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.

Thursday, October 10, 2002

Jeremy Allaire, the CTO and Macromedia provides a great analysis on ASP's, Web Services and the next generation of Application Services which are not just plumbing, but the end to end product. It's amazing how some technology seems to gain momentum without stakes in the ground. It appears that MX (Flash and Cold Fusion) can provide all the pieces which enable true utility for those needing to implement and deploy network service products. comment [] 5:46:14 PM    . Jeremy Allaire (CTO of Macromedia) writes on network scalability and computing as a utility. This article points toward where distributed computing and webservices are probably heading comment [] 11:44:36 AM    . If you rent videos regularly and you're not using Netflix you might want to check it out. I've become a commited customer for many reasons... no late fee's, no driving back and forth from the video store, i always have a couple DVD's I've selected waiting for me in my living room, huge selection and I can return the DVD's whenever I choose... It's not for everyone, but it's a great service in my opinion. comment [] 9:21:45 AM    .

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