IBM achieved tremendous success in the 1970’s by creating a closed and highly integrated mainframe architecture, controlling all IT elements including chipsets, hardware, terminals, middleware, application software, network connections, etc. Now look at Apple. Their strategy of controlling...
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Besides Todd Bradley of HP - who previously ran Palm - does anyone out there really think that HP will recoup its $1.2 Billion investment and emerge as a leader in smartphones? I don’t think so. Let’s examine the facts: 1. Palm sold ~400K units in the last quarter but shipped out over...
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Program Description: There is a tightly focused agenda (see below) that maximizes attendees’ learning. Angelbeat coordinates 14 expert speakers (from organizations listed to the right) who each deliver a short, concise, technical talk on a different issue related to: 1) security and ...
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