for Fortune magazine on the resurgance of the ASP business model. I never understood why the ASP model was written off with the .com dearth. I believe we'll see an ASP resurgence as web services evolve. A Bet on a Not Dead Business Model comment [] 11:15:44 AM    . UDDI so far ahead of its time that it may not get adopted? CNET: Directory Assistance for Web Services comment [] 10:41:50 AM    . One of the biggest roadblocks in Web Service adoption is security. When providing truly secure inter-operable services across a distributed network there are many issues to be sorted out to ensure that security is persistent. This article details some of the issues and competing standards. Web Services Edged Forward comment [] 10:15:48 AM    . An interesting article on Web Service integration and how IBM and Microsoft force their customers to adopt end-to-end solutions, while Sun provides a more flexible framework. Thinking Outside the Box comment [] 9:59:25 AM    . Here are a few of the prominent Web Service Technology Providers... I'm currently on a quest to identify a list of solutions provided with Web Services. WS Technology Providers: Microsoft, AmberPoint, Grand Central, Sun Microsystems, Blue Titan, Talking Blocks, Cape Clear, Collaxa, Systinet comment [] 9:34:53 AM    .

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