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Ken KalinoskiPresident and General Partner100 Hill Rock LLC

Kodak Seeks Play from Forgent Networks - Digital Media Patent Protection

January 25, 2010

Analysis of:Kodak Accuses RIM, Apple Of Patent Theft | www.itproportal.com

Kodak, a known master in still image compression techniques as well as digital compression, digital rights, etc is using a play from Forgent Networks (aka Compression Labs) who sought to exercise its patent protection rights against a broad set of potential industry infringers including Apple, Nokia, Kodak, IBM, Dell, HP, Sony, Hitachi, numerous telecom and cable providers, etc. in 2004. The "license strategy" yielded $125M in profits. See the "672" patent. Settlement in the works...

George DorkhomExecutive ChairmanGREENKOTE PLC

Problems will indeed emerge for Arrow Trucking

January 14, 2010

Analysis of:Further Problems Emerge for Arrow Trucking | www.truckinginfo.com

Violating the WARN Act and the State Wage Payment law are serious matters where , if proven, Directors and Officers at a company such as Arrow can be held personally Liable...

Ken KalinoskiPresident and General Partner100 Hill Rock LLC

Managed Services HOT in Innovative Areas: Collaboration & Telepresence

December 4, 2009

Analysis of:T-Systems secures five-year BP contract | www.totaltele.com

Managed Services have seen roller coaster expansion and contraction based on new levels of Innovation. New Innovation is MOST often left to strong, well invested Managed Service Providers. As technologies mature, corporate CIO's and IT heads general understand the nuances of technologies and begin to bring those technologies in-house, while continued to outsource other "new technologies". Examples:data management - in houseaudio communications- on the bubblevideo - out source

Cathy StaufferOwnerCathyStaufferConsulting

Droid - The Insecure Macho Phone?

November 10, 2009

Analysis of:With $100M Saturation Campaign, Droid Will Be Impossible to Avoid | adage.com

The tone (and cost) of this campaign seems completely over-the-top -- why all the negative energy Verizon?

Cathy StaufferOwnerCathyStaufferConsulting

Slow And Steady Keep Radio Shack In The Race

November 9, 2009

Analysis of:RadioShack Up; iPhone Seen Helping '10 EPS, Wireless Efforts | online.wsj.com

Since taking over Radio Shack in 2006 Julian Day has taken a very methodical, first things first approach to getting the house in order, beginning with controllable costs: cutting SG&A, closing underperforming stores, consolidating multiple service and distribution centers, improving inventory management and de-cluttering stores all the while being very mindful of cash. But, the big question was always  in a digital world, was Radio Shack relevant?

Cathy StaufferOwnerCathyStaufferConsulting

The Tale Of Two Droids

November 9, 2009

Analysis of:Think The Droid Launch Was A Let Down? Not So Fast. | www.washingtonpost.com

Over the launch weekend, I saw strong, consistent traffic for the Droid along with great enthusiasm from salespeople. But not just for the Motorola Inc. Droid – the HTC Droid Eris was also generating a lot of interest, and sales.

Cathy StaufferOwnerCathyStaufferConsulting

How High Is Up for The iPhone?

October 22, 2009

Analysis of:Apple increases iPhone sales 7% to 7.4 mln in Q3 | www.telecompaper.com

With over 20 million iPhones sold in fiscal 2009, the iPhone appears to be just beginning to build steam. Too soon to ask how long Apple can continue its dominance, the question is how dominant can it become.

Cathy StaufferOwnerCathyStaufferConsulting

Who Exactly Does Dell Want To Be?

October 20, 2009

Analysis of:Dell's Extreme Makeover | www.businessweek.com

Michael Dell is clearly working very hard to makeover Dell, but makeover to what? I think one of the biggest challenges right now is it’s not clear who the new Dell is, or how they want to be seen, aside from successful.

Cathy StaufferOwnerCathyStaufferConsulting

Walmart, DVDs, Redbox And A Better Value Proposition

October 5, 2009

Analysis of:Wal-Mart Scales Back DVD Displays | online.wsj.com

While it always makes sense to cut slow movers in favor of faster moving, more popular merchandise, when it comes to DVDs and Walmart there's a greater dynamic at play - physical media is losing it's appeal with many customers, and Redbox has begun offeringa far superior value proposition for Walmart and their customers.

Cathy StaufferOwnerCathyStaufferConsulting

Weak Execution Responsible For Weak Palm Pre Sales?

September 28, 2009

Analysis of:Palm Raising Cash Amid Losses, Weak Pre Sales | www.wirelessweek.com

After much hope and hype, the Palm Pre ranked 10th in Gartner’s Q2 2009 smartphone share, and was simply lumped in the “other” category – ouch. Yes, the Palm Pre really needs another service provider partner besides Sprint  – preferably Verizon. But even if that happens, there’s something else they must address.

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