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Jun 23

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IBM is 100

2011 is IBM’s centenary year and it has compiled a fabulous little film to highlight some of the company’s achievements and many more to come.  Do we all have IBM stories to tell?  Jeff Peel (not quite 100 yet) ponders…

I have worked in the technology industry for pretty much my entire adult life. I have never been employed by IBM but I suppose I consider myself something of an IBMer. I’ve undertaken countless research and thought leadership projects for the company. IBM has been good to me.

But here are a few of my own IBM landmarks.

  • The first programming language I was ever taught was FORTRAN (launched by IBM in 1957 – well before I was born) – I was terrible FORTRAN programmer
  • The first laptop I ever used was a ThinkPad – and I later conducted several user and channel related research projects for IBM RTP on this segment defining product
  • I once sat in CEO Lou Gerstner’s office chair (when strolling past his office on a trip to IBM’s Armonk HQ) – Gerstner was appointed CEO in 1993
  • I conducted user research on the RS/6000 products in the late 1990s (RS/6000s were powered by IBM’s RISC chips, first announced in 1980)
  • I started my career in market research and once worked for one of America’s oldest and most respected research firms, Roper Starch.  But the fact is that large sample survey research was only made possible because of IBM – with the arrival of punch-cards in 1931.

Anyone who works in technology – or in business – has a personal IBM story to tell. But all I wanted to say was, “Congratulations IBM”.

Watch the video in HD

May 16

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Mobile Cloud Summit

Mobile Cloud Summit, our upcoming event focused on how mobility and the cloud are transforming the enterprise, will be held at The Trampery – right at the heart of London’s ‘Tech City’ district in Hoxton. We have also announced a raft of new speakers including: Read more

Apr 6

Pre-Announcement: Mobile Cloud Summit

VISIT THE EVENT MICRO-SITE AND BLOG

The Mobile Cloud Summit will take place on Wednesday 21st September in London. This event will focus on how cloud-based technologies on mobile devices are transforming business and social landscapes.  The event is designed for business decision-makers and strategists for corporates and service providers.

Register for Mobile Cloud Summit in London, United Kingdom on Eventbrite

  • Get the freshest perspectives on mobile cloud technology from business and technology thought leaders
  • Understand the likely impact of mobile cloud on your business
  • Be better equipped to make key decisions on which technologies to adopt
  • Network with your peers, speakers and delegates during networking breaks, over lunch or during evening drinks reception(s) (all included in the delegate fees)

Background

There are a number of interlocking factors driving mobile cloud computing. Firstly, adoption of smart mobile devices has been dramatic with tablet/pad device adoption ramping up at a frantic pace. Apple iPad shipment growth has been stellar and app downloads now dwarf downloads of music from the iTunes store.

But rapid device shipment growth is not just restricted to Apple.  Android powered device shipment growth is equally dramatic and availability of Android apps has resulted in head-to-head device wars between a host of manufacturers vying for market dominance. The result is that the pre-eminence of the PC is waning – more smartphones and tablets are now shipping than PCs.

Second, adoption of mobility is now a global phenomenon – with mobile phones offering internet access to hundreds of millions of people in emerging economies.  3G subscriber growth is now around 35% – with over 700 million subscribers already connected.  With ever-cheaper smartphones becoming available more and more people – previously denied access to the internet – will become connected.

Profound Impact

With mobile internet-connected devices becoming globally pervasive the effects on business and society will be profound. Consumers will, increasingly, buy goods and services via mobile devices – as well as communicate and network via social media applications in the mobile cloud. Mobile search and advertising will explode. Employees will demand the availability of business applications via connected devices. Consumer gadgets will increasingly invade the corporate space – resulting in security concerns, as well as systems challenges. And devices will become embedded – resulting in an explosion of new ‘sensor-based’ cloud technologies and solutions.

Thought Leader Perspectives

The Mobile Cloud Summit will feature speakers that will give a series of thought leader perspectives on mobility, mobile data and the mobile cloud. They will help articulate the impact on business of mobile cloud technologies – equipping delegates with the latest thinking relating to mobile cloud technology and its impact on business and society.

We intend to have a mix of keynote presentations, panel discussions, mini-debates and technology insights.

The event will be designed for the following:

  • CEOs and Executives that want to learn about technology likely to have an impact on their businesses
  • CIOs and managers with decision-making responsibility for systems and solutions in their businesses
  • Business strategists and marketers
  • Policy-makers and government officials
  • Academics and researchers
  • Venture capitalists and fund managers
  • Technology vendors

The two-day conference will have a series of interlocking themes focusing on:

  • Mobile cloud market analysis
  • Technologies and platforms
  • The impact on business
  • The impact on marketing
  • Security concerns
  • Social implications and the mobile cloud
  • Embedded systems
  • Mobile healthcare
  • Policy and planning
  • The impact on government
  • Mobile cloud economics

To ensure that delegates get maximum value from the event we will endeavour to run parallel sessions – offering choice between different themed sessions.

Register for Mobile Cloud Summit in London, United Kingdom on Eventbrite

Early-bird discounts are available. Please note that refunds in the event of cancellations are not available but delegate transfers are. In the unlikely event that the Mobile Cloud Summit is cancelled full refunds will be provided.Venue details will be confirmed one month or more prior to the event. We run our events in 4 or 5* hotel venues in central London.Delegate fees include buffet lunch on one or both days (depending on ticket) plus tea and coffee breaks and evening drinks reception(s)*.  UK VAT @ 20% is included in the delegate fees.


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Aug 1

Government and the Cloud

How is cloud computing affecting the process of doing business with government? In this interview, Jeff Peel interviews Dave Moody, CTO of Lagan Technology (now part of Kana Communications) about the impact that cloud computing will have on the process of citizen engagement.

Government and Cloud Computing from Jeff Peel on Vimeo.

Mar 10

Farm Wizard Wins South Africa Business

Quadriga Client Media Release

Livestock management software developed by FarmWizard will be used to provide traceability functionality on hundreds of South African farms.

FarmWizard reached agreement with Checkers, one of South Africa’s leading hyper/supermarket chains, for its Internet herd management system to be used to provide traceability and performance management for its range of “Checkers Angus Beef”.

Read the full story…

Nov 26

Quadriga Consulting Builds New Social Media ‘Hub’ for SLA Mobile

Nic Stirk of SLA Mobile

Nic Stirk of SLA Mobile

Quadriga Consulting is working with SLA Mobile, the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Winner, to build a new social media optimised communications hub.

SLA Mobile is a fast growing technology company and needs a more flexible means of getting its messages out to the mobile developer, blogger and media community.  Quadriga is working with the company to build an interactive blog – www.slamobileblog.com – with links to other social media ‘assets’ such as Twitter.

Content will build over time but the blog site will be a key focal point for product information, technical discussions, and multimedia content in the lead-up to the mobile industry’s major trade show – Mobile World Congress – in Barcelona next February. 

According to Quadriga Consulting’s CEO, Jeff Peel, “We’re building a reputation as a specialist digital communications consultancy.  We love the flexibility that is afforded by blogging platforms and the ease with which we can rapidly connect blogging content into social media channels such as Twitter, Linkedin and social bookmarking sites. 

“SLA Mobile is a client with lots of things to say, so it makes sense for them to use a modern, highly tuned and flexible platform upon which to build its online communications strategy.  We’re delighted to be working with such a fast growing and market-aware company.”

Sep 3

Excellent New Video from Realwire

Animation about how to approach Online Public Relations. The video highlights the community nature of the online media and suggests that in the beginning it may help your success if you imagine you are the guest at a party where you don’t know many people.

Quadriga Consulting has worded with Realwire for years.  If you’d like to discuss your online media strategy please contact us. 

Jul 1

Harry Metcalfe to Lead Sessions on Web 2.0 and Public Consultation at G2010

Harry Metcalfe

Harry Metcalfe

Harry Metcalfe will be chairing a discussion on how web 2.0 technologies are transforming the process of public consultation with citizens.  We’ll be announcing his panel members shortly.

Harry is the founder of The Dextrous Web, a startup founded to help organisations – mostly in the public sector – get things right on the web. The Dextrous Web’s clients include The Cabinet Office, The Central Office of Information, The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and Guardian News & Media.

 Harry is also on the boards of the Open Rights Group, an NGO which campaigns to protect and preserve our digital rights, and the FreeLegalWeb, a community interest company with plans to make the law easier to find, read and understand.

 He is particularly interested in making public sector information discoverable and resuable, reforming copyright law, making the public consultation process more transparent and accountable and strengthening the Freedom of Information Act.

Apr 16

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Web 2.0 Overview

It was a real pleasure to spend the last two weeks in the Bay Area (any excuse to get to San Francisco, frankly).  However, as ever, the Web 2.0 Expo was inspirational.  Some wonderful speakers, the company of some great companies, and luminary keynotes from Google, Microsoft, O’Reilly – among many others.

 

My friends and colleagues over at FRONT have done a great job describing the Web 2.0 experience and Paul May’s photos are among the best of the Flickerstream’s. 

Hop on over to FRONT for the round-up and wrap-up of Web 2.0 Expo. 

Apr 3

Gov 2.0 and Web 2.0 Expo

Tim O'ReillyOne of the best keynote sessions at today’s Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco was the interview of Ellen Miller of the Sunlight Foundation by Tim O’Reilly .

Sunlight Foundation is focusing on making government more transparent through Web 2.0 tools.  The fact is that in the US (never mind the UK) too many government departments spend too much money on web site development that delivers too little in terms of understandable information. 

This means that valuable information that should be in the public debate is hidden.  It’s a kind of web obfuscation caused by bloat and poor user interface design. 

Ellen mentioned that the Sunlight Foundation often produces ‘alternative’ web sites that present government data in much better, more visually understandable ways.  The result is that the alternative sites – often built for peanuts compared to federal budgets – become much more popular that the ‘official sites’.

The Foundation also challenges the vastly inflated costs associated with official sites such as Recovery.gov - that has a massive budget of multiple tens of millions of dollars.  Why such budgets in a Web 2.0 world?

The Sunlight Foundation is a non-profit organisation that is shaking the processes by which governments provide citizens with information.  We need its equivalent in the UK. 

(Picture of Tim O’Reilly by FRONT)

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