Mobile Web 2.0 Spotlight

Mobile Convergent Devices and Applications

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST

I can't let this experience go undocumented. I am sitting in Starbucks drinking a Mocha, writing a blog article, chatting with an international client on skype, checking and responding to emails, taking phone calls, recording voice memos, accessing spreadsheets on Google Docs, scheduling meetings and listening to music all on my iPhone.

Easiest Way to Make an iPhone Media App

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EDT

TapLynx lets designers and developers create truly unique iPhone media applications with customized content and their own distinctive look and feel simply by filling out a configuration file. The framework is optimized for presenting the latest content (through standard RSS feeds), including text, images and video, all viewed inline within the application. The framework also supports multiple ad formats and servers to monetize content. Users of the app can easily share the content with their Facebook, e-mail and Twitter followers. All apps work equally well on the iPod Touch.

Smart Mobile Solutions Launches New DocuSign iPhone App

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:15:00 EDT

With DocuSign’s award-winning electronic signature service, businesses can accelerate their sales cycles and obtain complete visibility into their agreement process. ESIGNControl extends the value of DocuSign to the iPhone handset, empowering busy professionals to run reports on their DocuSign transactions, view details of documents in process, and even make corrections on the fly right from their iPhone. DocuSign, combined with ESIGNControl, supercharges business development and operational professionals, sales teams, real estate agents and mortgage brokers who rely on the DocuSign e-signature service to close deals online in minutes.

Sybase 365 Launches World’s First High-Volume Messaging Platform

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EDT

Sybase 365 announced its Advanced IP Messaging Server (AIMS), available as a fully hosted or on premise solution. AIMS is built upon Sybase’s experience as the leading global messaging interoperability provider as well as the company’s broad database, development tools, and analytics software technology base. Sybase is the first to offer a combined messaging delivery and value added applications and charging platform for telecom operators.

BT and Unisys Dial Up Jaspersoft to Support 8 Million Voicemail Customers

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:30:00 EDT

The SDW, which was built using Jaspersoft and is today deployed in support of more than 8 million customers, reduces the time required to research and respond to issues and decreases costs associated with ad hoc information requests. Since the initial implementation of the SDW for voicemail, BT has expanded its deployment to include analytics for the BT Text and Managed SMS services. This expanded deployment has yielded the significant benefits of providing a "one stop shop" for messaging analytics and has simplified the provision of this information within BT.

Video: FAME Premiere Attendees Get 'FAMEUS' With LG Mobile Phones

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:00:00 EDT

LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A. Inc. (LG Mobile Phones) partnered with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (MGM) and Lakeshore Entertainment to create a multi-faceted marketing campaign to promote the highly-anticipated film, FAME, which premiered last night in Los Angeles. FAME is the highly anticipated remake of the 80's award winning hit film -- is set at a New York City performing arts school and follows the lives of several aspiring dancers, actors, singers, and artists as they reach for their dreams.

Mobile Web 2.0

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:45:00 EDT

The number of subscribers using mobile Internet services will rise from 577 million currently, to top 1.7bn by 2013, spurred by demand for collaborative applications known collectively as 'Web 2.0', and greater 2.5/3G penetration. Established mobile players face increasing competition from web-based brands and will have to adapt their commercial strategies to accommodate greater collaboration with other members of the value chain, if future revenue growth in the mobile Web 2.0 space is to be achieved.

The Monetization of Mobile Multimedia

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:30:00 EDT

The demand for and widespread usage of popular video sharing sites, communities of interest, social networking and personalization has increased exponentially in the past year. While multimedia services and usage are at all time highs in terms of minutes of use, service providers and content owners are still adjusting their revenue and go-to-market models toward consumers and enterprises.

The Growth of Web 2.0 Services

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:30:00 EDT

Over recent years the web has seen the growth of so-called 'Web 2.0' services based around the concept of a two-way information flow, and the empowering of individuals to create and publish their own content and information through blogs, wikis, video sharing, and social networking services. Video content is often central to these services, allowing the uploading and sharing of content generated by customers, along with the emergence of video advertising on the web.

Open Web Developer Summit to Take Place April 21-22, 2008 in New York City

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:45:00 EST

In keeping with the longstanding SYS-CON tradition of being at the very forefront of software development with all its online and offline resources, SYS-CON Media & Events jointly today announced a double whammy, launching both 'Open Web Developer's Journal' (http://openweb.sys-con.com) and 'Open Web Developer Summit' (http://openweb.sys-con.com) - to be held for the first time in New York City April 21-22, 2008.

Mobile Web 2.0 – Web 2.0 and Its Impact on Mobility

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:30:00 EST

Welcome to the second part of this 3-part article. Much has happened since I wrote the first part: for instance, I am now a member of the Web 2.0 Workgroup and I will be speaking at SYS-CON's SOA Web Services Conference & Expo 2006 in New York City in June. Many thanks for all your feedback to the first article.

Chamber Provides New Tools For Women To Close Gender Gap In eCommerce

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:15:00 EDT

Conducting small business on the Internet is still too complicated. Women who want to launch a part-time career to augment their earnings, or who desire to create a full time business from the Web face an immense learning curve of technology and services that stop many cold. The Internet is a prime opportunity for women to create their own enterprises and it is a growing market, yet according to the Kaufman Foundation Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, women tend to substantially trail men in the creation of new businesses. A new web resource offered by Web2 Corp and its Chamber of eCommerce division may help to even things up.

Ajit Jaokar's Mobile Web 2.0 Blog: Bitty Browser, A New Way to View Mobile Content

Sat, 29 Jul 2006 13:00:00 EDT

Essentially, a smaller screen within the main screen on the desktop can display content originally targeted towards the mobile device, or more importantly, originally created on a mobile device. You can view it as 'widgetizing the mobile Web'. The possibilities for such a product from a mobile perspective are very interesting, starting with the fact that you could widen the distribution channels for mobile content.

Ajit Jaokar's Mobile Web 2.0 Blog: What is "Mobile Web 2.0"?

Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:45:00 EDT

I see Web 2.0 as the Intelligent web or 'Harnessing Collective Intelligence.' Mobile Web 2.0 extends the principle of 'Harnessing Collective Intelligence' to restricted devices. The seemingly simple idea of extending Web 2.0 to mobile Web 2.0 has many facets, for instance:

SYS-CON Launches Mobile Web 2.0 Spotlight

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:30:00 EDT

The Mobile web 2.0 spotlight is a collection of the best services/products in relation to Mobile Web 2.0, as I see it. In addition, I am also especially keen to highlight products from start-ups / emerging companies in this space. I am happy to receive your recommendations for excellent products / services in the Mobile Web 2.0 space. As you can imagine, the analysis is completely independent. If I have any affiliation with a company / product; I shall state that in the blog.

Will "Mobile AJAX" Dominate Web 2.0?

Fri, 05 May 2006 10:30:00 EDT

In this article, Ajit Jaokar contends that - since his e-mail, calendar and other applications are on the web, and he can store all his documents on the web too, all he needs is a browser. 'One client to rule them all! Thus, today I would use a 'browser-only' PC,' he declares.

Ajit Jaokar's Mobile Web 2.0 Blog: "Web 2.0, Blind Men and the Elephant"

Fri, 03 Mar 2006 12:15:00 EST

Since I have an interest in Mobile Web 2.0 (and by extension with Web 2.0 in general), I get some interesting reactions from people. Everyone has a view on Web 2.0 - it's almost getting to the stage that we can't discuss religion, politics AND Web 2.0! Anyway, here are two recent incidents...