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Next session is March 8th or 29th [to be confirmed] starting at 9 am – registration at 8:45 am.
Location: Oracle HQ in Mississauga – map and location at
Coffee etc. served. See you there.
Topic:
Devices, Gadgets and Tools for the workforce – from Apple to Laptops what are mobile workers using and why.
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Submit articles and whitepapers and we will give away a new Blackberry to the best article and best white paper or case study.
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Avaya buys Ubiquity Software for $144 million
By Phil Hochmuth, Network World
Avaya this week announced plans to acquire Ubiquity Software, a maker of SIP-based applications and software development tools, for around $144 million.
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Apple’s iphone might lead to – Apple Enterprise computing
By Kevin Tolly, Network World, 01/11/07
Some 25 years ago, Steve Jobs and Apple lost the war of corporate computing to IBM and Microsoft. I imagine, though, that Jobs probably considers it just a battle in his own “Thirty Years War” against Microsoft and its founder. While Apple’s recent iPhone announcement was completely focused on consumers, the iPhone might also serve to bolster Apple’s position in the enterprise.
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T-Mobile, RIM Launch White Pearl
By Monica Alleven NEWS@2 DIRECT - January 15, 2007
Claiming a first in the color department, T-Mobile USA and Research In Motion (RIM) launched the new white BlackBerry Pearl.
The carrier is now offering the product in a pearl white finish as well as piano black. The Pearl includes phone, e-mail and Web browsing when combined with T-Mobile’s $19.99 monthly unlimited data plan added to a voice plan.
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Mobile Technology shorts:
35% of US mobile phone owners use text messaging:
Although 79% of consumers find the idea of mobile ads annoying, early efforts at mobile marketing have revealed that consumers will happily engage in campaigns as long as marketers deliver valuable information or content. According to Forrester Research, a growing number of consumers are shifting from voice-only mobile services to other activities, creating a viable audience for mobile marketing. 35% of US households that own a mobile phone currently engage in text messaging and 11% access the mobile Internet.
2) 174 mln users to get into mobile social networks by 2011
ABI Research found that “mobile social communities” currently count nearly 50 mln members worldwide, a number that is expected to reach 174 mln in 2011.
3) $1.56 bln generated from mobile gaming in Asia in 2005
Mobile gaming in Asia/Pacific has been successfully established, with revenues reaching $1.56 bln in 2005, reports In-Stat. Mobile gaming in Asia/Pacific will reach $4.4 bln in 2010. 3G users spend 70% more per month on mobile gaming than 2G users. Interest levels in mobile gaming are low, with more than half of both 2G and 3G users indicating they would be unlikely to play mobile games within the next six months.
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