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Any app, anywhere on any mobile phone?

The recent announcement by the global telecom operators, if operationalised, has interesting ramifications. Twenty-four telecom operators have formed an alliance to build an open platform that will deliver applications to all mobile phone users in an effort to compete with Apple’s successful apps store. Analysts have already voiced the doubts if this would happen inContinue reading “Any app, anywhere on any mobile phone?”

Singapore, consider the open source way to achieve “quantum leap in productivity through pervasive innovation”.

Recently, the leadership in Singapore has stated its intent to grow the productivity by 3% and it has also identified, rightly so, that if it wants to make this happen it has to encourage the innovation. Very true. Gone are the days when you could through more cheap labour to manufacture some thing or youContinue reading “Singapore, consider the open source way to achieve “quantum leap in productivity through pervasive innovation”.”

Powerful selling lessons from ordinary people

It was year 1990. I was new in the city of Mumbai, was travelling in a 3 wheeler Auto Rikshaw with my fiance’. The rikshaw stopped at the busy junction and all of a sudden, popped in a dark face from the open side, with coarse voice and typical sound of clap and hand inContinue reading “Powerful selling lessons from ordinary people”

Adopting open source for the enterprises – Your guide in ASEAN and India

Question is not “should we adopt open source software”, question today in Singapore is “how should we go about adopting”. “What are the best practices, what are the learnings from the global enterprises, where to start from, how to select vendors” etc. It is important to prepare for these questions, before you embark upon your journeyContinue reading “Adopting open source for the enterprises – Your guide in ASEAN and India”

Why should I care if it is Android or Symbian or….

When a common man wants to buy a mobile phone does he look for its operating system or its functions, applications and aspiration value (if there is any). I guess in most cases its the later. Then why all of a sudden there is so much noise about Android. These are few viewpoints. When youContinue reading “Why should I care if it is Android or Symbian or….”