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enterprise
Tumbleweed’s Turnaround Strategy
I recently interviewed Taher Elgamal, famous cryptographer, and currently the CTO of Tumbleweed, a $60 Million email security company. I asked him where he sees the opportunity for Tumbleweed to play in the Security space, which is hopelessly crowded. Taher said: “The industry essentially was split into different sectors. Some became part of the network
Serial Entrepreneur: Taher Elgamal (Part 11)
In our next segment of the interview, we examine the security marketplace and where things stand today. We take a close look at the open problems, and where, according to Taher, the market is headed. SM: Secure email is a very difficult space with Microsoft and everybody else. TE: We do not really compete with
Expertise Location (Part 2)
[Part 1] We’re talking with Charles Armstrong. One of the reasons I have chosen this topic is that I believe, it is one of the best applications for the enterprise to leverage web 2.0 principles. Charles Armstrong is Founder & CEO of Trampoline Systems. An ethnographer turned technology entrepreneur, Charles studied Social & Political Science
Expertise Location (Part 1)
I wrote a piece back in January called IBM’s Entry Into Social Networking, where I discussed the potential for applying web 2.0 techniques on the enterprise. Subsequently, I have written extensively about Enterprise 3.0 and the Extended Enterprise trends. A company from England had contacted me after reading the IBM piece. This company, Trampoline Systems,
Serial Entrepreneur: Taher Elgamal (Part 2)
Here we trace Taher’s education, beginning at Cairo University and then as he moves on to Stanford and starts working on cryptography, the discipline that eventually made him famous. SM: At Cairo University? TE: Yes, Cairo University. It is quite large and a very good school. When I came to the United States I was
Serial Entrepreneur: Taher Elgamal (Part 1)
Dr. Taher Elgamal is a tremendously successful and talented cryptographer turned entrepreneur. He is the designer of the ElGamal signature scheme which has served as the basis for the Digitial Signature Algorithm. He holds a doctorate degree in Computer Science from Stanford University. I had the pleasure of talking with Taher, discussing not only his
Enterprise 3.0 Collaboration: eProject (Part 4)
[Part 3] In the final segment, we discuss the Extended Enterprise, and the SME growth market trends. Alignment with such trends and getting the timing right always becomes important in growing a company fast. SM: What % of your business targets Enterprise versus SME customers? What is your perspective on the Extended Enterprise trend? JP:
Enterprise 3.0 Collaboration: eProject (Part 3)
[Part 2] Looks like the company is strong in terms of Market Opportunity and Solution Offering. But how about the Team?
