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Category Archives: Cloud SW engineering
Intel CEO (Krzanich) and president (James) combo to assure manufacturing and next-gen cross-platform lead
Update: excerpts from Intel’s CEO Presents at Annual Shareholder Meeting Conference (Transcript) [Seeking Alpha, May 17, 2013] Andy D. Bryant – Chairman of the Board: In his most recent role as Chief Operating Officer, Brian [Krzanich] led an organization of … Continue reading
Posted in Cloud client SW platforms, Cloud Computing strategy, Cloud SW engineering, consumer devices, HTML5 et al, servers
Tagged appMobi, Avoton SoC, Bay Trail SoC, Brian M. Krzanich, cross platform development kit, data center rack design, HTML5 and transparent computing, Intel, Intel App Framework, Intel Cloud Services Platform, Intel CSP, Intel Executive Office, Intel silicon photonics, Intel transparent computing strategy, Intel XDK, JavaScript, jqMobi, Merrifield SoC, Parallel JavaScript, Perceptual Computing, photonic achitectures, photonic multi-core achitectures, photonically enabled architecture, Porting native code into HTML5 JavaScript, rack disaggregation, Rangeley SoC, Renée J. James, River Trail project, server design, Silvermont microarchitecture, Silvermont's wide dynamic range of operations, wide dynamic range
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Nokia’s non-Windows crossroad
Update: 3” display with 240 x 320 pixels, not AMOLED screen, 3.2 MP camera. More information:- New Asha platform and ecosystem to deliver a breakthrough category of affordable smartphone from Nokia [‘Experiencing the Cloud’, May 9, 2013] my composite post … Continue reading
Posted in Cloud SW engineering, smartphones, Cloud Computing strategy, tablets, design, consumer devices, consumer computing
Tagged Windows Phone 7, Android, Nokia, Blackberry, XAML, S40, Metro, Windows Phone 8, Asha, Nokia Asha, Nokia Series 40, LCDUI, Nokia SDK 2.0 for Java, C#, non-Windows platforms, Lightweight User Interface Toolkit, LWUIT, Codename One development kit, Codename One, cross-platform development, Asha 501, Modern design, Metro design, Modern UI, Java developers, J2ME, lightweight architecture, Lightweight component, Swing, Codename One UI, LWUIT 2.0, Tantalum, porting Android apps, porting Blackberry apps, Nokia S40, Nokia Premium Developer Program for Asha, platforms co-development
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Windows Azure Media Services OR Intel & Microsoft going together in the consumer space (again)?
With Intel Media: 10-20 year leap in television this year [Feb 16, 2013] and Microsoft entertainment as an affordable premium offering to be built on the basis of the Xbox console and Xbox LIVE services [Feb 13, 2013] this is … Continue reading
Posted in Cloud client SW platforms, Cloud Computing strategy, Cloud SW engineering, consumer computing, consumer devices, TVs
Tagged Client Ecosystem for Windows Azure Media Services, consumer space, dynamic packaging, EDD, Entertainment and Devices Division, H.265, HEVC, IIS Media Services, Intel, Intel Media, IPTV, live streaming, Mediaroom, Microsoft, Microsoft Media Platform, MPEG-DASH, on-demand streaming, streaming platform, streaming server, Windows 8, Windows Azure Media Services, Windows Media Center, Windows Media Services, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE
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BYOD trends vs. Mobile enterprise platform trends
With the literal explosion of mobile computing devices there is a huge challenge both on the enterprise computing vendor and customer sides. The easiest way of looking at those challenges is analyzing the so called BYOD (Bring your own device) … Continue reading
Posted in Cloud client SW platforms, Cloud Computing strategy, Cloud SW engineering, Enterprise computing, Pre-Commerce
Tagged 'Bring Your Own Danger, Aaron Levie, ARM, BitLocker, Box OneCloud, Box Platform, Box Platform v2 API, Box v2 API, Box.com, Box.net, Bring your own device, Bring Your Own Disaster, Bring your own technology, BYOD, BYOD policy, BYOT, cloud-based enterprise computing, Consumerization of IT, consumerization of smartphones, consumerization of tablets, control BYOD, Dell SonicWALL, DirectAccess, disaster recovery, domain, enterprise cloud storage, enterprise computing environment, enterprise desktop, enterprise IT, enterprise notebook, enterprise security, enterprise-focused startups, Fortune 500, IT and technology strategy, MAM, Microsoft, Middle East, Mobile Application Management, mobile enterprise platform, security, SSL VPN gateway, trends, unsecured data, web browser based enterprise thin client, Windows RT, Windows RT Enterprise edition
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Nokia HERE Maps for everything, for FireFox OS in a strategic partnership with Mozilla
A highly recommended prerequisite reading: The Where Platform from Nokia: a company move to taking data as a raw material to build products [April 7, 2012] So, while Microsoft was struggling today with Steven Sinofsky, ex Microsoft: The victim of … Continue reading
Posted in Cloud client SW platforms, Cloud Computing strategy, Cloud SW engineering, consumer computing, consumer devices, Geopolitics, HTML5 et al, SaaS, smartphones, tablets
Tagged 360° LIDAR, 3D capture, 3D sight, 3D street level imagery, 3D visualization, accurate and fresh maps, Android, digital maps, earthmine, earthmine acquisition, Firefox OS, HERE Android API, HERE brand, HERE Maps, HERE Maps API for Android, HERE Maps for Firefox OS, HERE Maps for iOS, HERE SDK for Android, High Resolution Multi-View Cameras, HTML5, innovation, iOS, LiveSight, LiveSight-enabled experience, location and mapping service, map making, Maps on Windows Phone 8, mobile Web, modern map making, Mozilla, NAVTEQ True, Nokia City Lens, Nokia HERE, Nokia location and mapping service, Nokia Location Platform, Nokia Maps for Windows Phone 8, Nokia Transport for Windows Phone 8, Panoramic Cameras, Position Sensors, strategic partnership, the future of digital maps, The Where Platform, Where platform
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Steven Sinofsky, ex Microsoft: The victim of an extremely complex web of the “western world” high-tech interests
See: Ballmer’s memo announcing Steven Sinofsky’s departure [CNET, Nov 12, 2012]and Microsoft Announces Leadership Changes to Drive Next Wave of Products [Microsoft press release, Nov 12, 2012] A Microsoft Without Sinofsky? Mini-Microsoft Monday, November 12, 2012 Well, I can’t believe … Continue reading
Posted in Cloud client SW platforms, Cloud Computing strategy, Cloud SW engineering, consumer computing, consumer devices, Geopolitics, SoC, tablets
Tagged A10, A13, abrupt departure, Allwinner, ARM, Atom, China, Cover Trail, D2550, fabless SoC companies, hegh-tech advantage, high-tech, Intel, Larson-Green, Microsoft, Mini-Microsoft, resignation, SC6820, SoC price difference, SoC vendors, Spredtrum, Steve Ballmer, Steven Sinofsky, stock market, Surface RT, under-engineering, web of interests, Western world, Windows, Windows 8, Windows RT, Z2760
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Windows Phone 8: getting much closer to a unified development platform with Windows 8
After a broad but concise overview of the Windows Phone 8 development platform there is just one topic for me worth to consider in detail here: How close is the Windows Phone 8 development platform to Windows 8? First here … Continue reading
BUILD 2012: Notes on Day 1 and 2 Keynotes
While the first day keynote fo BUILD 2012 event from Microsoft was far from developers’ hearts the second one was much closer. In the end of that it was disclosed that: This BUILD is distinctly different: direct your imagination to … Continue reading
Posted in Cloud client SW platforms, Cloud Computing strategy, Cloud SW engineering, consumer computing, SaaS, smartphones, tablets
Tagged .NET Framework for Windows Phone 8, ARM code, BUILD 2012, Channel 9, cloud scale for enterprise apps, cloud-scale, cloud-scale apps, cloud-scale services, Compiler in the Cloud, complementary Sketch application, data platform, data platform in the cloud, Dave Campbell, Devices & Services, experience demos, Hadoop, Halo 4 on Windows Azure, HDinsight, Hive, Jazon Zander, Josh Twist, keynote, managed application binaries, Microsoft, monetization, portable class libraries, reimagining software, Satya Nadella, Scott Guthrie, Scott Hanselman, Steve Ballmer, Steve Guggenheimer, user-specific recommendation engine, Visual Studio 2012, Windows 8 generation, Windows Phone 7.x, Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone 8 SDK, Windows Phone Store
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