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22July2009

T o d a y ’ s  T a b b l o i d

PERSONALNEWSFOR

craig.kirchoff@gmail.com

WEBNEWS

MindTouch:TheFirst EnterpriseApptoGet Collaborati veVideo[Re adWrite Web]

JUL22,200905:00A.M. MindTouch—theopensource,wiki-basedintranet—isthefirst softwaretobringfullycollaborativevideototheenterprise.Thenew featurecomesfromopensourcevideoplatformKaltura,whichisalso developingvideoeditingforWikipedia.ThroughKaltura,MindTouch customerswillbeabletocooperativelyedit,publishandsyndicatevideo bothinsideandoutsidethefirewall,allwithacompleterevisionhistory. Inadditiontocollaborativevideoediting,userscannowpackagetheir applicationsandcontentforreuseonotherinstallations.Developerswill beablecreateopensourceadd-onsthatoperatejustlikethoseinFirefox, andanyonecanuseadesktopGUItoselectcontentforstagingand migration.

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Video,theWikiWay

Kalturaisthefirstcom panyonthemarkettoofferanopensource collaborativevideo.WhilethereareDrupalandMediaWikimodules availablei ntheKalturaapplicationgallery,we’veseenlittleifanyuseof them.TheflagshipuseoftheMediaWikiversion(inWikipedia)isyetto beseen. Regardles sofanypublicimplementations,MindTouchwill bethefirst enterpriseplatformtohostKaltura’stechnology.Mosttop-notchwikis andintranetsalreadyhaveeasyvideoembedding,butnoneofthem includeanysubstantialabilitytoeditvideo,andnotinwaythat’s transparentandcollaborative. Evenatitsbest,enterprise2.0isoftenthoughtofassecond-hand innovation:adaptingthebestofWeb2.0toworkinsidethefirewall.But thisisonecasewhereanenterprisecompanyhasmovedfasterthanthe consumerWebtomakechangeareality.

PowertotheProgrammers

Asanopensourceplatform,MindTouchhaslong-supportedcreating customapplicationsforthesoftware.Butuntilnow,there’sbeennoeasy waytoportthosecustomappsfromoneMindTouchinstancetoanother. “Withthisrelease,”saidCEOAaronFulkerson,“thethousandsof developersbuildingcollaborativenetworkingapplications,enterprise dashboardsandcompositeapplicationsontheMindTouchplatformwill nowbeabletoeasilypackageandsharetheirapplicationsandmashups.”

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IBM and TheInternetofThings [ReadWriteWeb]

JUL22,200903:19A.M. Int heWebworld,youknowthatatrendhasmajortractionwhenIBMis alloverit.LikeanylargeInternetcompany,BigBlueiscarefulabout whichtrendsitlatchesonto.Itwasagoodcoupleofyearsbeforethey werespottedattheWeb2.0conference,forexample.Howeverinthe caseofInternetofThings,IBMisprovingitselftobeanunusuallyearly adopter. IrecentlyspoketoAndyStanford-Clark,aMasterInventorand DistinguishedEngineeratIBM.YesterdaywewroteabouthowStanford- ClarkhashookedhishouseuptoTwitter.Todaywedelvemoreinto whathisemployer,IBM,isdoingwiththeInternetofThings.

Today’sTabbloidPERSONALNEWSFOR

craig.kirchoff@gmail.com

22July2009

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IBMisinvolvedinsomeveryinterestingprojectsattheintersectionof twobigtrendswe’vebeentrackingin2009:

TheReal-timeWeb

and

InternetofThings

.Theyhaveawebsitedevotedtothistopic,calledA SmarterPlanet.Asthenameimplies,itfocusesonenvironmental matterssuchasenergyandfoodsystems.Sensors,RFIDtagsandrealtimemessagingsoftwarearemajorpartsofIBM’ssmarterplanet strategy.Thecatchcryforthesite-Instrumented,Interconnected,and Intelligent-isaboutoutfittingtheworldwithsensorsandhookingthem totheInternettoapplythe‘smarts.’ IBMhasawholesetofRFIDandsensortechnologysolutions.Butmore importantlyithasbeenbusyworkingwithvariousmanufacturersand goodssuppliersinrecentmonths,tointroducethosesolutionstothe world. ThismonthIBMmadeanagreementwithMatiq,anITsubsidiaryof Norway’slargest foodsupplierNortura.Thep rojectinvolvesusingRFID (radiofrequencyidentification)technologytotrackandtracepoultryand meatproducts“fromthefarm,throughthesupplychain,tosupermarket shelves.”Thisfoodtrackingsolutionwillhelpensurethatmeatand chickenare“keptinoptimalconditionthroughoutthesupplychain.”The systemusesIBM’sWebSphereRFIDInformationCenter,togetherwith IBM’ssensorandactuatorsolutions. AsimilarprojectisonethatIBMannouncedattheendofJunewith DanishtransportationcompanyContainerCentralen.ByFebruary2010, ContainerCentralenundertakestouseIBMsensortechnology“toallow participantsinthehorticulturalsupplychaintotracktheprogressof shipmentsastheymovefromgrowerstowholesalersandretailersacross 40countriesinEurope.”Specificallythisreferstotransportationof thingslikeflowersandpotplants,whichareverysensitivetothe environmenttheytravelin.Havingsensorsaspartoftheentiretravel chainwillallowparticipantstomonitorconditionsandclimateduring travel.Essentiallyitmakesthetravelprocessverytransparent. AsAndyStanford-ClarkexplainedtoReadWriteWeb,usingRFID technologytomonitortemparaturewhentransportingflowersensures thatnosh ortcutsa retakenbysomeinthesupplychain(e.g.turningoff theclimatecontrolforawhiletosavemoney).Itgivesmoredatato makedecisions,forexampleitmayenablearetailertorefusetoaccepta shipmentifthesensordatasuggeststheflowersareclosetowilting. IBMisalsoworkingwithGermancarmanufacturerVolkswagentoadd sensortechnologytoitsoperations.TheaimistoimproveVolkswagen’s materiallogisticsoperationsthroughtheuseofsensortechnology.For example,shippingcontainerscarryingautopartsforVolkswagenwillbe fittedwithRFIDtags.Sofarabout3,000shippingcontainershavebeen fittedwithRFIDtags. TheseareallexcitingdevelopmentsintheInternetofThings,because theyimpactreal-worldprocesses.It’sgreattoseealargetechnology companylikeIBMattheforefrontofthistrend.It’saverysmartmove (pardonthepun),becausein2009we’reonlyatthevery

start

of connectingalmostanyobjecti ntheworldtotheInternet. Imagineaworldwithmillions,perhapstrillions,ofsensorsthatuseIBM technology-becausethat’swhatBigBlueisimagining.

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Today’sTabbloidPERSONALNEWSFOR

craig.kirchoff@gmail.com

22July2009

WEBNEWS

GoogleWave:IstheWorld Ready?[Mashable]

JUL22,200901:54A.M. OnMay28th,techcircleswentwildwhenGooglerevealedGoogleWave atitsGoogleI/Oconference.Theresponsetoandthequestionsabout thenewcommunicationplatformwerestaggering.IsitsomethingI shoulduse?Isitagame-changer?

Coulditkillemailitself?

Thistypeofloftyrhetoricwillalwaysraisehopesanddrawscrutiny.We wanttobelievethatnewandradicaltechnologieslikeWavewillchange theverywaywelive.AndwhileourexperimentswithWavehavebrought ustotheconclusionthatthisplatformmayindeedbeagamechanger,

it won’thappenifthereisn’twidespreadadoption.

Soinsteadof askingwhetherWavewillkillemail,thebetterquestiontoaskisthis:

Is theworldreadyforWave-basedcommunication? It’sAllorNothingwithWave

IhaveusedWaveextensivelysincethesandboxpreviewbecame available,andIwilltellyouthis:itbreaksnormalconversation conventionsleftandright.Whileitlooksandfeelslikeemailinmany ways,itsuniquehybridofrealtimeandmessage-basedcommunication takessom egettingusedto.Usingapplicationsin-wav e,editingother people’sm essages,andintegratingrobotsintoyourco nversationsare goingtoc onfuseandevenscarepeople. Weknowthattheearlyadopterswillusethis(andforgiveitsflaws)ina heartbeat.Therealquestioniswhetherornotitsnewapproachto communicationisadealbreakerfortheearlymajorityandlateadopters oftheworld. GoogleWaveisaskingpeopletodothingsthatgrindagainstthenorm. And,whileGooglewon’tsayit,itsultimategoalistohaveyouswitch fromemailtoWave,usheringinaneweraofwebengagement.If Google’satthecenterof

everyperson’swebcommunication

,itwillbuild immenseinfluenceandgainunparalleledinformationontheweb’s billionsofusers.However,withhighstakeslikesthesecomesahighrisk offailure.

GoogleWavewilleithersucceedspectacularlyorcompletely bomb.

Thereisnomiddlegroundforatoolthatissupposedtobeas omniscientasemail.Ifallofyourfriendsaren’tusingit,thenWaveisn’t asusefulasemail,whichkillsitspurpose.Buttheoppositeisalsotrue:if yourfriendsswitchovertowavecommunicationandemaildiesoff,you havenochoicebuttogetanaccountaswell. IstheworldreadyforGoogleWave?Thefinalanswertothatquestion couldchangetheveryfoundationoftheweb. Onemorething:ifyouwanttobeinontheaction,youbettersignupfor anaccountsoon.

MoreGoogleWaveResourcesfromMashable -GoogleWave:ACompleteGuide -TestingGoogleWave:ThisThingisTidal -TheTop6Game-ChangingFeaturesofGoogleWave -GoogleWaveExtensions:AnInsideLook -CouldGoogleWaveRedefineEmailandWeb Communication? -Twave:GoogleWave+Twitter

Reviews:Google,GoogleWave