Jay Gooby wrote:
> > Conforming to the "salary indicator" in Europe, it seems that the hot
> > topics currently are:
> > 1. "Mobile" game programming
> > 2. Other mobile programming
> > ...
> > Rising
> > - Mobile applications
> > ...
> > At the Bottom
> > - WAP
>
> The trouble with this picture is that WAP is intrinsically linked with the
> other three. It's currently the only way to put gaming and "other" mobile
> apps on the market; unless you have a sterling game and a relationship
with
> Nokia, you'll never get your game included in their phones' firmware,
[...]
I got a different idea when I visited a FirstTuesday meeting in Barcelona
sponsored by Ericsson. They (Ericsson) presented their Symbian/EPOC
development environment for their next generation phones
(http://www.ericsson.com/developerszone/), which is supposed to include
a simulator and debugging tools. One of the most interesting tools was a
bandwidth profiling tool for the simulator.
So they definitely try to foster application (game) programming for their
mobile phones. And yes, imagine 50% of all mobile phones to include
PalmOS. Just find the "killer game" ...
Frank
mailto:fork@fraber.de, http://www.fraber.de
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Bergmann" <fork@fraber.de>
To: <fork@xent.com>
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 12:52 PM
Subject: Next hype to go for
> Hi,
>
> the web hype is dead, all right, but letīs be constructive: Whatīs next?
> Someone is still reading the Wired hype indicator?
>
> Conforming to the "salary indicator" in Europe, it seems that the hot
> topics currently are:
> 1. "Mobile" game programming
> 2. Other mobile programming
> 3. Supply Chain Management & Customer Relationship Management
> implementations at the global fortune 5000
>
> Thatīs nice to know, but quite obvious and boring. In fact, it seems to
> me that web innovation is slowing down considerably.
>
> So, can somebody help me to figure out where the value/money is in
> the next 12 months? Below are my personal candidates.
>
> Regards
> Frank
>
> Rising
> - Mobile applications
> - XML backend integration using SOAP (.NET, ONE)
> - Bluetooth, DECT & Wirless Ethernet
> - Redesigning HTML web sites for Opera/Pocket Explorer
> - Extending company boundaries using SCM and CRM
> - ASP for simple frontend applications (DAV, web office, project rooms)
>
> Sustain
> - SMS based mobile services
> - Instant messenging
> - IP Telephony & Video
> - Linux for servers
> - Broadband@home
> - P2P (now subscription based)
> - Slowly but steady gowing B2C segment
> - Java in the backend
> - Systems integration using Message Oriented Middleware
> (MQSeries, JMS)
>
> Declining
> - B2B quickshots (Catalogs, Marketplaces, ...)
> - Corba & Distributed objects
> - ASP for "hard" business applications
>
> At the Bottom
> - B2C outside the brick&mortar companies
> - WAP
> - Linux at the frontend
> - Java at the browser
> - Java "frameworks" for both front- and backend
>
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