 Configuring & Modeling Network Inventory
Why is it that most of the major network inventory vendors do not provide a library of network equipment/devices? It has to be frustrating from a carrier perspective to think you’re getting a software product that will allow them to......
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 CGAP Report: Banking the Poor via G2P Payments
The good people at CGAP have shared a great report on the emerging and needed field of Government-to-Person (Payments). The report is extensive and shares much light on the benefit that up to 170 million people worldwide would receive from governments employing electronic channels, including mobile solutions, to distribute social transfers and payments to current and retired workers.This report a must read for all those working in the mobile and value transfer field as its comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and best of all, it's free. You can thank Jim Rosenberg from CGAP's Technology Blog for sharing the report.When you have a ...
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Mobile Money Week in Review.
We are counting down the days for the world’s largest mobile money conference. The 2010 Mobile World Congress will be held 15-18 February, in Barcelona Spain. Mobile leaders will gather, collaborate, and discuss the cutting-edge products and technology that will define the mobile future... Haiti mobile donations continue to pour in, creating a foundation for future humanitarian efforts... If you are into technology, then you must have heard about the launch of the Apple iPad. Where will it play a role in mobile commerce?
E-commerce relevance of Apple iPad has yet to be realized
January 29, 2010, 1:35 pm What will ...
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 Mobile Shopping Best Practices in 2010
Today I had the opportunity to listen in on the Webinar:
Happy Holidays or Not: Mobile Lessons Learned, and Best Practice for 2010.
The webinar was interesting and provide some good facts
about how the mobile phone assisted the 2009 holiday shopping season. It is truly a global trend according to
e-Rewards and TNS international, which reported over 50% of Internet Users
worldwide, used their mobile phone to support shopping in some capacity.
Some of the trends that have become clear are that mobile
shopping will not be the complete solution. It is an enabler of many different activities involved in
the overall shopping and purchasing experience.
Of ...
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Tabbed Out - A New Concept for Mobile Payments
I thought I would write about a recent interview I conducted
on Mobile-Financial regarding an innovative and convenient new mobile payment
service being launched. First,
because it’s fresh in my mind, and second, because I think it is a really
interesting new service and one I know I personally will use.
ATX Innovations has launched a service called ‘Tabbed Out’ which allows
patrons of bars and restaurants to review and close out bar and restaurant
bills via their mobile phone. It is both a convenient and safer way to pay your
bill. After your meal and/or a few
rounds of drinks when you are ready to leave, or ...
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Don't be too 'agile' when implementing network inventory
If you find yourself implementing a next-generation network inventory application/solution...and someone attempts to convince you to use an agile development approach (e.g. RAD), don't be fooled...it won't work! Agile development approa......
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Discovering the Truth
An inventory system is intended to serve as master repository of network and service data. Its intention is to provide accurate data, however many tier 1 inventory systems are nothing but accurate.( Typically around 60% ). This is because mos......
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Pivotal Year for Mobile Banking: 2009
In an article from Mobile
Banker (American Banker) several industry experts are listing 2009 as the
year mobile banking officially became commonplace and customers consider it a
standard service to be offered by their financial institutions.
Fred Brothers, managing partner of technology consulting firm eCom Advisors,
states in the article, "I think we will look back at 2009 as the pivotal
year for mobile banking…I don't think people appreciate that yet."
Later in the article Richard K. Crone, the founder of Crone Consulting LLC,
states, “Mobile banking and payments are taking off much faster than online
banking did. People are already
comfortable with the idea of managing information with ...
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Gov 2.0 - Cities go Mobile
Local U.S
municipalities have embraced mobile and GPS technology in an attempt to allow
local taxpayers to report problems to the city government in a speedy and
convenient manner. CNN has a great article discussing the concept of Gov
2.0 and some of the related applications that are currently in the marketplace.
What is Gov 2.0? The definitions vary, but in a Forbes article Tim
O’ Reilly provides the following definition of Gov 2.0 that I think sums it up
well:
“…with the proliferation of issues and not enough resources to address them
all, many government leaders recognize the opportunities inherent in harnessing
a highly motivated and diverse population not ...
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 Google’s Nexus One – What does this mean for the Mobile Operators?
As many of you already know, it has been confirmed. Google will be releasing its own smartphone – due to hit the market in the new year. Google has decided to bring the phone to market outside the constraints of a particular carrier. They will sell it as an unlocked phone, creating a freedom of choice in mobile service that is rare amongst North American consumers who purchase smartphones. So what does this mean for the operators? With Google taking the first step that some are dubbing as ‘risky’, it will be interesting to see how this changes consumer behaviour and their ...
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