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IP & TV World Forum 2012: It’s all about social viewing and the second screen
IP & TV World Forum opened this week, attracting vendors and operators from all over Europe and farther afield, and based on conversations with exhibitors and other delegates, it’s clear they’re all working on further incorporating mobile into their offerings. An important topic here is the second screen, which essentially means users playing on their… Read more
CeBIT 2012: Connected everything and a preview of Microsoft Windows 8
M2M and connected devices were an important part of the CeBIT fair in Hannover, which took place this week – exhibitors were keen to show off their solutions for everything from vending machines to shipping to healthcare. While a section of one of the exhibition halls was given over completely to M2M, many of the… Read more
Barbarian at the gate: Verizon’s disruptive CloudSwitch buy
Verizon’s buy of innovative startup CloudSwitch is a nasty surprise to those who deny the growing power of telcos in the cloud. After all, who would expect a telco to buy a firm that helps enterprises migrate apps securely to their competitors’ clouds, including Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Windows Azure? Who’s the barbarian now?… Read more
