At the beginning of this year, we made a prediction with our crystal ball that from within the telecom industry, there would be a fair number of buyouts, takeovers, mergers, etc. In other words, we had formulated the hypothesis that only the giants (such as the likes...
There is no doubt that Smartphone technology is rapidly evolving. Every day, it seems as if there is a new wireless device coming out or, for that matter, a mobile app coming out. By the last count, as of last year, there were 100 billion mobile apps that were created...
In the world of Information Technology, two things are for certain. One is that there will always be rapid advancements in technology on an almost daily basis. The Smartphone industry is one example of this where there is a new app being developed and marketed every...
In the world of GIS technology, there is a new trend coming starting. That is, the days of business entities offering services surrounding GIS, exclusively, are starting to wane. There is a growth of businesses and organizations that are starting to offer GIS products...
No matter where you go today, you will, for the most part, encounter the term, “Cloud.” Pretty much everything these days is in the Cloud. The Cloud is just another convenient way to store and download software applications, and best of all provides for greater cost...
We’ve all heard of Comcast, Verizon, Windstream Communications, etc. But, there is another telecom/cable provider out there, that not a lot of people have heard of. This entity is known as Hawaiian Telecom. Obviously their primary market is located in the state of...
There was a time when all a company had to was simply hire a sales team, cold call a bunch of prospects from the Yellow Pages, get the initial appointment set up as well as other meetings, and, finally, close the deal. My, how times have changed. First, the Yellow...
Probably in the past, you have heard the terms, “Virtualization” and the “Cloud.” You are probably wondering, what does all of this mean, and especially, what does it mean for me? Well, long story short, the Cloud is merely another way to can purchase a software...
In the world of GIS, there is one thing that’s certain: There is a ton of geospatial information and data being stored in databases and in the Cloud all over the world. To the trained scientist, extracting and analyzing all of this is second nature. But, to the GIS...