Interesting conversations going on around the place:
- Benefits of an Outside Perspective. Matt writes about the benefits IT organizations gain from bringing in an external consultant to give an "outsider's perspective" on major projects. Key reasons: major projects are demanding, and flexibility and experience are essential. Options are vendor-based and independent consultants. Comment: This is very much what I do when I engage with organizations; bring an independent viewpoint to the issues at play in the team collaboration and team productivity arena. SearchCIO
- Samsung i730 Review. John reviews the new Samsung i730, a combined Pocket PC and PDA phone. Includes a QWERTY keyboard. SearchMobileComputing
- Dan Hammers InStat. Dan Taylor of the Mobile Enterprise Alliance continues his crusade to get vendors and analysts to think about life from the consumer's point of view. He hammers InStat's view about poor consumer education being the downfall of wireless networking. MEA Blog
- Forbes on RSS. Forbes looks at the nascent RSS industry and considers where the money is. Key opportunities: infrastructure products, online communities, collaboration (few deals disclosed), and new client software. Forbes
- Macworld Slams InterComm 1.3. Macworld's Matt Vance reviews InterComm 1.3 from Five Across, and concludes that it "fails in almost all of its tasks" ... instant messaging, file sharing, and version control features. Macworld
Offers from Africa were nil.
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