This week I have been monitoring a few stories which all link together really
nicely, with respect to the continued growth in Mobile Applications and
developer education.
Here are the stories I have been tracking...
Jeanette Der Bedrosian, USA TODAY wrote about... "An iPhone Developer
University Program launched last fall, however, allows qualifying colleges
and universities to produce iPhone apps at no cost, spurring several
institutions to offer a course in the technology. Apple declined to comment
on the number of schools participating, but they include Stanford and NJIT".
Check out the full story here Maggie shields, BBC News discussed... "The
market for mobile applications, or apps, will become "as big as the
internet", peaking at 10 million apps in 2020, a leading online store says.".
Check out the full story here Neil Hughes, AppleInsider stated...
"Acknowl... (more)
Infinite Group, Inc. (OTCBB:IMCI) today announced that it has entered into a
nationwide Master Services Agreement (MSA) with Microsoft Corporation
(NASDAQ:MSFT). Under the agreement, Infinite Group, Inc. (IGI) can engage
Microsoft services on a formal Prime/Subcontractor basis in support of client
projects. The MSA provides an agreed-upon structure that enables the parties
to work together quickly through a Statement of Service and engage on
time-critical projects more efficiently.
As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, IGI is working directly with Microsoft
Sales and Services Engineers to pursue business development opportunities at
the State Government level in the Southeastern US. While IGI will offer a
range of Microsoft solutions, the initial focus of the MSA will be on
messaging and collaboration initiatives. State governments have a compelling
need for unifi... (more)
WaveMarket (www.wavemarket.com), a leader in mobile location-based platforms
and applications, took First Place for its Veriplace® Location Aggregation
Platform at Microsoft’s Mobile Incubation Week. The software giant invited
a half-dozen of the most innovative mobile software companies in the country
to Washington D.C. last week to collaborate with Microsoft Mobile experts.
The week ended with an American Idol-style competition in front of a panel of
judges, which named WaveMarket the winner.
WaveMarket’s Veriplace Location Aggregation Platform enables Web, Mobile
Web, SMS, Voice Application and Mobile developers a simple way to remotely
locate tens of millions of feature phones and smartphones across multiple
carriers via Veriplace’s direct connections into tier one carrier networks.
The Veriplace developer platform already counts nearly 1,000 developer
partners... (more)
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Kempler & Strauss(TM), a world-leading
designer and manufacturer of innovative mobile devices and wireless
technology products, today announced that it has been named an International
CES Innovations 2010 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree for the Kempler &
Strauss W Phonewatch. Products entered in this prestigious program are judged
by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, engineers and
members of the media to honor outstanding design and engineering in cutting
edge consumer electronics products across 36 product categories.
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The W Phonewatch is the world's smallest full-function GSM quad-band cell
phone watch, and is optimized for use with the included Communicator, an
innovative Bluetooth-enabled hands-free device that can be carried in a
pock... (more)
DES MOINES, Iowa, March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T* today unveiled its
Iowa wireless network investment plans for 2010, which include the addition
of more than 10 new cell sites and the upgrade of nearly 160 additional cell
sites to 3G throughout the state.
The planned wireless network enhancement strategy is part of AT&T's 2010
wireline and wireless capital investment, which is expected to be in the $18
billion to $19 billion range companywide, an increase of between 5 and 10
percent over 2009. This planned amount also includes an increase of about $2
billion in capital expenditures for wireless and backhaul related to AT&T's
wireless network. This planned level of investment is framed by the
expectation that regulatory and legislative decisions relating to the telecom
sector will continue to be sensitive to investment.
"Investment in the state's broadba... (more)
Market research firm Infonetics Research released vendor market share
standings and market highlights from its first quarter (1Q12) Broadband CPE
and Subscribers: PON, FTTH, Cable, and DSL report.
ANALYST NOTE
“The growth we’re seeing in wideband (DOCSIS 3.0) CPE revenue shows that
the infrastructure investments made by operators in DOCSIS 3.0 equipment over
the past few years are now paying off in new subscribers and upgrades to
existing subscribers’ services,” notes Jeff Heynen, directing analyst for
broadband access and video at Infonetics Research. “North America is a
hotbed for wideband activity right now, with wideband CPE shipments up more
than 50% from the same time last year, illustrating that the cable companies
are making a consistent effort to move subscribers to DOCSIS 3.0 service
tiers. This is something we haven’t seen until now.”
BROADBAND CPE MARKE... (more)
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- 4G World 2012 Conference and
Expo today announced finalists in the Best of 4G Awards. The awards recognize
leaders in the development and deployment of 4G technologies and are
presented as part of 4G World, which takes place, Oct. 29 – Nov. 1 at
McCormick Place in Chicago. More information is available at www.4gworld.com
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4G World is the largest event in the world covering the entire ecosystem of
next-generation technologies and business models that power the mobile
Internet industry and economy. This year marks the fourth annual Best of 4G
Awards. Winners will be announced at the 4G World 2012 Awards Reception being
held at 4G World on Monday, October 29, 2012.
"Entries received in this year's pr... (more)
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pentair Ltd. (NYSE:
PNR) today announced third quarter 2012 sales of $866 million, an increase of
1 percent from the prior year quarter excluding 3 points of foreign exchange
translation. When adjusted to exclude acquisition-related and repositioning
costs, third quarter 2012 earnings per diluted share ("EPS") were $0.64, up
10 percent from adjusted EPS of $0.58 in the third quarter of last year.
EPS on a GAAP basis, including acquisition-related and repositioning costs
for the third quarter, were $0.30 compared to $0.51 of EPS in the third
quarter last year.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120307/CG65728LOGO)
Adjusted operating income was $108 million, up 7 percent, and operating
margins expanded 110 basis points to 12.4 percent. Pricing and productivity
gains more than offset material inflatio... (more)
VOTEL Mobile and Miracles for Kids, a Southern California-based nonprofit
organization, kicks off the season of giving through the launch of a joint
philanthropic effort, “Keeping Loved Ones Connected,” to raise money in
support of Miracles for Kids’ mission to improve the lives of children with
cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. Through the program, VOTEL
Mobile will donate $10 to Miracles for Kids for each new customer purchase of
one of its unlimited mobile plans through www.votelmobile.com/miracles, using
the coupon code “MIRACLES” at checkout. In further appreciation of its
customers and their giving spirit, VOTEL Mobile is extending an additional
$20 off total purchase for customers that use the “MIRACLES” coupon code.
“Keeping Loved Ones Connected” is a result of VOTEL Mobile’s desire to
lead by example and give back to the community. As a strong adv... (more)
Unitas Global, the leading Enterprise Private Cloud provider, announced the
launch of their latest innovative network optimization and application
performance guarantee solution today, nAccelerator. The nAccelerator, powered
by French based Ipanema Technologies, is a powerful suite of solutions
delivering full visibility, control on usage and performances of the
applications over the WAN, WAN Optimization, Hybrid Networking management and
WAN Governance. All these fully integrated solutions allow to dynamically
guarantee the critical applications performance and user experience anytime,
everywhere.
With nAccelerator, enterprises align application performance with business
objectives. They can safely deploy new IT transformations like Unified
Communications, SaaS applications and Hybrid Networks and support new usages
like Internet, social media and video while prot... (more)
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is proud to
introduce the high-performance EOS 70D Digital SLR camera – bringing
advanced features to photo enthusiasts looking for a step up from their
entry-level digital SLRs. Featuring an innovative new Dual Pixel CMOS AF
system for instant and precise focusing of video as well as still images, the
EOS 70D also provides outstanding image quality and performance thanks to its
new 20.2 megapixel APS-C Canon CMOS sensor and Canon’s superb DIGIC 5+
Image Processor.
Canon’s newly-developed Dual Pixel CMOS AF, a phase-detection autofocus
(AF) technology on the camera’s image sensor plane, enables users to shoot
video with the new EOS 70D close to the quality of a video shot with a
camcorder. Dual Pixel CMOS AF employs a revolutionary CMOS sensor on which
all of the effective pixels are able to perform both st... (more)
Blockchain has numerous revolutionary ambitions, but technology hasn’t evolved enough to make them practical. What is the best use of blockchain technology today? How are asset owners and managers looking at blockchain to transform ownership structures? How will blockchain technology allow global investors to access new markets? What kinds of companies will take advantage of blockchain technology as a more efficient way to raise capital?
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