Monthly Archives: March 2008

Decision Support

I like to think of “templates” when I see how I can extend a business process using voice. It helps me think faster. Voice templates are examples of voice based solutions and remind me when I can use voice to solve a particular problem. For instance, if you are faced with the [...]

The geography of innovation

We were honored that our work with Voice Mashups was recognized as being one of the top innovations in the industry at the recent Spring VON conference. The fact that our firm was the only finalist representing New England let alone Massachusetts really surprised us.
Of the 12 companies recognized, nine are based in the [...]

VON In Review

Spring 2008 VON has come and gone, and it’s time to sit down in the lobby of the Fairmont in San Jose, get a glass of the house Chardonnay and wait for the JetBlue flight back home. On the one hand, many people were commenting how dead the show was, but my other hand [...]

The VON Blurrrr

Jeff’s right - there’s a VON blur. I’m still trying to sort out exactly how I’m going to find time to respond to the literally handfuls of cards in my pocket. Say what you want… my biggest piles of cards are from VON. Always.
So much to blog about… and I will when [...]

Whether we call it CEBP or UC, Mashups drive the fastest ROI.

David Greenfield wrote an excellent report discussing SOA and UC convergence. His article also blends CEBP under the UC umbrella. He does a great job reviewing many of the major platform players and their approaches to the marketplace.
However, this paragraph caught my attention and flew in the face of our own client experiences .
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Russell Shaw - RIP

I’m speechless. The shock and sadness I felt when hearing of Russell’s passing will be hard to shake. I imagined that my life would include his presence at trade shows and events for a long time to come. At dinner, Andy Abramson and his wife Helene, Lee Dryburgh, Jim Courtney, James Body [...]

Voice is a Spice

Thank you to everyone who came out to hear me speak on the opening day of Ecomm 2008. A couple people have asked me to post my presentation from the Paprika : Voice is a Spice talk, so here I’ve put it here.
The premise of the talk is that voice is a lot [...]

eComm 2008 : The Stars Come Out

I’ve had the ridiculous pleasure of sitting in the audience at the eComm show this week. I’m trying to write some mashup software for the show next week (more about that soon), but I just can’t seem to keep my head down in my laptop when people like this keep distracting me:
Martin Geddes: [...]

Voice as Corn feedback

The ECOMM presentation where we compared Voice to Corn grabbed a good deal of attention and comments. We will make sure to post the presentation later next week.
Most of the comments have been favorable with bloggers getting the analogy that corn is the oldest of commodities that has been gaining in importance and value [...]

Some Notes from the Web Services on Wall Street Conference

Here’s some quotes from some of the speakers… thought you’d like to hear them.
• Companies were tought in 1930 that firms should be vertically integrated because integration costs were so high. With the light weight programming models provided by SOA and mashups, that’s clearly different.
• Marc Adler : Citigroup : In order for citigroup’s [...]