Thursday, April 27, 2006

The new Internet2 network is scheduled to be in place by fall of 2007. It transmits data at up to 10 gigabytes per second and in tests recently reached speeds of 8.8 GBs. While the new internet is intended for scientific research, including the transmission of high volume data such as telescope pictures, it is only a matter of time before sumilar networks become available to conmmercial users. It will mean an incredible increase is speeds, for example being able to download a movie in seconds ratheer than several minutes. More important;ly, such high speed internet service will make such things as online TV and view-on-demand videos easy and fast. Current trends to migrate to the internet will be solidified. globeandmail.com : Internet2 aims to boost capacity 80-fold

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

RIM's Blackberry is one of the most popular mobile devices on earth. The reasons seem quite simple. It is small, portable, attractive and fast. It shines when using its e-mail. And it makes a great cell phone. those are reasons why Micrisift is having limited success penetrating the Blackberry's market with its new Palm Treo loaded with Windows technology. Although the Microsoft approach sounds attractive for interactive computing with larger systems, nevertheless the basic elements of Blackberry's design and functionality seem to be what customers want. It's going to be even more of a competitive field though in the future. Mobile Computing: A Window into the Future?

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

As everyone with any interest in the internet knows, Google has been extending its reach into the realm of e-commerce and e-business with amazing speed and flexibility. Several of their offerings have considerable potential in this area. For example, their Google Base, a service which allows people to upload content into google and thus make it more available to searchers, has a great deal of marketing potential. Also, their Google Payments system may well become one of the premier payment methods on the net, rivalling paypal. More will be coming, to be sure. Google Base(d) E-Commerce

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Computerworld has released a new report on the state of corporate security, addressing issues ranging from the old one about whether people keep their passwords on sticky notes to contemporary ones like the growing use of biometrics for access control. The report focuses on the widely employed risk based model for determining security levels for particular areas of systems. Growth in the strength of security has been an important ingredient of the development of e-business, but more work is needed. Biometrics may provide part but not all of the answer. Computerworld Security Special Report

Thursday, April 13, 2006

One of the many major changes revolutionizing the communications and media industry is that of wireless television. As the regulators struggle to cope with it and the providers consider what the content should be, not to mention the business model, consumers are taking it up on PC's and mobile phones. Where it goes probably depends on the consumers. globeandmail.com : Wireless TV services given free rein