Cisco UKI Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Ian Foddering interview before and after a Cisco Twitter Chat.
Focused on technology innovation in the workplace and how these breeds a new kind of business/entrepreneur and London 2012.
Tags: Business Innovation Gateway, Entrepreneur, infrastructure, London Olympics, UK
I said in the first post of this series that I’ll start to share more about my productivity lessons-learned. But first, let’s get one thing out of the way — I believe that online collaboration tools really don’t matter. In contrast, how you apply them for purposeful engagement matters a lot, regarding the anticipated productivity gains.
Moreover, the most substantial gains in online productivity will likely come from fully understanding all the people, process and technology issues that define the environment you’re working within. So, situational context is important.
Tags: cloud services, collaboration, productivity, TelePresence, unified communications, video chat
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I arrived at a recent networking event in London, known as “Digital Sizzle,” which was buzzing with activity. I looked around and wondered how this group came to fruition. Seriously, how do you get 300+ people — most who do not know each other — into a room together on a promise of free beer and BBQ? Read More »
Tags: Digital Britain, digital sizzle, networking, Recruitment, Silicon Drinkabout, twitter
By Jason Kohn, Contributing Columnist
Pop quiz: How many screens does it take to watch television programming? For a growing number of people, the answer is two — a TV, plus a media tablet or mobile smartphone. That may seem counterintuitive, but for many of us (present company included) a mobile “companion” device has become an essential part of the living room TV experience.
According to a Nielsen survey of 12,000 connected device owners, 70 percent of tablet owners and 68 percent of smartphone owners use their devices while watching TV. Tablet owners in particular seem unable to put down the iPad while flipping channels, with respondents saying that nearly a third of the time they spend using their device is in front of the TV.
Tags: customer experience, entertainment, innovation, smartphone, tablet, television
By Howard Baldwin, Contributing Columnist
While the European and United States economies struggle with mounting debt, there’s an encouraging success story south of the equator; one that combines infrastructure improvement, broadband deployment, and thriving commerce.
According to the findings in a white paper entitled Latin American Economic Outlook 2012 — jointly produced by the Economic Commission for Latin America and The Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Development Centre of the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) — between 2000 and 2007, public debt in Latin America
Tags: broadband, economic development, global networked economy, latin america
