Whoever said mashups must only be ‘web-based’ ? I’ve been tinkering with Adobe AIR for a while now, and I must say, I am really impressed. What is Adobe AIR? Well, essentially, is a platform which allows us to build applications using ‘Web technologies’ like HTML, CSS, AJAX as well as Flash/Flex, but instead of building a 100% web-based application, we can build a ‘hybrid’ desktop application. Here is why I love what I see :
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Archive for February, 2008:
A call to report: VoIP ‘geek-talk’ blogs
Update: I have now created a sidebar widget titled “Tech Blogs I read” instead of updating this post. Please continue sending me quality tech blogs (with more focus on concepts and less on marketing) as you come across them and refer to the sidebar for updates and not this post – thx. Total number of ‘market reporting’ VoIP blogs = k+1 where k=number of times you can blink in a day. However, there are very few blogs that talk about more technology & architecture details and less market details for all things VoIP, SIP, IMS, web 2.0 (with focus on telecom). So here is a call to unite! We need a list of what I call ‘geek-talk’ – those that provide more technical insight into how things are. Here is my list so far. Please update me /comment here with more tech-blogs and I will update this list Many of these blogs are a mix of techno-marketing, but are written by people who are neck-deep in actually developing/architecting many of the talked about solutions themselves, and hence offer a more detailed insight. last updated: Apr-30-2008 TurnGeek – focus on P2P, SBC, etc. IMS Lantern – IMS architecture related Voice of
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Concept: telcoAJAX – making AJAX libraries telco aware
I recently wrote a paper that investigates how SDP vendors can provide AJAX based telco-aware libraries and mechanisms to interface these libraries with existing telecom application servers. I personally believe that this is a gaping hole in the market. While AJAX libraries have evolved significantly, no one is currently working on adding functionality that makes it telecom aware (in terms of understanding what UI, actions, events are typically associated with telco services) thereby making t he job much harder on developers who are trying to grapple with what it really means to “web 2.0″ their SIP call control app. Abstract: With the increasing acceptance of AJAX as a mechanism to deliver real-time user experiences without the need of proprietary local clients and the increasing demand from consumers to have a better user experience with more features, both the Telecom and the Internet world are looking at means to be able to converge their offerings. However, being able to provide converged services is a challenge largely due to the fact that Telecom players already have existing applications they would like to monetize in addition to having limited know-how of Web 2.0 related technologies, whereas the Internet players, while proficient in Web
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Unconferencing Conferences
In one of my conversations with Carl Ford, I was told that VON is now actively trying to create an “unconference” in their next shows. For those who know unconference, it is a pretty old concept, often used in hard-core geek gettogethers. The concept here is to set up an “ad-hoc” speaking environment, where a ‘leader’ stands up, talks about a topic and attendees interact. The interesting part about unconferencing is that there is no ‘one-leader’, like traditional speaking slots. You don’t get to talk 1-way while your viewers listen, snore or just ignore. You are all peers. If you can defend your idea, so be it, or you may just be hissed (sort of like how the IETF meetings work). The problem with un-conferences, however, is that without some moderation, it can go nuts with personal agendas, general confusion and so-forth. Furthermore, generally, for companies to fund you to travel, they want to gain some marketing mileage from it. Which is why most main-stream conferences avoid un-conferencing. This is where is looks like VON is likely bridging best of both worlds. They have set up a wiki called “VONCamp” where you can suggest your own topics. But to keep
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