Tecnologia na mesa do bar

Desculpa meu amigo, mas seu aniversário passou e, tal como no ano passado, acabei perdendo o "timing" pra falar com você e te desejar felicidades. Diferentemente do ano passado, quando ouvi sua risada característica quando contei que o Facebook tinha me avisado tardiamente, não escuto sua voz. Quem me dera poder me desculpar mais uma vez, e ouvir você dizendo alegremente que não tem problema, está tudo bem. Já se vão mais de 10 meses que você nos deixou. Não preciso de desculpas, como a data do seu aniversário, para lembrar de você. Sua marca inconfundível ainda se faz presente em nossas vidas. Suas ações, seu bom humor, sua honestidade e sua visão única do mundo e das pessoas nos alcança, sempre. Estava lembrando outro dia, conversando com a Jennifer, nossa amiga de Santiago no Chile, sobre a historia da biblia que você perdeu, ou melhor, esqueceu no restaurante. Num final inesperado, você ficou feliz porque outra pessoa, que achou a biblia, teria a chance de ler. Sincer

A recent  article  by  Karl Flinders  in Computer Weekly discusses how banks are innovating applications in response to recent mobile demands. Cloud solutions in particular are being adopted to increase agility and cut costs. This is not an isolated trend. Many industries are being attracted to the power and reach of mobile applications and cost-effectiveness of Cloud Computing. The first step Similar to the strategy of some European banks, many companies decided to introduce their mobile platform by simply emulating their web applications (with some adjustments). Basically, they wanted to have something running on mobile devices. With HTML 5, there was an expectation that there would be no need to develop native apps, and the transition to mobile devices would be smooth and risk-averse. But that is not completely true. Even though companies were satisfied with the results of HTML 5, they were not really getting the most from mobile devices. A tantalizing half-step To get

There is a common trend among the recent “Hype Cycles” published by Gartner: The consumer is driving the market.  This is forcing companies that are unprepared to look for quick wins to address new market conditions. Changes in customer expectations are requiring companies to embrace a new style of IT that incorporates Systems of Engagement into their customer facing applications. The pressure to do this will continue to increase , requiring a dramatic transformation of your IT environment. This is particularly evident in the healthcare industry, where the market is becoming increasingly consumer-driven. There is new dynamic.  The client has the power to influence new products, particularly enabled by Mobile technology. Modern applications can help understand customer habits, their history, and determine how to pro-actively prevent illness. The requeriments for pro-actively diagnosing and preventing illness include understanding customer risk factors, capturing customer demogr