DoCoMo moves on convergence

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DoCoMo strategists focus on convergence
(FT.com)

DoCoMo strategists focus on convergence
(FT.com) 09/09/2004 03:01 PM
FT.com - NTT DoCoMo, Japan's dominant mobile operator, is planning to offer combined fixed and mobile services to business and residential customers. It is the latest sign of growing global interest in convergence between the two technologies.

Convergence? Who Needs It?

Convergence? Who Needs It? 12/17/2003 07:17 PM
When it comes to the convergence of PDAs and mobile phones most people are saying they're perfect ly fine with two devices for now. They say people are just willing to carry multiple devices. I'm not sure that's true. I'd say it has a lot more to do with the fact that most converged devices make you sacrifice important things that lessen the value of having a converged device. People buy the device for very specific things (as the article points out), and if the device can't do those things well, then it's not worth getting. As converged devices get better, then, it's likely that people will be more willing to adopt them. That is, it appears that functionality trumps carry-ability at this point - but if you can do both, people would be thrilled. That's part of the reason why the new Treo 600 has been so hot lately. It's the first device that comes close to still being a good converged device. I'm sure the next generation devices will go even further.

Convergence, not so bad sometimes

Convergence, not so bad sometimes 01/04/2005 06:14 PM

My 5 year old cordless vtech phone has been cutting out my wifi lately, so I've been shopping around for 5.8 Ghz phones. I've also been considering giving Vonage another try, since I gave up on them in Fall of 2003 (due to unreliability).

I'm usually not a big fan of convergence devices -- it usually means you get a so-so product A squished into a so-so version of product B, and the sum of the parts is often worse than either device alone, but this new VTech/Vonage combo phone system is exactly what I was looking for. I doubt very many people share my position, in that they need both a new phone system and something for Vonage, but I can't wait to see this show up in stores.

Convergence: nntp//rss

Convergence: nntp//rss 03/19/2003 10:25 PM
Having had a presence on Usenet for 2998 days leaves it's marks. One of them is that I prefer reading...

Information Convergence?

Information Convergence? 02/05/2005 09:21 PM
A few thoughts in response to the response on my response from yesterday. On convergence of content, and RSS in particular.

BT Dances Around Convergence

BT Dances Around Convergence 02/01/2005 09:13 PM
Peter Judge at TechWorld reports that BT may be introducing a combined Wi-Fi/cellular service, but it's not what you think: When customers make calls in their homes using a combined GSM/Wi-Fi phone, the call is carried over Wi-Fi between the phone and the access point. But the access point is backhauled over the GSM network. Instead of realizing the cost savings of carrying a call over IP over a broadband fixed connection, BT chooses to use the more expensive GSM network. The service becomes, in essence, a method for improving cell phone coverage in the home. The idea doesn't make sense in any context, but you might understand it if the offering was being made by a cell phone operator that stands to benefit by keeping calls on its network. But this is BT, which doesn't have a cell phone network and will supply the cellular link via resale agreements with a mobile operator. It would make so much more sense for BT to backhaul the access points using its own wired network, using voice over IP and charging customers slightly reduced rates than the cell phone networks for the calls that use the system. That sounds like it could be a profitable service and would allow BT to beat out cellular operators that don't own their own landline networks. This service is basically an update to the previously announced Bluephone initiative and shouldn't be available until 2006. Given the track record of the Bluephone plan, which was initially set to be introduced using Bluetooth instead of Wi-Fi in 2003, it might not be surprising if the whole plan changes again....

Avalon isn't about Web/GUI convergence

Avalon isn't about Web/GUI convergence 10/28/2003 11:06 PM
Edwin Khodabakchian echoes what seems to be a common -- but I think incorrect -- perception that XAML, the XUL-like layout language revealed this week to be a building block of Longhorn's Avalon presentation subsystem, heralds some kind of Web/GUI convergence: ...

Convergence -- where is it taking the
CIO?

Convergence -- where is it taking the
CIO? 04/14/2005 01:20 PM
However it's defined, convergence is an important trend to CIOs who attended a recent UCLA conference.

Convergence Bridge

Convergence Bridge 04/01/2005 08:53 AM

(posted from Montreal) As many of you know, I have recently become enamoured of complexity theory, and this has caused me to re-think many of the ideas presented here on How to Save the World. I am blogging today from Montreal, where I have been attending the First Annual Global Colloquium on Complexity and Chaos. The event has catalyzed or emerged some new conceptions about the nature of communications, and specifically blogging, and I have decided, starting tomorrow, to incorporate these thoughts into this online journal. So get ready for some big changes here. Beginning tomorrow: The red, blue, and green system charts and process charts you have become accustomed to on this blog will be discontinued. In their place you will see graphics such as the one above. The lack of borders on these charts indicates the omnipresence of intellectual miasma, and the lack of connections on these charts represents universal uncertainty. All that we can presume to know is that ideas and conceptions have the apparent quality of co-existence and that understanding of their relationship will, with time and contemplative study, gradually emerge. No arrows will appear in any graphics from now on. Such presumptions of causality are, at best, oversimplifications and, at worst, dangerous misinformation. The words question, answer, problem and solution will be scrubbed from posts on this blog. In our world, as a complex system, these concepts are meaningless. There are no answers or solutions, just learnings about ideation, being and nothingness, consciousness and unconsciousness. You will no longer read the words 'how' or 'why' on this blog. In the absence of causality on the edge of chaos such terms are pretentious. Effective tomorrow the name of this weblog will be Convergence Bridge. The categories feature of this weblog will be discontinued. Since everything is related and the true relationship between the conceptions discussed uncertain, it no longer 'makes sense' to have artificial categories. And instead of arguing, as I have in past, in favour of personal taxonomies and ontologies, I will argue, in the first article tomorrow, that there are no taxonomies or ontologies, and that such arbitrary categorizations are fraudulent. I will also eschew the use of the question mark in all posts, since questions imply the existence with reasonable certainty of answers. Instead, I will begin using the 'degree' symbol (º), the circle representing the endless pursuit of perfect understanding at points in my discourse where a 'pause' for considered thought is called for. Likewise, periods, with their naive implication of order and finality, will be replaced by commas, the perfect symbol of tentativeness and uncertainty, And finally, the absurd words 'know', 'knowledge' and 'information' will no longer appear in my posts. Again, a symbol, the colon, with its gentle suggestion of possible relationship, will be used in place of such anachronisms,º It is my sincere belief that these changes will allow a higher level of intellectual discourse on these pages: I look forward to our continued journey together:º

Convergence Kills

Convergence Kills 08/02/2004 07:06 PM
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Illegal convergence

Illegal convergence 12/15/2003 10:29 AM
Blah, blah, blah, by now we're totally bored with this whole convergence thing -- we get it, you can stream movies and MP3s from your...

Big Bang of Convergence

Big Bang of Convergence 06/15/2004 03:01 PM

The Resurgence Of Convergence

The Resurgence Of Convergence 01/03/2005 02:58 PM
For a while, it seemed like the idea of "convergence" was going out of style. It would come and go as people talk about various devices and services picking up more features. However, convergence means more than adding a camera to your phone or an internet connection to your TV -- but in figuring out what entirely new opportunities these combinations open up. Om Malik is pointing to a piece by Ramesh Jain suggesting that the future of convergence is about combining content, communication and computing -- but that too many are only focusing on two of the three aspects (or really just understand one of the three). True convergence occurs when a company clearly understands all three, and what the implications are of that convergence beyond feature creep. We've already mentioned that one of the "unexpected" side effects of convergence is that it's also convergi ng business models -- leaving some companies out in the cold when they discover their business model no longer makes sense. Witness Cablevision's ability to give away phone service. Of course, telcos are looking at convergence on their own, and this can be seen in SBC's announcement today that they're workin g on a set-top box that goes beyond what most current set-top boxes do. Basically, they're yet another company trying to create the ultimate "digital entertainment hub" with a DVR, internet access, photo/video/music storage and more. Of course, it's likely they're attacking this from a broadcast (content) perspective, rather than a communication one, but it's pretty clear that these battles are heating up, and companies who aren't figuring out the interplay between content, communication and computing aren't going to be around very long.

When TVs Crash: Convergence Gone Bad

When TVs Crash: Convergence Gone Bad 01/04/2005 10:51 PM
PC World's Editor in Chief arrived in Las Vegas for CES and tried to check his email. When he found out he had to first get authorization via his TV (convergence!) he went through the process only to get an Internet Explorer error message on his TV. So, while we've been hearing plenty of stories about convergence leading up to CES, it pays to remember that it doesn't always work that well.

Squandering the Convergence Bill

Squandering the Convergence Bill 01/24/2004 02:19 AM
Sunday Times South Africa Jan 24 2004 6:17AM GMT

Convergence calls at college

Convergence calls at college 04/13/2005 08:07 AM
Computer Weekly Apr 13 2005 12:05PM GMT

ONStor's virtual NAS for SAN convergence

ONStor's virtual NAS for SAN convergence 05/27/2004 04:51 AM
Offers to rescue storage island castaways

Emulating Errors for Tag Convergence

Emulating Errors for Tag Convergence 03/23/2005 12:34 PM

One possible solution I see for the Tag Divergence problem is errors.  When people communicate verbally, mistakes are often made and miscommunication results.  What if such miscommunication is possible in a tag system?  What if services like Flickr or Delicious are capable of confusion?  This idea sounds crazy at first which is a good sign.  ;-)

Let's see.  What if similar tags (in terms of edit distance or some other aspect) were merged randomly?  Tags like dog, dogs, dag, and dig would get confused (aka merged) into one.  It doesn't matter which tag is chosen because more common tag will eventually emerge.  Problems stemmng from intentional tag confusion mechanism needs to be minimized but I don't think they are serious if they are constrained appropriately.

Accumulation of confusion over time has a kick on it's own so I think confusions have to be soft.  I am still trying to figure out what soft means so don't feel bad if you don't understand what I am saying.

The Meanings and Implications of
Convergence

The Meanings and Implications of
Convergence 11/14/2003 04:44 AM
what convergence means

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Carriers invest in convergence

Carriers invest in convergence 11/14/2003 05:45 AM
Out with the old, in with the new

BT's Bluephone must be convergence
without the con

BT's Bluephone must be convergence
without the con 04/06/2005 06:23 PM
ZDNet Apr 6 2005 9:15PM GMT

Intel CEO Calls For More Convergence

Intel CEO Calls For More Convergence 02/18/2003 08:22 PM
Craig Barrett leads the charge for combining the micro world of the company's processors with the real world products like cell phones and optical networking.

Playing the convergence game

Playing the convergence game 08/16/2004 06:56 AM
ZDNet Aug 16 2004 11:12AM GMT

More Unexpected Convergence: Printing
From Your TV

More Unexpected Convergence: Printing
From Your TV 08/03/2004 02:18 PM
The folks who think that it's weird to mix a camera and a phone will love this one. Epson is jumping on the convergence bandwagon with a plan to turn your TV into a printer. The idea is to have printable data sent with TV programming. For example, if you're watching a commercial and are interested in the product, you could immediately print out a catalog. Of course, I imagine that shows like The Daily Show might have a blast with the possibilities of this kind of technology.

Lawmakers: Convergence could be end of
regulation

Lawmakers: Convergence could be end of
regulation 05/19/2004 05:54 PM
U.S. representatives took an opportunity during a "show-and-tell" hearing on voice-and-data convergence technologies to suggest that the 1996 Telecommunications Act should be rewritten -- or scrapped altogether.

Wireless Convergence by 2010

Wireless Convergence by 2010 06/23/2004 02:36 AM
Panel of 5 industry leading companies agree that wireless convergence will be deployed by 2010. [PRWEB Jun 23, 2004]

Gates: Convergence is for real

Gates: Convergence is for real 01/08/2004 07:30 PM
Folks have been talking about the coming convergence between PCs and consumer electronics for years. But that was the easy part. The hard call was to figure out exactly how the pieces would fall into place. Although the debate goes on, one person who thinks that the technology industry is on the cusp of realizing one of its longest-sought grails is Bill Gates. Gates, who took the stage Wednesday night to deliver the opening key note at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, is convinced that recent technology advances have paved the way toward real convergence. CNET News.com caught up with Microsoft's co-founder and chairman to find out what's behind his optimism.

Other News: HP Digital Convergence

Other News: HP Digital Convergence 01/06/2005 11:49 AM
HP rolls out a roadmap for the "digital living room".

Linksys's new WiFi convergence
box-thingy

Linksys's new WiFi convergence
box-thingy 01/08/2004 07:45 PM
Linksys has shipeed a WiFi box with a built-in DVD player to move AV stuff (movies, pix, songs) from your PC to your home theater.

The DVD Player with Wireless-G Media Link sits by the television and stereo and connects to them using standard composite, component A/V or S-Video cables. Then it connects to your home network by Wireless-G (802.11g) networking, or if users prefer, it can be connected via standard Ethernet cabling. The Media Link also works in peer-to-peer mode (direct connection between the media adapter and wired or wireless enabled computer) so no Internet service is required, unless Internet radio is desired.

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San Jose gives convergence contract to
Nortel

San Jose gives convergence contract to
Nortel 03/19/2005 02:23 AM
The City of San Jose this week said it would install a $5.3 million voice/data network based on Nortel switches and IP PBXs for its new city hall, serving more than 1,700 users.

Google, Yahoo, MSN and AOL all Moving
Towards Convergence

Google, Yahoo, MSN and AOL all Moving
Towards Convergence 02/05/2005 10:09 PM

Microsoft Still Hedging Its Convergence
Bets

Microsoft Still Hedging Its Convergence
Bets 02/01/2005 09:50 PM
Microsoft is putting most of its digital-home marketing muscle behind Windows Media Center. But not all of it.

Vendors aid convergence of networking,
security

Vendors aid convergence of networking,
security 02/13/2004 05:19 PM
The trend toward the integration of core networking technologies with security and policy management features gathered momentum this week with two separate vendor announcements.

Get Ready for Convergence News Galore

Get Ready for Convergence News Galore 01/05/2005 02:12 PM
Get ready for lots of digital-convergence news this week, with the Consumer Electronics Show kicking off in Las Vegas. We're already seeing bits and pieces of some of some of Microsoft's expected news emerging, like the deal via which Sirius Satellite Radio is planning to use Windows-Media-based streaming video for its first video channels in 2006.

Security vendors preach convergence

Security vendors preach convergence 06/11/2004 06:01 PM
Network Associates and Sourcefire issued what each calls its next generation of intrusion detection and prevention products.

PC gaming convergence rears its head at
E3

PC gaming convergence rears its head at
E3 05/12/2004 11:18 AM
Consoles are hot right now, and others are desperately hoping to get in on the party. The ever-so-litigious Infinium Labs has announced a November 18th release date for their PC-based gaming console, the Phantom.

BPM and workflow: A convergence driving
business value

BPM and workflow: A convergence driving
business value 08/02/2004 10:17 PM
Sunday Times South Africa Aug 3 2004 2:22AM GMT

NYT: 14 Media & Technology
Convergence Trends

NYT: 14 Media & Technology
Convergence Trends 12/29/2003 11:04 AM
securitas writes "The New York Times Business/Media section looks at 14 media and technology industry convergence trends and ideas to watch in 2004 (Google ...

Real's Harmony Arrives with Convergence

Real's Harmony Arrives with Convergence 07/27/2004 12:32 PM
Internet News Jul 27 2004 5:02PM GMT
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