Ron Dennis

This spring's CTIA wireless conference focused on new approaches by carriers to work more closely with potential suppliers, especially developers of wireless applications and services. Howdy Pardners! There were tacos and fajitas, a rodeo reception, and Texas-sized sessions at the CTIA WirelessAgenda held this May in Dallas, Texas. The conference focused on steak rather than sizzle since much of the hype in the wireless data industry has sizzled out over the last few months. The quality of the sessions reached a new high, but attendance was low. Last year U.S. carriers were buzz... (more)

The Visionary

Vivato's recent funding announcement has resparked the ongoing debate of, "Are we blowing up another tech bubble with Wi-Fi?" I believe a better question is, "Why is Wi-Fi so 'fundable'?" as investors are wont to say. The pat answer is, wireless networking has the potential to be the "next big thing." Of course no one is saying what that next big thing is because no one really knows. In ... (more)

The Future of Wi-Fi

WBT's Ron Dennis interviews Zaga Novakovic on what it's like trying to find a hotspot when you're really off the beaten track. Zaga Novakovic is a traveler both in the physical world and in time. She is comfortable in Thailand, in Paris, and in the future. One of her jobs is looking into the future of wireless networking, or, more accurately, looking into our future to see how Wi-Fi fits ... (more)

Is That a Desktop in Your Pocket?

Two new products from DDH Software take us one step further from our desktops, but is remote access really that useful? DDH Software released two new programs recently, a Runtime for their venerable HandBase software and a truly new application, Mobile TS, which allows Palm users to connect to Windows PCs and control them from anywhere. I'll save the Mobile TS fireworks for last and start... (more)