Mr. David Croslin
President, Innovate the Future, Inc.
Member of the Technology Council
Council Member Biography
David Croslin is President of Innovate the Future, a consultancy specializing in the evaluation of market trends, defining corporate directions and building product and market innovations. Croslin works extensively with a broad range of technologies, markets and companies including Cisco, HP, IBM, Oracle, Xerox, Dell, Unisys, Alcatel-Lucent, Ciena, Broadcom, Huawei, Ericsson, Verizon, ATT and many others. His book, "Innovate the Future", has recently been published by Prentice Hall and praised as a seminal work on innovation by senior executives at ATT and other Fortune 500 companies. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of LinoWave. Previously, Mr. Croslin was the Chief Technologist at HP and Chief Product Architect of Verizon. He was a member of the mergers & acquisitions committees at both HP and Verizon and reviewed over two thousand companies. Mr. Croslin is a frequent advisor to technology firms, venture capital firms and fund managers. Mr. Croslin is consultant to IQware Solutions, and Board of Advisors at iElixir since January 2011 and at LiveComplete since January 2010 and a Board of Directors at GameCaster since May 2010. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2010 - 2010
- Chief Innovation Officer, International Wisdom
- 2009 - 2010
- Chief Executive Officer, LinoWave
- 2008 - Unspecified
- President, Innovate the Future, Inc.
- 2006 - 2009
- Chief Technologist, HEWLETT-PACKARD LTD
- 2003 - 2006
- Chief Product Architect, VERIZON CALIFORNIA INC.
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Google doing catch up with Microsoft Bing?
October 7, 2009
Google refines search results to counter Microsoft | www.businessweek.com
Microsoft's new search engine Bing is far more than a new way to categorize results. Google is trying to match with categorization effects, but this is far short of Bing's potential, especially when Microsoft will soon control close to 30% of the US Market.
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Apple iPhone 3G 3.0 MMS Service Expands AT&T Network Crunch
October 4, 2009
Customers sue AT&T, Apple over iPhone glitch | www.startribune.com
We may never know the full details of the problems really were in the iPhone 3G that caused problems with MMS. ATT is 'happy' with the new update. Consumers still have many problems and now lawsuits are flying. The issue goes much deeper than the iPhone or a particular software load. AT&T's network, along with its competitor's networks, are not ready for the new services paradigm. Even the vaunted LTE/4G network evolution will not eliminate the causes.
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Xerox Takes Huge Gamble in Bid for ACS
October 4, 2009
Xerox Takes Gamble in Bid for ACS | online.wsj.com
Xerox is facing increased competitive pressure in its traditional copier and printing markets. Many of its rivals, including HP, are expanding their printing offerings in the enterprise and wide-format markets while at the same time extending into the areas of enterprise services. Technology firms have a hard time transforming and Xerox is likely to face tremendous challenges.
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Cisco and HP - Battle of the Leviathons Create Acquisition Opportunities
October 4, 2009
Cisco Steps Up Rivalry With H-P | online.wsj.com
Many make the assumption that Cisco is buying Tandberg (TAA.OL) to help improve sales of Cisco equipment. That is the smallest part of the equation. The real battle for the dollars of enterprise services is creating huge opportunities for startups and smaller competitors.
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iPhone Crushing AT&T Network - Which Carrier is Next?
October 3, 2009
AT&T takes the phone out of iPhone | news.cnet.com
Customer satisfaction with ATT is at an all time low, the lowest of the top four carriers in the US. But, the same fate awaits all the other carriers as well. LTE will not eliminate the causes.
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