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Everett ThompsonPresidentWired Real Estate Group

Equinix and Data Center Earnings Kickoff

February 9, 2011

Investors should find a modest return to growth this year and going forward. There will be laggards, but Equinix and Digital Realty Trust will be leading the pack. We expect a great call today.

Jack WagnerFounderImprovement Through Innovation, LLC

Are we on the door step of IT "Technological Change"

February 8, 2011

Analysis of:The Digitia Natives are Restless: The Impending Revold Against the IT Nanny State Published by Jim Shepherd of Gartner Research | www.gartnerinfo.com

The following comments are my response to the February 7th release of the AMR/Gartner “First Thing Monday” article: The “Digital Natives” Are Restless: The Impending Revolt Against the IT Nanny State, by Jim Shepherd of Gartner. In keeping with his analogies from the Sixties, I believe that his comments are “right on".

Cliff BellChief Information OfficerINFOGAIN CORPORATION

Verizon iPhone selling out means surge of Smartphones for IT

February 5, 2011

Analysis of:Apple: Verizon Sells Out iPhone Pre-Orders In 17 Hours | blogs.forbes.com

Is 2011 the year that applications in IT are re-written with the assumption that mobile devices are the main access to our critical systems? WHere does IT get these type of skills? Does the Verizon lauch of the iPhone create a tipping point?

Thomas CoughlinPresidentCoughlin Associates

ASTC plans brave new work on HDD research collaboration

February 3, 2011

A consortium of hard disk drive companies in combination with equipment and component suppliers has formed the Advanced Storage Technology Consortium. In the kick-off meeting the group, sponsored by IDEMA announced its plans for creating a new spirit of pro-competitive technology analysis. This collaborative work is expected to reduce the overall risk of new technology introductions such as energy assisted magnetic recording and bit pattern magnetic recording

Matt StandishPrincipalInteractive Mobile Media

Google takes on foursquare with Latitude check-ins

February 3, 2011

Analysis of:Google takes on foursquare with Latitude check-ins | www.fiercemobilecontent.com

I guess it is of little surprise that Google is launching its Latitude mobile friend-finder service with the addition of new check-in features rivaling similar location-specific solutions from startups like foursquare, Yelp, Gowalla and Loopt. 

Thomas CoughlinPresidentCoughlin Associates

Digital Storage@Home

January 31, 2011

There may been a flurry of new consumer storage devices that appeared before, during and after the 2011 CES. At or shortly after the 2011 CES there were devices for private storage clouds announced by several companies, offering remote access of content stored at home. Media server devices either directly connected or connected through a network to a TV have achieve new levels of functionality and ease of use.

Cliff BellChief Information OfficerINFOGAIN CORPORATION

The Biometric phone could change the credit industry

January 29, 2011

I hardly go anywhere without my cell phone. And it seems like every day, there is a new credit card that will allow me to earn points for something. And then there are the cards that I have for the library, my insurance, a local museum, etc… My wallet is already overloaded with stuff in it. Maybe a biometric based cell phone could reduce the weight of my wallet (besides costing me money tor another gadget).

Thomas CoughlinPresidentCoughlin Associates

What will Apple XSERVE end of life mean for the media and entertainment market?

January 25, 2011

In November 2010 Apple announced that the company will discontinue making its XSERVE 1U enclosure enterprise server. The XSERVE and associated XSAN storage systems have been popular in some enterprise applications, particularly in the media and entertainment market. Apple’s discontinuance of XSERVE has let to lots of speculation that Apple would no longer support XSAN and may get out of the professional video market altogether

Thomas CoughlinPresidentCoughlin Associates

Tape company consolidation points to more focused storage market

January 25, 2011

Analysis of:Imation Announces Strategic Alliance With TDK Corporation for Joint Development and Manufacturing of Magnetic Tape | www.hughsnews.ca

Imation signed a deal with TDK corporation to consolidate tape coating operations in TDK’s Yamanashi manufacturing facility. Imation is closing down its Oklahoma tape manufacturing facility in April 2011. Imation and TDK signed a strategic agreement to develop and manufacture magnetic tape technologies. The agreement between Imation and TDK points to consolidation in the magnetic tape industry. What are the continued opportunities for magnetic tape?

Thomas CoughlinPresidentCoughlin Associates

Seagate opens GoFlex to allow universal storage module standard

January 24, 2011

Seagate introduced its GoFlex interface standard last year. The GoFlex standard effectively extends the HDD SATA interface to external connection cables. AT the 2011 Storage Visions Conference (a partner to the 2011 CES) the SATA-IO standards organization announce a version of the the GoFlex interface as an open standard for removable consumer devices (Universal Storage Module--USM). At the 2011 CES show Seagate highlighted third-party companies introductions for GoFlex/USM on CE products.

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