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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Complains

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:30:00 EST

In September I mentioned that Michael Hickins had reported on phone spoofing with cell phones to avoid sanctions for calling to Iran. Now The Economist reports that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan complains that “they eavesdropped on me for six years.” "They" may possibly be the Turkish Justice Ministry. Have something sensitive to say? Take the battery out of your mobile phone, as Bruce Schneier has been saying for years. (Check that link in The Economist before 11/19/2010. After a year all Economist content is only available to paid subscribers.)

Feature Checklist of Mobile Device Management Tools

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:30:00 EST

Mobile Device Management (MDM) refers to the approaches or solutions used by companies to remotely manage their mobile devices (PDAs, Smartphones, Laptops, Netbooks). Variety of devices involved pose a big challenge for anyone who intends to implement a Mobile Device Management Solution. In fact, a single solution may never fully satisfy the all the requirements. Using hybrid solutions (multiple solutions from different vendors doing complimentary tasks) is a common approach that is used to solve this problem.

New All-in-One MGV FlashStreamer

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:45:00 EST

Optibase announced a new release of its MGW FlashStreamer encoding and streaming platform, introducing the innovative feature of capturing VGA and composite analog feeds and streaming them live as a single split-screen video. The “all-in-one” compact MGW FlashStreamer offers real-time video encoding and streaming over organizational networks and the Internet as well as on-demand streaming of stored content. It is fully compatible with the latest versions of Adobe Flash Player, the Internet’s leading browser-based media player. Video encoded by MGW FlashStreamer can be utilized for a wide range of applications such as live or on-demand broadcast lectures, conferences and meetings, training programs, courses, sports, live events and Internet TV.

EPIX Movies Delivered in HD via Akamai

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:30:00 EST

Akamai Technologies today announced that EPIX, the next generation premium entertainment service from Viacom, Paramount Pictures, Lionsgate and MGM, has chosen Akamai as the company’s launch provider to deliver and manage its full length High Definition (HD) movies. EPIX is the leading next-generation, multi-platform entertainment service, delivering the latest movie blockbusters, new releases, library classics and original content across its premium, HD television channel, video-on-demand service and EpixHD.com Web site. Viewers with an EPIX subscription have access to everything – great entertainment anytime, anywhere, on every platform.

Nice Screens, Shame About the Dancing

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:30:00 EST

I have not seen the stores in person, but from a distance I really, really like what Microsoft has done with its retail presence. Sure it looks vaguely familiar to Apple's stores, but big whoop. The wall to wall screens are brilliant.

However, I am now second-guessing whether I'd actually want to step inside a store and be trampled by line-dancing geeks rocking out to Will.I.Am and Fergie. Sheesh.

I'd love to see the look on the guy who walked up to cash to buy his Windows 7 upgrade and got stuck watching this horror show. "Umm, can I, excuse me, can I pay for this ... EXCUSE ME!!!"

And check the "Oh please God don't let my buddies see this" look on the face of some of the staffers."

As spotted in Gizmodo ...

Share Advertising Revenue With Your Mobile Phone

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:30:00 EST

MoadCast brings the consumer and the advertiser closer together in a more meaningful, cost-effective and targeted manner with a revolutionary permission based mobile phone community. MoadCast offers its members a guaranteed revenue share of the advertising revenue generated through MoadCast's mobile phone advertising platform. Members join for free and have the ability to earn up to GBP45 per month.

blinkx Kickstarts Holiday Season with Festive Videos

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:15:00 EST

To help you gear up for the holidays, blinkx has researched and compiled some of the season's best holiday-themed videos. Trimming the perfect tree, researching the latest must-have gadgets, making a flawless batch of eggnog, and discovering the finest holiday tunes are a snap this year with blinkx. Visit www.blinkx.com/topics/holidays for the greatest how-to videos, and visit blinkx Music (www.music.blinkx.com) to start compiling this year's holiday soundtrack.

The Evolution of Web-based Enterprise Video

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:00:00 EST

It took only a few years for the Web to evolve from its first crude text-only efforts to a full graphical experience. Yet it has taken more than a decade to get videos inside the browser page. And while there are dozens of video streaming service providers, including Brightcove, Wistia, Fliqz and Kaltura, that offer ways of delivering videos, none of them are as easy to use as they could be, and almost none of them offer one-stop solutions for publishers.

Video SEO Drives "Free" Leads to Local Businesses

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:30:00 EST

Local businesses can significantly increase the rate at which they are found by consumers on the Internet by creating and distributing a video, a study released today by Spotzer Media showed. Spotzer data showed that businesses were more than 30 times more likely to receive customer attention when they created a professional video and distributed it through a process called Video Search Engine Optimization ("Video SEO.")

Ulitzer Live! New Media Power Panel at Santa Clara Convention Center

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:00:00 EST

The first "Ulitzer New Media Power Panel" took place today at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California. Streamed live to 60,000 viewers via SYS-CON.TV, the panel was moderated by Jeremy Geelan. Geelan's guests in the first power panel were Ian Thain and Tim Crawford. The first "Ulitzer Live! - New Media Conference & Expo " will take place on June 14, 2010 in New York City. Ulitzer Live! West will take place on December 6, 2010, in San Jose, California. Call for Papers for both events are now open.

Regarding Google’s $750 Million Acquisition of AdMob

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:00:00 EST

“The news that Google acquired mobile advertising player AdMob for $750 million confirms the legitimacy of the mobile advertising industry, and overcomes any skepticism of whether small screens can offer big opportunities to reach mobile consumers,” says Dave Gwozdz, CEO of Mojiva Inc., which operates a mobile ad serving platform and mobile ad network. “The fact that Google has placed a premium on owning a mobile ad network is very notable. The market has definitely matured to the point where it makes sense for online behemoths to try to combine networks, analytics and delivery technologies in the hopes of capturing a share of this growing market.”

Get HD Videos to FLV with Fancy Player for Online Sharing

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:45:00 EST

Do you have digital camera? Do you record special events around you? Publish them on your website with the fast conversion without duration limit. Flash Video MX Std has been updated with better support to HD videos like AVCHD (MTS, M2TS), MOD, TOD formats.

Mobile Convergent Devices and Applications

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST

I can't let this experience go undocumented. I am sitting in Starbucks drinking a Mocha, writing a blog article, chatting with an international client on skype, checking and responding to emails, taking phone calls, recording voice memos, accessing spreadsheets on Google Docs, scheduling meetings and listening to music all on my iPhone.

LTE - The Rise of the Mobile Prosumer

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST

Such consumer & technology transformation has distorted the way 'Prosumer' consume their products & services, and interact with their mobile devices. The industry awaits to see if Asia’s Top Telecom guns can decide on a unified approach to map revenue streams back to the operators. The average handset has evolved from the humble voice-box, to the total media centre. As a result thousands of start-up companies are profiting out of the Telecom sector's advances, supplying the various add-ons which inevitably accompany any new wave of technology.

Windows 7 Networking Controls Video Screencast

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:30:00 EST

This week I begin a new series of video screencasts for Dell’s IT Expert Voice Web site. The site has all sorts of useful information for corporate IT folks that are interested in migrating and using Windows 7, and my humble part will be to produce a regular series of videos similar to what I have been doing on my own over at WebInformant.tv. Do check out this video which talks about the differences between Windows 7 and earlier versions when it comes to networking controls.

Moyea Video4Web Converter V2.1 Released

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:15:00 EST

The new Moyea Video4Web Converter V2.1 with optimized menu display pattern, fast video codec encoding speed and perfect bug-fixings, makes video to flash video conversion the easiest and quickest ever.

Alfred Poor’s New Video Reviews

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:45:00 EDT

My long-time former PC Magazine colleague Al Poor has begun his own series of video reviews of consumer products on his YouTube channel here. You can find a new Epson photo printer, the Buffalo Terrastation, and other products. Like my WebInformant.tv series, they are sponsored by the vendor and are short, fact-packed five minute pieces. [...]

Now that's a Da Vinci!

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:15:00 EDT

Poor Leonardo. After losing out to Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni during his lifetime, he still doesn't get the credit or recognition his work deserves. Finally, someone trusted their intuition, and bought a sketch which looked to him like a Leonardo, and, lo - it was! His $19000 investment is now worth $150 million.

New Moyea Web Player Released with Enhanced Plug-in Complementaries

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:15:00 EDT

Applications support plug-ins for many reasons: could be to extend an application, to support features yet unforeseen, to reduce the size of an application or could be others. All in all, to make the product itself more powerful and easier to use. That’s the reason Moyea Software released the new Web Player V2.1.1.0 with extremely-enhanced plug-in functions.

Moyea HD Button Plugin V1.0 - Welcome to the HD Flash Video World

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EDT

Moyea HD Plugin is one of the useful plugins that used to extend the capabilities of Moyea Web Player- a handy Web FLV Player creator. It enables users to add an HD Button onto web FLV player which customized with Moyea Web Player, so that player users can start or close HD (High Definition) video playing by clicking it at anytime.

Fotolia Launches Operation Level Ground to Attract Artists

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:45:00 EDT

Fotolia launches a strong operation to attract “big” contributors. With the slogan “Gain instantaneous recognition with Fotolia!”, Operation Level Ground gives artists the freedom to upload their existing portfolios to Fotolia and receive equivalent download ranking. Artists have the chance for their achievements to be recognized by increasing earnings while enhancing their global profile. For those who have sold microstock in the past, Fotolia will recognize their download sales from other services. For those who have sold “macrostock” and traditional stock photography, Fotolia will recognize their lifetime sales as equivalent to download sales.

Optimized Plugin Applications Make the Newly-Released Moyea Web Player Versatile

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:05:00 EDT

So far, there are up to 10 useful plugins available for Moyea Web Player to extend its capabilities and to meet various demands of its customers. The new V2.1.1.5 Moyea Web Player comes out exactly with optimized plugin applications to serve the goal better.

The Origin of Stupidity

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:30:00 EDT

So apparently Kirk Cameron and a buddy of his are continuing their campaign of lies and outright stupidity because things like common sense, science, and cold hard fact threaten their fragile hold on sanity. Ordinarily I might on on a huge rant about this but everything I could say, the woman in this video says much more eloquently than I could. This is a must-watch.

Joost Files Motion Against Michelangelo Volpi and Index Ventures Management,

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:52:00 EDT

The Motion for Preliminary Injunction asks the Court to enjoin Index and Volpi from using any of Joost's and Joltid's confidential information regarding (among other things) the Global Index Software, the technology developed and owned by Joltid that provides the peer-to-peer capability embedded in the Skype program. The Motion also asks the Court to enjoin the defendants from: (i) using the confidential information in connection with the operation or strategic planning of Skype; (ii) communicating such information to other parties in the "Buyout Group" that has made a bid to acquire Skype from eBay Inc.; (iii) soliciting employees of Joost and Joltid with offers to join Skype; (iv) having communications with current or former employees of Joost or Joltid regarding the companies' confidential information; and (v) further participating in the Skype acquisition or assuming any position with Skype until a final adjudication of the merits of the case.

LA Phil Launches Microsite Celebrating Incoming Music Director

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EDT

The Gustavo microsite prominently features a brand-new interactive online game and iPhone application, Bravo Gustavo, designed by Hello Design to simulate the experience of conducting an orchestra. The Bravo Gustavo online game invites users to interact with Gustavo and the LA Phil performing Berlioz’ Symphonie Fantastique (music courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon). The Bravo Gustavo iPhone application adapts the mobile device into a conducting baton, utilizing the accelerometer to directly affect the overall tempo and note duration of the music – just like a real conductor.

Xerox To Buy ACS for $6.4 Billion

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:15:00 EDT

Xerox, which squandered the chance to bring about the PC revolution itself, has needed a growth solution for quite a while. Monday it said it found one and would spend $6.4 billion in cash and stock buying Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), whose $6.5 billion in revenues reportedly make it the largest business process outsourcer (BPO) on the planet. In other words, it manages and automates paper and work processes. It also has its hand in IT services including infrastructure outsourcing, which the Gigaom blog figures makes Xerox a cloud player.

Google Sites Exceed 10 Billion Video Views in August

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:30:00 EDT

comScore released August 2009 data from the comScore Video Metrix service, showing that 161 million U.S. Internet users watched online video during the month, the largest audience ever recorded. Online video reached another all-time high in August with more than 25 billion videos viewed during the month, with Google Sites accounting for more than 10 billion.

Turn Your Podcast Into an Interactive Live Streaming Experience

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:00:00 EDT

The folks here on the DevCentral team have been producing a weekly podcast for a while now. Trying to keep our budget low, we opted to copy what some other podcasters were doing by making use of Skype for our audio communication and found a great little Skype add-on called Pamela which creates high-quality WAV files from Skype conversations.

We created a dedicated Skype account on an old machine here in the office that will auto-record whenever that account is added to a conversation. We would occasionally have differences in audio levels between the callers so we incorporated the awesome The Levelator (from the Conversations Network) into the post production and we were set.

A few weeks ago we broke through our one hundredth podcast and along with that milestone we decided to expand things a bit by making the podcast more interactive. I spent a few weeks investigating how to best accomplish this and I ultimately decided on a setup. I figured that I'd go ahead and share it with you all so you can see how we do it on our end. Here's the high-level diagram:

I experimented with a mixing board but ended up with a software only solution that anyone can implement. Everything besides the top left three items in the image were added to enable us to record our Skype podcast as well as stream it to UStream and allow callers with TalkShoe.

The Components

Here's a list of the following components and how we used them.

Skype - http://www.skype.com - $0

Skype, for those that don't know, is a software program that allows you to make video and voice calls across the internet. Calls are free to other skype users and you can purchase the ability to call out to land line numbers or to get your own number so you can accept phone calls.

We have a dedicated server with Skype and Pamela running to do the recording and each person on the podcast is connected through the main Skype instance on our publishing system.

Pamela Skype Recorder - http://www.pamela.biz/en/ - $24

Pamela is an add-on program for Skype that will allow you to record your Skype conversations. It features Skype call, video, and chat recording, answering machine, video mail, and skype based publishing. We use it primarily for the ability to automatically record skype calls to either our skype account or our Skype dial-in number. .WAV files are created and we are emailed when a recording is completed.

Windows Media Player - $0

Windows Media Player is the default music/video player on the Windows platforms. We use it to play background music into our skype and UStream sessions. You could just as easily use another audio player as long as it supports the ability to customize which output audio device it uses.

Virtual Audio Cable - http://software.muzychenko.net/eng/vac.html - $30

This little gem really saved the day with our setup. There are various Mac programs that allow you to map audio streams from one program to another one but this is the best one I could find for Windows. Virtual Audio Cable allows you to transfer audio (wave) streams between applications and/or devices. In our setup, it allows us to map windows media player back into Skype and our multiple audio streams back into our live video processing through VidBlaster.

VidBlaster - http://vidblaster.com/ - $0

VidBlaster is a powerful, economic way to record, stream, and produce high quality videos. VidBlaster comes in three versions: Home, Pro, and Studio with the only difference being the number of "modules" you can use at one time. What's best about this product is that you can use it for free if you can live with a "VidBlaster" add in the top right corner of your video stream. We'll likely put the couple hundred bucks down for the Pro version but as of now it hasn't costed us a cent.

Adobe Flash Media Encoder - http://www.adobe.com/products/flashmediaserver/flashmediaencoder/ - $0

The Adobe Flash Media Encoder allows you to capture live audio and video while streaming it in real time to a flash media server. While we could stream directly from VidBlaster to UStream, the quality is not as good as moving some of the processing down to the client.

UStream - http://www.ustream.tv - $0

UStream is the live interactive video broadcast platform that enables anyone with a camera (or VidBlaster!) and an internet connection to quickly and easily broadcast to a global audience of unlimited size. Best of all, it's free!

TalkShoe - http://www.talkshoe.com - $0

We struggled for a while trying to figure out the best way to include a "live" audience in our recording. TalkShoe is a service that enables anyone to easily create, join, or listen to live interactive discussions, conversations, podcasts, and audioblogs. It fit the bill of just what we needed and since we already had our Skype conversation going, bolting on TalkShoe was as simple as adding the conference number to our group Skype conversation. TalkShoe also has some pretty nifty user controls allowing the moderator to control muting of each of the participants. Another great free service!

Production Setup Walkthrough

Here's the steps I go through in preparation for our weekly podcast.

Create 3 Virtual Audio Cables with the Virtual Audio Cable Control Panel (VAC #1, VAC #2, VAC #3)
Start up 2 instances of the Virtual Audio Cable Audio Repeater. Set the first one (R1) from VAC #3 to VAC #1 and the second from VAC #3 to VAC #2.
Start and login to Skype. Go into the Audio settings and change the audio input to VAC #1 and the output to VAC #2.
Start Windows Media Player and change the speaker device settings to output to VAC #3.
Start VidBlaster and setup various screen captures, set the video resolution to 640x480 and the frame rate to 15fps (much higher than that drives the CPU way up). Finally click "Start" on the Streamer module.
Start the Adobe Flash Media Encoder. Load the stream configuration that you can download from your UStream show's advanced settings and then Select VidBlaster for the Video Device and "Line 2 (Virtual Audio Cable)" (ie. VAC #2) for the Audio device. Click "Start" to begin streaming.
Login to our UStream.tv account and click "Broadcast Now" for your show. Another browser window will come up detecting the media stream. Click "Start Broadcast" to start the stream and click "Start Record" to being recording your stream on the server.
Bring up the Skype window and create a conference with the podcast members including our account that auto-records the conversations. Then finally, call the TalkShoe conference bridge and initiate the meeting on their side.
Login to the TalkShoe account on their website and click the option to join the meeting. When the admin console is loaded, you can optionally select "Record" from the top left to have TalkShoe make an alternate recording.

At this point we are recording our Skype session in audio, UStream is recording the video stream and TalkShoe is recording a secondary audio recording. At this point, I cue up the intro music in Windows Media Player and start into the podcast.

When we are finished, I reverse the process above by stopping and saving the various recordings. I take our Pamela based recording, run it through The Levelator, convert it to a mp3 with Audacity, edit the ID3 tags, and publish it to our media server. At this point, the blog post is created and we are done for the week.

Reflections

There are a few things that are still causing some issues. The main issue is that of horsepower on my media system. The desktop I'm using for all of this was not meant to run these types of CPU intensive applications. While it works, my dual-core CPU system is hovering at 99-100% CPU usage during the podcast which is a bit worrisome. Depending on the success of the podcast, we may invest in a new desktop to run this on. But, seeing how we've spent well under $100 for the entire software suite, I don't think we'll have much trouble justifying it!

Hopefully this helps some of you out there with some ideas and I'd love to hear feedback on how I could do things better!

-Joe

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Mobile App or Mobile Web

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:15:00 EDT

Since the launch of iPhone the mobile industry has been in a flux. It has witnessed lot of innovations since then. Today, more choices are available to the user than ever before which has resulted in a fragmented market. It has complicated matters for every organization which wants to reach out to their consumers through mobile. There are too many platforms to be supported and there is no standardization. Some industry segments have not made any significant move to reach out to their consumer through mobile platform and are playing a waiting game – waiting for the technology to mature. However, travel industry cannot afford to do that.

Six Secrets to Making Online Video Work for Small Business

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:57:00 EDT

Kathy Saenz of Neighborhood America Shares What It Takes to Make Video an Effective Content Marketing Tool Even a micro business can use video effectively to communicate with its customers online. But, as we amateur carpenters know, you can wind up with a mess instead of a masterpiece unless you understand how to use a [...]

Converting Nikon D90 Videos to work with Adobe Premiere Pro CS4

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:47:00 EDT

I recently bought my first DSLR, the Nikon D90, which I have been having a blast with. One of the cool features of the camera, is that it supports creating HD video clips (of up to 5 minutes) (view an example here). However, the way the clips are created seems to confuse Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, which won’t open or import the clips without a little work on your part.

Despite Critics & Twitter, 'Jay Leno' Gets High Marks

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT

While Leno scored big in the ratings and public opinion for his premiere, mainstream media critics were not so kind. Reviews in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and USA Today all panned the show; many calling it a rehashed version of Leno's The Tonight Show The premiere, featuring a much-hyped interview with Kanye West, helped propel ratings and buzz across social media platforms as thousands of online pundits weighed in. How do the sentiments expressed by traditional national media and American public opinion compare to social media

Smartphones Just Became Smarter

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:30:00 EDT

"Other local search applications present the user with a fog of information. World Surfer totally avoids that fog, providing just the information users seek - quickly, reliably 24/7," explains John Ellenby, GeoVector's CEO. Initial US content channels for World Surfer include Google, Microsoft Bing, Yahoo! Local, Wikipedia, Papa John's International, Inc. pizza restaurants and a convenient Starbucks coffee tracker. GeoVector's open platform supports third-party plug-in content channels and API documentation is available for developers.

Ellen Degeneres Should Go Open Source

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:30:00 EDT

By the way, if Ellen Degeneres wants to respond in a reasonable and constructive way to the lawsuits over her use of song snippets to dance to, she could always start using Creative Commons-licensed music, with a nice plug for the open-hearted musicians making our lives more tuney.

Apple Approves First Official Porn Star App for iPhone

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:01:00 EDT

Adult super star Sunny Leone's first app, the free "lite version" that offers exclusive pictures, a blog and video clips, is now available. Version 2.0, a premium version with more features, photo sets and videos is currently awaiting approval. Version 2.0 is packed with all new interactive features, games, blogs and ways to contact Sunny right from your phone, plus tons of additional high quality exclusive content. When asked about her new App, Sunny Leone commented: "I'm so excited about the future of my iPhone® App. This provides an entire new way for me to communicate with my fans and give them a new and unique content experience!"

Where the Hell's All This New Media Heading?

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:15:00 EDT

I'm In Langley, WA this coming Saturday September 19th to speak about the media play for cloud computing at New Media 2012. I like the agenda and set up. Each speaker gets five min to make their case. Then comes a panel discussion. The line-up includes people from the telecom world, gaming, visual media and journalism. Here's the speaker list:

Pixamba CEO Launches Stock Photography Topic on Ulitzer

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:00:00 EDT

Pixamba CEO David Mail launched today Stock Photography topic on Ulitzer. David Mail is a CEO of Pixamba Ltd., a royalty free stock photography agency and media services company. Pixamba offers microstock and midstock images at affordable prices starting from $0.75/image. Pixamba is also a developer of ProStockMaster software, the first in the world desktop workflow management application for contributing stock artists.

Apple Introduces New iPod nano With Built-in Video Camera

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:00:00 EDT

Apple introduced the new iPod nano(R), adding a video camera, mic and speaker to the world's most popular music player. Music lovers can now shoot video wherever they are, view it on their iPod nano and use their computers to easily transfer their videos to YouTube. The new iPod nano features an ultra-thin and sleek design with a larger 2.2-inch color display and gorgeous polished aluminum and glass enclosure. iPod nano also features a built-in FM radio with live pause and iTunes(R) Tagging, as well as a built-in pedometer. The new iPod nano is available today in an 8GB model for $149 and a 16GB model for $179, and comes in nine brilliant colors including silver, black, purple, blue, green, orange, yellow, (PRODUCT) RED and pink.

Sybase and Verizon Team up to Manage Mobility Solutions For Enterprises Worldwide

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:00:00 EDT

Today Sybase & Verizon announced they are teaming up to enable Verizon's multinational companies to effectively manage the deployment and ongoing support of their growing mobile workforces. Business requires that organizations connect partners, suppliers, manufacturers, remote offices and remote employees directly to their systems, applications and information so they can improve customer service, bring products or services to market quicker, make better decisions and increase their organizations’ overall productivity.

Animation Doesn't Always Require a Computer

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:30:00 EDT

The "Got Talent" franchise is world wide and is running in dozens of countries (Simon Cowell must be making a fortune!!). The Ukraine winner is Kseniya Simonova who won with this amazing animation. If you look you will see that she is using only sand on top of a light table. It is breathtaking.