Catching Up On Readings: What Is the Long-Term Impact on Bringing the Red Planet Closer?

This week’s Christian Science Monitor goes beyond the initial excitement of the wonderful success of the Mars rover Curiosity, which landed safely on that planet’s surface last week. It’s a huge achievement – the last time a country successfully landed an object on Mars was in 1971 by the Soviet Union. Some scholars are hoping

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Thought Leaders in Mobile and Social: Mark Hyland, VP of Sales and Marketing, QuickPlay Media (Part 7)

Sramana Mitra: What happens in a time line? If you were to forecast a time line based on what you see inside these accounts, at what point do a large number of cable providers become credible IPTV providers? At what point does the cable alternative of Comcast, which is our current cable TV provider [become

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Reinventing a British Company, American-Style: Steve Millard, CEO of Kognitio (Part 4)

Sramana: After you left IBM and joined Kognitio, what were your first impressions? Steve Millard: I quickly realized that this company was about to hit the rocks. We did not have a firm direction or a strategic plan. Combine that with our market environment and the recent marriage of Kognitio and Whitecross, and you will

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Thought Leaders in Mobile and Social: Mark Hyland, VP of Sales and Marketing, QuickPlay Media (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: That’s what they do. Mark Hyland: This year, they’ll say that’s what they do. We’re different from 90% plus of those vendors because we’re doing it all from the cloud. There are many vendors that are selling encoding gear, sending network optimization, and selling application experience or different components. But there are very

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Reinventing a British Company, American-Style: Steve Millard, CEO of Kognitio (Part 3)

Sramana: That brings our story to present day. What is the synopsis of the situation you are facing now? Steve Millard: The company has been around for 25 years and has always been successful due to strong, dedicated customers in EMEA. My joining was at an interesting inflection point of the company. Sramana: What was

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Thought Leaders in Mobile and Social: Mark Hyland, VP of Sales and Marketing, QuickPlay Media (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: You took the path that you were going to sell infrastructure to pay TV people to move their video to be available on mobile devices? Mark Hyland: Yes, and that we would do it from the cloud. SM: This is a good point to do an ecosystem check. The “TV everywhere” value proposition

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Reinventing a British Company, American-Style: Steve Millard, CEO of Kognitio (Part 2)

Sramana: What prompted you to leave the startup space and rejoin IBM? Steve Millard: I was burned out. There is a lot of stress doing three heavy-duty startup roles. I was burnt out on the long hours, stress and pressure. I needed a break, and all three startups were successful. IBM came to me and

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Thought Leaders in Mobile and Social: Mark Hyland, VP of Sales and Marketing, QuickPlay Media (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: Where did you go first when you were trying to penetrate the market? Mark Hyland: It was the carriers first. That was partly because of the DNA of our CEO. He had worked in the carrier space, in the billing space. He had this idea that the wireless carriers would need with help

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