Working Anywhere

Rise of the Human Hotspot

A survey in the UK shows that a lot of Brits will be looking to connect to the net with a mobile device. That's giving rise to the sale of pocketspots, also known as the MiFi.

As someone who uses both data dongles and 3G/4G Pocketspots from Novatel Wireless and the Sprint Overdrive made by Sierra Wireless, I can attest to their allure and attractiveness for those on the go, especially those of us who carry multiple devices and have urge, need and desire to be connected all the time, even in places some would never wish to be connected.

More HD Video Conferencing Portability

Samsung and Polycom are linking up to bring HD video conferencing to the Galaxy tablet. This brings a whole new level of face to face communications.

Collaboration Event Is Key

If you are into collaboration, then the December 9th Network Conference staged by GigaOm is right up your alley. Pal Surj Patel, who I have known since his eTel days, has once again pulled together a killer line up of speakers and demonstrators, surrounding it all with witty interviewers and panel members. When you see companies like Cisco sending multiple speakers, you know this is a serious conference, and when there's others from the likes on LivePerson, CitrixOnline, Deloitte, Intuit, we're well past the garage and coffee shop crowd that's working in a networked manner, but not in the same place.

As someone who runs a distributed workforce based communications company, the knowledge and potential for learning at Network is massive, so if the speakers hit the mark, as they have at past GigaOm events this will be a can't miss event.