tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28649605652265903232024-03-04T21:19:46.998-08:00The Ubiquitous Networku•biq•ui•tous, adjective: existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent.
A blog to share thoughts and ideas about the evolution of the ubiquitous network. The topics covered in this blog range from device, network, data center, and enterprise software with a special interest in business models, partnerships, developer communities, and technology adoption.
The opinions expressed in this blog are mine and not necessarily those of my past or present employers.David Orainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07194475883719548758noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864960565226590323.post-22901950244287285512012-03-16T21:59:00.006-07:002012-04-01T21:41:33.855-07:00China to pass US in smart phone shipments in 2012China and India have been leading shipments of cellphones for a long time. This is another very interesting <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/251901/idc_china_to_pass_us_in_smartphone_shipments_in_2012.html">data point</a> that shows that China is now leading in the shipment of smartphones. This brings an valuable question: what are the key applications used on these phones: social media, games, enterprise applications, all of the above?<br /><br />Here's a <span style="text-decoration: underline;">CNET </span><a href="http://asia.cnet.com/blogs/5-of-the-hottest-new-chinese-smartphone-apps-in-2011-62212662.htm">article</a> talking about the top 5 hottest smart phone apps in 2011: LBS, messaging, photo, lifestyle, blogging. Apple and Google are still leading in Gartner's <a href="http://www.service2media.com/blog/leading-analyst-firm-positions-service2media-in-magic-quadrant-for-mobile-consumer-application-platforms/">Mobile Consumer Application Platform</a>David Orainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07194475883719548758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864960565226590323.post-72400524402583246012012-02-18T21:58:00.001-08:002012-04-01T21:41:55.579-07:00Smart phone shipments top PCs for the first time everWe have reached a very interesting inflection <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/02/04/smartphone-shipments-top-pcs-for-the-first-time-ever/">point</a>: more smartphones are shipped every day than PCs. This is radically changing the way applications should be designed, distributed and consumed. Developers are already designing their applications with a mobile interface first. With the back-end moving to the cloud and the front-end to mobile devices, we are at a very important junction in the world of IT. On a less serious note, there are now <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/more-iphones-sold-per-second-than-babies-born-20120216-1tbx4.html">more Apple iPhones sold per second than there are babies born in the world</a>.<div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><br /></div>David Orainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07194475883719548758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864960565226590323.post-40513853188900574132012-01-20T19:12:00.003-08:002012-04-01T17:51:58.167-07:00AT&T to bring out Nokia phone with Windows<span id="SVsite"><span id="SVarticle">Last week, Steve Ballmer joined </span></span><span id="SVsite"><span id="SVarticle">Nokia CEO Stephen Elop </span></span><span id="SVsite"><span id="SVarticle">in <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-news/best-phone-of-ces-2012-nokia-lumia-900/6392">unveiling the</a></span></span><span id="SVsite"><span id="SVarticle"><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-news/best-phone-of-ces-2012-nokia-lumia-900/6392"> Lumia 900</a>, the</span></span><span id="SVsite"><span id="SVarticle">ir newest phone at a press event in Las Vegas (ahead of CES). T</span></span><span id="SVsite"><span id="SVarticle">he device represents Nokia and Microsoft's best chance yet to break Google and Apple's hold on the U.S. smartphone market. The new phone will use AT&T's LTE wireless data network. </span></span><span id="SVsite"><span id="SVarticle">Since this is Nokia and Microsoft's (last?) chance to disrupt the most lucrative phone market, I can't wait to get my hands on one of them and experience the new device. I also would like to hear about their developer plans.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/k3Nfh9bl0Z8" allowfullscreen="" width="280" frameborder="0" height="157"></iframe><br /><br /></span></span>David Orainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07194475883719548758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864960565226590323.post-32707938541215527012011-12-21T23:04:00.001-08:002012-03-26T21:18:03.301-07:00Amazon sought to buy BlackBerry maker RIMLooks like more <a href="http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2011/12/amazon-sought-to-buy-rim.html">bad news</a> are piling up for RIM. It makes sense for Amazon to control another corner of the <a href="http://ubiquitous-network.blogspot.com/2006/10/network-triangle.html">network triangle</a>. I just wish they had better options than RIM at this point. I haven't seen a good plan and value proposition from Amazon or RIM to recruit the developer community to develop on their products. Until then, their products (tablets or phones) will lack a vibrant application ecosystem.David Orainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07194475883719548758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864960565226590323.post-31375856011388771872011-12-20T21:23:00.001-08:002012-03-01T18:32:45.170-08:00The AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Is DeadIt's <a href="http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=22146&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=33560">official</a>, AT&T has ended his bid to acquire T-Mobile USA. I had <a href="http://ubiquitous-network.blogspot.com/2011/03/at-to-acquire-t-mobile-usa-in-39.html">some doubts</a> that the deal would have difficulties going through the Feds approval back in March. The $4B break-up fee might be bad news for AT&T but I'm more concerned about how T-Mobile is going to recover from the deal. I'm pretty sure they have been hemorrhaging subscribers leading to the FCC decision and the announcement won't help bring new users.David Orainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07194475883719548758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864960565226590323.post-2321881457476413092011-12-17T12:17:00.003-08:002012-04-01T22:04:38.692-07:00Will BlackBerry survive 2012?<div style="text-align: justify;">Good article <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/blackberry/8961589/Will-BlackBerry-survive-2012.html">here</a>. The answer is no. According to research group Canalys, RIM's share of the smartphone market in the US fell to 9.2% in the third quarter from 24% in the same period last year. You don't recover from this kind of numbers, not unless you have a great plan in the works.<br /><br />There might be room for another developer environment on top of iOS and Android, but it is not going to be RIM (Microsoft is not going to abandon a market that could grow into a trillion dollars). RIM totally missed the apps boat and doesn't have an attractive value proposition for users and developers. Why would you spend time and money porting your apps on a platform with a declining number of activated users? </div>David Orainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07194475883719548758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864960565226590323.post-39320199006929666582011-12-06T23:08:00.003-08:002012-04-01T17:51:11.741-07:00Android Market hits 10 billion downloads<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.androidphonesblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Android-Growth-Chart.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 281px;" src="http://www.androidphonesblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Android-Growth-Chart.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Last summer, I discussed the 15 billion downloads from the iTunes App Store, and today, Google <a href="http://www.androidphonesblog.net/news/android-app-downloads-hit-10-billion-google-confirms">confirmed </a>that Android Market hit the 10 billion mark. What are the chances that Android Market overtakes iTunes App Store:<br /><ul><li>Android App downloads are growing faster than iOS' (took almost a year for Apple to double download but just over 6 months for Android)</li><li>More Android devices activated every day than iOS'</li><li>Open vs. Closed</li></ul>but:<br /><ul><li>Apple is delivering always innovative and flawless products and other vendors are playing catch up</li><li>Superior user experience across all Apple's products</li></ul><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.androidphonesblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Android-Growth-Chart.jpg"><br /></a>David Orainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07194475883719548758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864960565226590323.post-44778645713362579782011-10-03T23:59:00.001-07:002012-03-26T21:18:48.352-07:00Big five IT trends<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i.zdnet.com/blogs/the_big_shifts_in_information_technology_cloud_social_mobile_consumerization_big_data.png"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 646px;" src="http://i.zdnet.com/blogs/the_big_shifts_in_information_technology_cloud_social_mobile_consumerization_big_data.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Very good article <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hinchcliffe/the-big-five-it-trends-of-the-next-half-decade-mobile-social-cloud-consumerization-and-big-data/1811">here</a>. Not that the author is a visionary (he would have been if the article had been published 3 years ago), but he did good job articulating the major IT trends.<br /><br />If you don't have time here are the big five IT trends:<br /><ul><li>Smart Devices and Tablets</li><li>Social Media</li><li>Consumerization of IT</li><li>Cloud Computing</li><li>Big Data</li></ul>David Orainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07194475883719548758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864960565226590323.post-71708416837176620682011-09-28T23:55:00.001-07:002012-04-01T17:57:36.480-07:00Omnitrol introduces First M2M and RFID platform integrating Google’s JavaScript-V8 EngineOmnitrol's EASE 4.0 extends the Google Javascript-V8 engine by encapsulating real-time event-processing complexities in M2M and sensor-driven software solutions, enabling Javascript-V8 applications to be deployed in mission-critical environments. EASE 4.0 seamlessly extends Javascript-V8 applications with hot-standby fault tolerance, hot-deployment without downtime, real-time complex event processing, priority queues and in-memory database services -all key requirements in physical-world operations.David Orainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07194475883719548758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864960565226590323.post-9086285191712317732011-08-19T23:05:00.000-07:002012-01-31T16:08:58.168-08:00HP to Acquire Info Management Software Firm Autonomy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://zapp4.staticworld.net/images/article/2011/08/hp_news_tablet_180-5208900.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 119px;" src="http://zapp4.staticworld.net/images/article/2011/08/hp_news_tablet_180-5208900.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I've been a little perplexed by some of the recent HP moves, but this one makes a lot of sense to me. Any large IT vendor has to provide a complete set of integrated IT management, automation and security software to its customers. The datasets generated by enterprise applications are growing so large that software built by companies like Autonomy, Vertica (acquired earlier this year by HP as well), Greenplum (acquired by EMC) is becoming mission critical.The market for unstructured data is getting bigger, and Oracle is the only one that hasn't made a move yet.David Orainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07194475883719548758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864960565226590323.post-50372206036418331532011-08-15T23:35:00.003-07:002012-04-01T22:06:03.591-07:00Google to Buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 Billion<div style="text-align: justify;">Looks like Larry Page didn't waste time since he moved to the CEO position. It is hard to believe that the acquisition was made for Motorola's hardware business. Google wouldn't risk alienating all the smart phone makers (Samsung, HTC) who are using the Android operating system. It seems to me that Google wanted to make sure that no patent lawsuit would stop Android's growth. I see a few dark clouds on the horizon for this acquisition:<br /></div><ul><li>Looking at the problems AT&T is facing with the T-Mobile acquisition, I wouldn't be surprised to see the Feds looking at this transaction very closely and, despite approving other patent acquisitions, investigating the run for patents.</li><li>Set top box, smart phone and tablet manufacturers may ask Google to reconsider the move or get guarantees from Google about the future of their relationships.</li><li>Nearly 20,000 employees to integrate in a software, Silicon Valley culture-driven company. It will be a challenge for both sides to adjust to the new environment.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There is no doubt that there is a huge patent war going on between Google on one side and Apple and Microsoft on the other side. What will happen when they run out of patents to buy?</div>David Orainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07194475883719548758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864960565226590323.post-39888964150537687992011-07-16T23:44:00.000-07:002012-04-01T22:07:40.365-07:00The future of mobile is contextInteresting <a href="http://blogs.forrester.com/thomas_husson/11-07-11-the_future_of_mobile_is_user_context">blog entry</a> from Forrester which supports the recent release of their report: "The Future of Mobile is User Context". User context is nothing new. Back in 2009, I discussed <a href="http://ubiquitous-network.blogspot.com/2009/12/context-aware-technology.html">context-aware technologies</a>. Julie Ask gives some examples of context-aware scenarios and recognizes that these are not new, and that companies are already developing them. What I found particularly interesting was her definition of user context: <em>“the sum total of what your customer has told you and is experiencing at his moment of engagement."<br /></em><br />This, undoubtedly, centers context-aware services around social networks content and platforms.David Orainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07194475883719548758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864960565226590323.post-90620513289849489122011-07-15T22:01:00.002-07:002012-03-26T21:19:27.121-07:00iTunes App Store Surpasses 15 Billion Downloads<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.macrumors.com/2011/07/07/apples-app-store-hits-15-billion-downloads/"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 320px; float: right; height: 200px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686820930555989634" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejLKirhwImsx7SWLno7Q1PnZw_b-CIsxyNRvS3-u49IV7-eNGGBD65CGHgjMdKauYTX81Z0jtIaf3HgCEdgGGBhNVKdq1TexNOwtNSXHhPYIPtsNSxURy7677Mb-erMTZuX-mB1HUaNFK/s320/app_store_15_billion.jpg" border="0" /></a>The iTunes App Store had only 500 applications when it launched in 2008, now it has over half a million applications if you count iPad's. The 15-billion download number is staggering. Talk about a <a href="http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.10/tail.html?pg=1&topic=tail&topic_set=">Long Tail</a>! The App Store is reaching this milestone only one month after the iTunes Music Store reached the same number (iTunes Music Store launched in 2003, 5 years before the App Store).<br /><br />I have been a strong supporter of a vibrant developer community to establish a platform, this is one of the best illustrations we've ever seen so far.<br /><br />Google's Android Market is still playing catch up (Apple must be feeling them breathing over their neck though), but if you add their numbers, this truly is an incredible growth and remarkable achievement.David Orainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07194475883719548758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864960565226590323.post-48435000076856949272011-07-14T21:31:00.003-07:002012-04-01T21:40:30.905-07:00The 8 most important types of collaboration apps for smart phonesAccording to this <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2011/07/post-4.php#disqus_thread">article</a> which covers a recent Forr<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://rww.readwriteweb.netdna-cdn.com/enterprise/images/app-internet_illustration_0711.png"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 429px; height: 278px;" src="http://rww.readwriteweb.netdna-cdn.com/enterprise/images/app-internet_illustration_0711.png" alt="" border="0" /></a>ester report, the following applications will matter the most on smart phones and tablets:<br /><ul><li>E-mail and calendars</li><li> Document-based collaboration</li><li>Web conferencing</li><li>Activity streams</li><li>Presence and chat</li><li> Social collaboration</li><li>Expertise location</li><li> Videoconferencing</li></ul>No real surprise, this was the kind of list that was circulated around 10 years ago except for the social collaboration and activity streams.<br /><br />I found the following figure quite valuable as we always discuss the value of rich vs thin vs native type of mobile application. Clearly, the back-end is moving to the cloud while the front-end is mobile or better: multi-channels.David Orainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07194475883719548758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864960565226590323.post-53823221350579319152011-04-27T17:26:00.000-07:002011-12-26T18:45:29.059-08:00Omnitrol Networks Selected by Firstlight Foods and TRiDENT RFID to Integrate RFID Tracking and Traceability in Meat-rocessing Plants<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><strong style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">Omnitrol Networks</strong> announced today that it has partnered with TRiDENT RFID to supply an RFID-based solution to Firstlight Foods to automatically capture complete pedigree, and track venison and beef processing in real time. TRiDENT RFID is a leader in integrating RFID technology in the fresh produce sector, overcoming well-known barriers associated with using UHF RFID technology to track high water content products like meat and produce. The solution will enable Firstlight Foods to automatically track venison and beef production, and to accurately generate electronic meat pedigree records enabling field-to-fork traceability.<br /><br />Read more or watch the video <a href="http://omnitrol.com/news-events/press-releases/2010/Omnitrol-Networks-Selected-by-Firstlight-Foods-and-TRiDENT-RFID-to-Integrate-RFID-Tracking-and-Traceability-in-Meat-Processing-Plants">here</a>. </div>David Orainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07194475883719548758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864960565226590323.post-67321267456143375442011-04-14T23:44:00.002-07:002012-03-31T17:54:23.407-07:00In-house 'app stores' ease tablet-management woes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.computerworld.com/common/images/home/enterprise_apps_text_120.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 120px;" src="http://www.computerworld.com/common/images/home/enterprise_apps_text_120.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Excellent <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9215710/In_house_app_stores_ease_tablet_management_woes">article</a> from ComputerWorld about the challenges of managing BringYourOwnDevice (BYOD) in the enterprise. The consumerization of IT and the proliferation of new devices like the ipad are changing the face of application management within the enterprise. The article highlights the three approaches to application deployment:<br /><ul><li>Use internal app store to control delivery and update of employee LOB apps</li><li>Use mixed model to allow employees to use externally developed apps</li><li>Total app freedom</li></ul>Each enterprise will have different requirements to choose one of the above strategies. The key is to choose an infrastructure and back-end integration that will allow the transition from one to the other based on new requirements.David Orainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07194475883719548758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864960565226590323.post-30436132582246923812011-03-20T22:02:00.002-07:002012-03-26T21:19:44.509-07:00AT&T To Acquire T-Mobile USA In $39 Billion DealThe acquisition spree that started in <a href="http://ubiquitous-network.blogspot.com/2006/04/mega-deals-are-reshaping-telecom.html">2005 </a>continues. T-Mobile was the only one significant independent GSM carrier left in the US market and, logically, AT&T just acquired it. But the Feds need to approve it and this might not be as easy as it looks. The Feds will say that the merger will against the Communications Act and the concentration of market share in fewer players will hurt competition and innovation. In the US, AT&T and Verizon are in battle to become the dominant leader in controlling the Service Provider end of the <a href="http://ubiquitous-network.blogspot.com/2006/10/network-triangle.html">network triangle</a>. Can they succeed (and profit) without controlling another end?David Orainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07194475883719548758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864960565226590323.post-68727957956224021942011-01-14T23:23:00.003-08:002012-03-31T17:55:26.459-07:00Mobile App audience is still largely male, young and affluent<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1008168"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 324px; height: 339px;" src="http://www.emarketer.com/images/chart_gifs/123001-124000/123601.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>This won't be a surprise to anyone who followed the mobile market for sometime. The same demographic was the sweet spot for wireless voice services and then wireless data services providers. More details <a href="http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1008168">here</a>. An in due time, as it did for the wireless services above, wider adoption across age, gender and revenue will take place.David Orainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07194475883719548758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864960565226590323.post-11745446241307961202011-01-05T17:21:00.000-08:002011-12-26T18:37:06.135-08:00Omnitrol Networks' Platform Selected By BT to Provide Retailers with Real-Time Inventory Traceability and Predictive Replenishment Services<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuFBCTi8MifXww_10EWrdd6vmb5AfWRWR8GhNa40TX8L_ucpsWAR8RaN0BwOPU9ks69EwSTtpQzFWuXB-8t0_Ty3J_EpdHBw8490M2_iafnRf6g0Io6OkehG1_ex3bUD7MVJEpmQn9jH-/s1600/logo+bt%25281%2529.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 95px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688015598682566834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuFBCTi8MifXww_10EWrdd6vmb5AfWRWR8GhNa40TX8L_ucpsWAR8RaN0BwOPU9ks69EwSTtpQzFWuXB-8t0_Ty3J_EpdHBw8490M2_iafnRf6g0Io6OkehG1_ex3bUD7MVJEpmQn9jH-/s200/logo+bt%25281%2529.jpg" /></a>The momentum continues around our Retail Shop-Floor Inventory Tracking Solution.<br /><br />Omnitrol Networks has been selected by BT, one of the world’s leading providers of communications solutions and services, for the deployment of RFID-based retail inventory solutions.<br /><br />BT, behind Europe’s largest RFID retail deployment, will collaborate with Omnitrol Networks, to deliver proven and innovative merchandise tracking and visibility solutions for retailers around the world.<br />The solutions will track actual inventory movements and item-level velocity by stock keeping unit (SKU). They will deliver proactive real-time replenishment alerts and visibility for retail store managers. This will enable near-perfect tracking accuracy and forecasted inventory levels, which will help retailers dramatically increase employee productivity.<br /><br />What makes this announcement significant is that other fully integrated solution providers don’t have the reach and RFID pedigree to support the global deployment of their solutions. Global retailers have specific requirements that require significant development/customization for the other solutions. Because of the proven OMNITROL platform, the new solution only requires configuration changes and minimum customization to meet new requirements. By combining this level of versatility and performance with BT’s global reach and IT expertise, the companies are now poised to deliver a truly global, RFID-based retail solution.David Orainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07194475883719548758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864960565226590323.post-10411074392167045172010-12-08T23:35:00.000-08:002012-01-31T16:09:22.676-08:00CHEP selects Omnitrol Networks' platform to deliver technology for the development of a track-and-traceability solution<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBSmDq40Bzy6y1NRJkbc4-FJ57qsqwDLqvUhfLtQ7CM9dAo0p-kw8t2IbcdsKsrP-dRvysOfHkaPj5LwHGRwAuUv2CT57vPxl9V9BIxw3M7ODFljtz8dU74jUJlAFCsRwK_wvRhe_5hzU/s1600/Approved_CHEP_logo_2007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 200px; float: right; height: 78px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688013984813806306" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBSmDq40Bzy6y1NRJkbc4-FJ57qsqwDLqvUhfLtQ7CM9dAo0p-kw8t2IbcdsKsrP-dRvysOfHkaPj5LwHGRwAuUv2CT57vPxl9V9BIxw3M7ODFljtz8dU74jUJlAFCsRwK_wvRhe_5hzU/s200/Approved_CHEP_logo_2007.JPG" border="0" /></a>CHEP is a global leader in managed, returnable, and reusable packaging solutions, serving many of the world's largest companies in sectors such as consumer goods, fresh produce, beverage, and automotive. CHEP’s service is environmentally sustainable and increases efficiency for customers while reducing operating risks and product damage.<br /><br />This represents one of the most important scale deployments of RFID technology. We are really happy to help CHEP in their endeavour to provide visibility to their large network around the world. This is also a great endorsement for our work to deliver a real-time collaborative and operational intelligent supply-chain network. Read the news release <a href="http://omnitrol.com/news-events/press-releases/2010/chep-selects-omnitrol-networks-platform-deliver-technology-development-track-and-traceability-solution">here</a>.David Orainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07194475883719548758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864960565226590323.post-42689520313981575042010-11-30T21:06:00.000-08:002011-12-26T18:33:51.061-08:00Omnitrol Networks Closes Funding Round to Meet Accelerating Demand<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvRYTykoRKQU2XHn-2K6kMckXkXijMUAN4P45VPuWikBD7l2OMBhYw1X7C6d4sIIXoP33oKGmoTSLCNcMF21pgqmfsBWPzYlJTKpbRgRMaPIfEY_WcxfCT777xnAcC36xI8IyUmTT2i7e/s1600/javelinvplargesquaretransparent.png"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 160px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688012567240408002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvRYTykoRKQU2XHn-2K6kMckXkXijMUAN4P45VPuWikBD7l2OMBhYw1X7C6d4sIIXoP33oKGmoTSLCNcMF21pgqmfsBWPzYlJTKpbRgRMaPIfEY_WcxfCT777xnAcC36xI8IyUmTT2i7e/s200/javelinvplargesquaretransparent.png" /></a>Omnitrol Networks announced today that it has closed a round of financing with Javelin Venture Partners and several existing investors. A select group of new strategic individual investors also participated in the round, including Puneet Arora, the former CTO of TIBCO Software. <br /><p>The financing round brings Omnitrol Networks' total investment since inception to approximately $15 million. The company has also been previously backed by Westlake International Group and individual founders. The capital will be used to expand sales and marketing, and help accelerate key initiatives in response to sustained industry growth.</p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p>Read the complete <a href="http://omnitrol.com/news-events/press-releases/2010/omnitrol-networks-closes-funding-round-meet-accelerating-demand">news release.</a><br /></p>David Orainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07194475883719548758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864960565226590323.post-62988378127466566422010-09-21T17:02:00.000-07:002011-12-26T18:29:02.414-08:00NTT Multimedia Deploys Automated Mobile Asset Tracking from Omnitrol Networks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljaGf3sDtE7-T8nXgXVyOvqQeGIL74_fN2yMlNIC7kl38t0DVt4HQnBupjqw8g8GO_a3i2xK4pT4IfDR2Sv4D84SHkCtZoHH6GLZceIp5FEWQMjvHjnz11Jjj_PEHZnuAI9e-zqcPGv4a/s1600/nttcomlogo.png"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 64px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688010731344199794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljaGf3sDtE7-T8nXgXVyOvqQeGIL74_fN2yMlNIC7kl38t0DVt4HQnBupjqw8g8GO_a3i2xK4pT4IfDR2Sv4D84SHkCtZoHH6GLZceIp5FEWQMjvHjnz11Jjj_PEHZnuAI9e-zqcPGv4a/s200/nttcomlogo.png" /></a>A little bit of background about this division:<br />NTT Multimedia Communications Laboratories, Inc (NTT MCL) was founded as a division of NTT America in 1996, and incorporated in 1998 by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT). NTT is a leading global provider of telecommunications services to pursue the commercialization of advanced technologies that would leverage NTT’s expertise in multimedia communications. Since then, NTT MCL has evolved into being the only overseas advanced research and development arm of NTT Communications.<br /><br />After evaluating available solutions, NTT MCL selected the OMNITROL Asset Tracking solution utilizing RFID sensor technologies from Impinj and Omni-ID. The appliance-based OMNITROL Asset Tracking solution used Impinj Speedway Revolution RFID readers with circularly polarized antennas deployed at the facility entrance/exits. The RFID readers are managed directly by the OMNITROL appliance running the OMNITROL Asset Visibility Edgelet, which implements sophisticated status, presence, identification, and directionality algorithms to determine what asset is moving where, with a very high degree of reliability.<br /><br />Complete press release <a href="http://omnitrol.com/news-events/press-releases/2010/ntt-multimedia-deploys-automated-mobile-asset-tracking-omnitrol-networks">here</a>.David Orainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07194475883719548758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864960565226590323.post-69453255884396887702010-07-07T21:11:00.000-07:002012-01-27T20:59:26.072-08:00EMC to acquire data warehouse vendor GreenplumAnother sign that Big Data is top of mind for IT vendors. The acquisition is showing the importance of getting business value out of the data generated by applications (business or monitoring), sensors, users and customers. Read the article <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9178911/EMC_to_acquire_data_warehouse_vendor_Greenplum">here</a>. There's something very interesting about the combination of data analytics and cloud/virtualization. This is what Omnitrol has delivered in our solutions: analytics-as-a-service.David Orainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07194475883719548758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864960565226590323.post-87854323185637004952010-05-13T20:06:00.005-07:002012-03-30T14:26:22.585-07:00SAP acquires Sybase for $5.8 billionThis <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/howlett/sap-acquires-sybase-for-58-billion-but-why/2093">acquisition</a> has the potential to upend the software industry in a significant way. Sybase doesn't have the greatest database market share but its mobility software will allow SAP to connect its enterprise software (including analytics) to billions of devices. Few companies have successfully made key transitions in their business. SAP is in the middle of one them, it looks like they are taking it very seriously.David Orainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07194475883719548758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864960565226590323.post-48394939984122572022010-05-11T21:38:00.000-07:002012-01-27T20:59:30.779-08:00Facebook has the world's largest Hadoop clusterI like it when different themes are beginning to converge. Earlier this year, I wrote the importance of mining enterprise data. But how do you organize, index, and search a large amount of mostly unstructured data (ie emails, blogs, documents, web pages, logs, videos)? Here comes Hadoop. This is a very good video that explains Hadoop as a new data platform.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/S9xnYBVqLws" allowfullscreen="" width="560" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe><br /><br />Another of my key themes is social networking and Facebook just released <a href="http://hadoopblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/facebook-has-worlds-largest-hadoop.html">data</a> about their Hadoop storage cluster. 21 PB of data, that's 1 million gigabytes and you can bet it will double next year or so. That's a lot of data to mine to get value for advertisers.David Orainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07194475883719548758noreply@blogger.com