Interviews KORE Telematics' Alex Brisbourne (Part 2): Marketing the Internet of Things It is no surprise to anyone who has covered either the computing or telecommunications markets for any length of time that manufacturers' visions of the future are centered around the ubiquity of the products they create. The 2007 vision of ubiquitous communications among carriers revolved around a kind of flip-phone with a detachable antenna… Hack Scott M. Fulton View comments
Analysis Another View on The Consequences of BYOD Saying "'Bring Your Own Device' is an IT "trend" is like saying peanut butter in school lunches is a trend. It's not a trend, but it's a well-established practice that's been going on for years. A decade ago, my then-employer didn't offer me a laptop, despite the amount of travel required for the job (a lot), and despite the fact that laptops… Enterprise Paul French View comments
2011 Redux Remembering Dennis Ritchie, Creator of the C Programming Language and UNIX Co-Creator Dennis M. Ritchie, co-creator of UNIX and father of the C programming language, died this past weekend after a long illness. It's no exaggeration to say that without Ritchie, modern computing would not be what it is today. Often known as "dmr," Ritchie was born in Bronxville, NY in 1941. He studied at Harvard University, initially focusing on… Joe Brockmeier View comments
Sponsors Check Out the Companies That Make ReadWriteWeb Possible Our readers know ReadWriteWeb as the blog that's ahead of the technology curve. Our sponsors know us as that, too. Once a week we introduce our sponsors to our readers and let them know a little more about who they are and what they do. You can say thanks to the companies that make ReadWriteWeb happen by tweeting them (see the link below each… imported_1 View comments
2011 Redux How the Boston Globe Pulled Off HTML5 Responsive Design On Monday, The Boston Globe released its new premium content mobile initiative dubbed BostonGlobe.com. That is not to be confused with Boston.com, its free flagship website. This unto itself is not all that interesting. Yet, the HTML5 development community is heaping praise on BostonGlobe.com primarily for how the sites renders across varying… Dan Rowinski View comments