More Web 2.0 Exit Strategy Badges

Marco Rosella recently ran a post on Web 2.0 exit strategy badges and prepping for the upcoming Web 2.0 Conference in San Francisco. I also covered it and offered a few more suggestions.

Well, the creativity never stops I guess, so I'm publishing a few more ideas to complement Marco's initial line-up of exit badges.










I still say that we should get some of these made and pass them around at all of the events. In fact, let's get these designs placed up on Zazzle and let people create shirts and other cool schwag.

Tags: web 2.0, bubble2.0, valleywag, Google, Yahoo, dead2.0

Shutterfly Hits the Street with IPO - Web 1.0 Still Has Legs

Online photo sharing and printing service Shutterfly raised $87 million in an IPO today, closing up 3.7% at $15.55 per share, reaching a ceiling of $16.73, according to VentureBeat.

Marshall Kirkpatrick of TechCrunch observed, "In a time when IPOs are among the least common liquidity events enjoyed by Web 2.0 startups, for a photosharing site to remain independent and go public is interesting relative to all the startups we profile here."

I personally find this interesting on many levels. Just for some quick background...I led several launch teams for consumer-focused digital photography products and services, with some of the first "tethered" still cameras dating back to '91. I intro'd one of the first commercially accepted cameras, the Ricoh RDC2, back in the 90s (which I still have to this day!), along with cameras by Kodak, Minolta, Pentax, SiPix, DXG, and UMAX, etc., etc. I also launched ClubPhoto.com which paved the way for a ton of online photo sharing sites along with the ever-popular Smugmug.

I think this is one of the true first concrete signs that the internet economy is coming back around andI'm crossing my fingers that everything stays in perspective. Experts are using numbers to prove that we’re not in Bubble 2.0, but the hype is reminiscent of the first one. I mean at the end of the day, this isn't even the best site for sharing memories any longer. In fact, if I remember correctly, Shutterfly took in ridiculous sums of money in a never-ending series of financing.

In the face of social media, a new landscape of mashed-up competitors, and a more web-savvy consumer market, I wonder how they’ll use this money to remain relevant over the next critical 2-3 years.

Tags: web 2.0, web2.0, venturebeat, shutterly, bubble2.0

Web 2.0 Exit Strategy Badges

Kudos over to Marco Rosella for his clever post on Web 2.0 exit strategy badges and prepping for the upcoming Web 2.0 Conference in San Francisco. Thanks for the tip from Valleywag.

He writes, "With the definitive affirmation of blogs, podcasts, wikis, video and photo sharing, social bookmarking and all the other instruments that value the single user as an ‘active’ part of the web, the continual creation-sharing-reuse of contents ride with a rhythm high as the growth of the number of services that support it."

If participation is king, then where does that leave cash? Truthfully, fresh from DEMOfall, and after attending several "web 2.0" events, it's clear that most new startups could simply be extensions or add-ons to more well-established companies.

I caught up with GigaOm's Liz Gannes and she seemed to leave with the same impression in her post More DEMO Post-Game: Monster Mash, "People, these are extensions, not companies!"

Level 1


Level 2


Level 3


Level 4


Of course, I had to create a couple of my own! Let's get some of these made and pass them around at all of the events. In fact, let's get these designs placed up on Zazzle and let people create shirts and other goodies.



Tags: web 2.0, bubble2.0, valleywag

DEMOfall 2006 - That's a Wrap

Photo Credit: Rob Lee

DEMOfall 06 is behind us and DEMO’07 (ha, 007) is just around the corner. I know of two companies already hoping to launch their new products at that event.

Kickoff pictures
Day One pictures
Day Two pictures

There was a last-minute addition to the line-up, which I didn’t cover in my last post. Mercora presented to Chris Shipley last week, and she just had to have them close out the event.



It was an interesting demo to say the least. In fact, they simply streamed high fidelity audio to 3G enabled phones. They opened their presentation with a series of apologies, the first of which, was an apology to Apple’s Steve Jobs for beating them to the iPhone. Classic.



As the music played, they danced on stage and asked the audience to participate. Some actually did.



Good job guys, especially for coming in at the last minute.

Back to the DEMO wrap...

In summary, there were some truly incredible presentations and a few that were, let’s just say, less than impressive. There’s so much to take in, that it’s difficult to provide my perspective on each of the 67 companies initially. Overall though, it was an effective fusion of web dot oh applications, social networks and tools, along with gadgets, and innovative technology, that, in their own way, will appeal to enterprise customers, small businesses, mobile professionals, and consumers. Some will succeed. Some will get acquired. Others will fade-away, but will most likely set the stage for focused evolution.

By the end of it all, everyone seemed much more relaxed. I think that every presenter was just fundamentally relieved that their 6 minutes was behind them. Now it was up to them to extend the next 15 minutes of fame that DEMOfall had bestowed upon each company. No easy task indeed.

Over the next few months, I will be taking a more in depth look at several companies for review here. I believe most on this short list have a legitimate shot at something big - it's now all about execution.

4INFO, Inc., http://www.4info.net/ , Palo Alto, CA
Be Here Corp., http://www.behere.com/ , Fremont, CA BuzzLogic, Inc., http://www.buzzlogic.com/ , San Francisco, CA
Cozi, http://www.cozi.com/ , Seattle, WA
Dash Navigation, Inc., http://www.dash.net/ , Mountain View, CA
Data Security Systems Solutions, Inc., http://www.datasecurity3.com/ , New York, NY
GrandCentral, http://www.grandcentral.com/ , Fremont, CA
HeyLetsGo, Inc., http://www.heyletsgo.com/ , Boston, MA
iBloks, Inc., http://www.ibloks.com/ , San Francisco, CA
JAJAH, Inc., http://www.jajah.com/ , Mountain View, CA
Moixa Energy Holdings, Ltd., http://www.moixaenergy.com/ , London, U.K.
Mvox Technologies, Inc., http://www.mvox.com/ , Cupertino, CA MyPW, LLC., http://www.mypw.com/ , Mercer Island, WA
Pluggd, Inc., http://www.pluggd.com/ , Seattle, WA
Presto, http://www.presto.com/ , Mountain View, CA
RingCube, Inc., http://www.mojopac.com/ , Mountain View, CA
scanR, http://www.scanr.com/ , Palo Alto, CA
Scrapblog, Inc., http://www.scrapblog.com/ , Coral Gables, FL
SiteKreator, http://www.sitekreator.com/ , Santa Clara, CA
SportStat, LLC., http://www.sportstatz.net/ , Orion , MI
System One, http://www.systemone.at/ , Innsbruck, Austria
Wallop, Inc., http://www.wallop.com/ , San Francisco, CA
Yoriwa, Inc., http://www.yoriwa.com/ , San Jose, CA
Widgetbox, http://www.widgetbox.com/ , San Francisco, CA

Memorable moments:
Was Bono at DEMO?

I called out Paul, instead of Bono, and nothing. I walked up to him and it was darn close. Chatted with him for a few, and it was obvious by his voice...but, all I can say is, that it's gotta be good to be him.

Natiali Del Conte of PC Magazine covered Bono's appearance. Jim Louderback wrote about it here. Daniel Terdiman of CNET also wrote about it.


Rob Lee and Bono?


Natali Del Conte of PC Magazine and Bono?

MYSTERY SOLVED....the answer to BONO posted on Louderback's article:
Posted by: victoria schafer
Thursday, September 28, 2006 6:38 PMthat is none other then my good friend Pavel Sfera of San Diego/He has a band called Desire "A U2 tribute".He has been on numerous shows (as) bono, including Chelsea Handler from E!,Carson Daly. He is currently moving to Chicago.

More memorable moments....

Rob Lee and Mvox


Chris Shipley


PC Magazine

Photo Credit: Rob Lee - The cast and crew of DEMOfall

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Live from DEMOfall Day Two 9/27/06

Day two of DEMO was in full effect, and I was running as fast as I could to keep up. Imagine a ballroom and pavilion full of mouth-watering technology and gadgets, top tier media and bloggers, overactive buzz word factories, and an elite crowd of nervous and excited presenters.


Photo Credit: Rob Lee, the man who makes everything happen

67 presenters and only 6 minutes to show the world how they will change it.

A few friends have helped me along the way here in San Diego. I wanted to say thank you specifically to Marshall Kirkpatrick of TechCrunch, Vic Podcaster of HotfromSiliconValley.com, and Greg Narain of Social Roots and Social Twister.

So let's get to it...

As Chris Shipley took the stage this morning, she reminded us that the technology presented today was not only highlighting what’s possible, but was also setting the stage for the future.

Making the Internet Safe for Humanity

Chris Shipley, “It’s a wild and dangerous world out there, and despite the common-sense steps we take to protect ourselves, the bad guys always seem to be just one step ahead. Thank goodness for these super heroes, who are each, in their own way, bringing order and justice to our online experience.”

Demonstrations by:

Trend Micro, Inc., http://www.trendmicro.com/ , Cupertino, CA
The Behavioral Analysis Security Engine (BASE) powers the security industry’s first service that detects, quarantines and can optionally remediate botnets without customer intervention. By analyzing aggregated ISP network information for aberrant behavior, trend Micro BASE enables service providers to protect their customers against botnets, which are a major vehicle for spyware, click fraud, pharming, phishing, spamming and distributed denial-of-service attacks.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79977.php

Data Security Systems Solutions, Inc., http://www.datasecurity3.com/ , New York, NY
OTPK (One-time Private Key) is a revolutionary way to carry out digital signatures to protect electronic transactions. By making signature keys one-time-use, it removes the need for cumbersome smartcards, readers or complicated key management, while preserving the integrity and security of transactions.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79808.php

MyPW, LLC., http://www.mypw.com/ , Mercer Island, WA
MyPW enables any online application to quickly increase the security of its authentication system. For service providers, MyPW is an easy-to-implement and low-cost alternative to traditional, token-based authentication platforms.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79900.php

PrefPass, Inc., http://www.prefpass.com/ , San Francisco, CA
PrefPass eliminates Web registration forms while helping to safeguard users’ personal data. Just by responding to an email and remembering a password, PrefPass lets users access Websites with a single click. This click gives site owners exactly what they need to customize their content to the user, while keeping users anonymous and in control at all times.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79918.php


The Search Continues

CS, "As data proliferates, search technologies have to keep up. These companies bring very different and very important search capabilities to the game, helping us find content that might otherwise stay hidden in the mass of online information."

Demonstrations by:
Retrevo, Inc., http://www.retrevo.com/ , Sunnyvale, CA
Retrevo is a consumer electronics search service that makes it easy for consumers to research, install, use, fix and upgrade their consumer electronics products. Behind the scenes, Retrevo’s breakthrough technology utilizes machine learning to perform deep content analysis, classification and information retrieval.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79925.php

Imaginestics, LLC., http://www.imaginestics.com/ , West Lafayette, IN


Building and Maintaining the application Infrastructure

CS, "Whether we’re considering enterprise architecture or consumer applications, none of it gets built without a sustainable infrastructure to create, deliver and support it. These diverse development and infrastructure components share one common element: they make building, managing and delivering new applications much easier."

Demonstrations by:
Trigence, http://www.trigence.com/ , Ottawa, ON, Canada

NComputing, Inc., http://www.ncomputing.com/ , Orange, CA
nComputing’s nStation products tap into the unused computer cycles of today’s PCs to enable three, seven or 30 simultaneous users on a single PC. A combination of software and hardware, nStations support all current Windows and Linux desktop and server operating systems.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79903.php

PostPath, Inc., http://www.postpath.com/ , Mountain View, CA
The Linux-based PostPath Email and Collaboration Server is the only Microsoft Exchange alternative to natively support Exchange network protocols, delivering drop-in compatibility with unmodified Outlook desktops, Active Directory and already-deployed Exchange infrastructure.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79917.php

Teneros, http://www.teneros.com/ , Mountain View, CA
, Teneros offers an end-to-end continuity solution encompassing both local high-availability and disaster-recovery protection. Teneros offers the only appliances allowing mid-sized enterprises to deploy cost-effective email continuity and remote disaster recovery.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79974.php

BriteSoft Corp., http://www.britesoftcorp.com/ , Reston, VA
BriteWorks automates software development of enterprise-class applications. There is no coding; you don’t need to know or learn any programming language. Development requires a combination of modeling via visual editors and configuration of many built-in features such as security, audit and localization.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79792.php

Widgetbox, http://www.widgetbox.com/ , San Francisco, CA
Widgetbox is a web-based widget marketplace that provides Web service–based interactive content, or “widgets,” that can be dynamically embedded into blogs, social networks, auctions and home pages.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79986.php

FutureScan: The Future of Nanotechnology

Millions of dollars have mpoured into nanotechnology startups in recent years, leaving many to wonder when the market will see the return on those investments. Is it too soon to expect nanotechnologies to deliver revenue this year? Next year? By 2010? Which industries will be most impacted by nanotechnology? When are we likely to see everyday products using this new sub-microscopic world of science? John Patrick and his esteemed panel will separate fact from fiction as they look at the practical, near-term applications of nanotechnology.

Moderator:
John Patrick, President, Attitude LLC

Panelists:
Dr. Wasiq Bokhari, Co-founder & Managing Partner, Quantum Insight, & Co-founder & Steering Committee Chair, MIT – Stanford – UC Berkeley Nanostructures
Dr. Gian-Luca Bona, Department Group Manager of Science & Technology, IBM’s Almaden Research Center
Dr. Gerald Hoegl, CEO & CFO, Metcomb Nanostructures

Headgames…And a Better Way to Play Them

CS, "Imagine a theater-like entertainment and gaming experience made lightweight, portable and affordable. Better yet, just try this one on."

Demonstration by:
HEADPLAY, Inc.

Talk Is Cheap…And Easy

From voice over IP, to smart conferencing, to new hardware designs, a range of telecommunications technologies are bringing efficiency, cost savings and expanded services to applications for home and business communications.


JaJah

Demonstrations by:
GrandCentral, http://www.grandcentral.com/ , Fremont, CA
GrandCentral is a unified communications service that integrates all your existing phones, numbers and voicemail boxes and bridges the gap between voicemail and email. It’s refreshingly simple. One number. One message box.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79820.php

JAJAH, Inc., http://www.jajah.com/ , Mountain View, CA
JAJAH Mobile allows you to make free international calls directly from your mobile phone. It requires no change of hardware, no new number and no binding contracts. You simply dial the international number, and the JAJAH system takes care of the rest.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79831.php

uControl, Inc., http://www.ucontrol.com/ , Austin, TX
The uControl Link connects to existing alarm systems and communicates status over three redundant connections (cellular, broadband and phone line).
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79980.php

Be Here Corp., http://www.behere.com/ , Fremont, CA
TotalView, the first VoIP collaboration phone, changes the way we work in multi-location meetings by enabling each participant to customize what they see, hear, share and capture in meetings. Everyone has the ability to independently navigate multiple 360° video views and share data with all connected.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79788.php

Express Yourself!


Ucontrol

BeHere

If content is king, consumer-generated content is king of the online world. Whether for business, learning or personal expression, these tools allow you to create, express, and enjoy rich content.

Demonstrations by:
SiteKreator, http://www.sitekreator.com/ , Santa Clara, CA
SiteKreator Business Edition is an online website design and branding tool that places the experience of professional designers in the hands of small business owners, without requiring technical or artistic skills.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79964.php


SiteKreator

NanoLearning, Inc., http://www.nanolearning.com/ , Austin, TX
NanoLearning users can create interactive, rich NanoLearning that requires no programming and share it with the world. This gives the community an opportunity to improve on the learning content offered by corporations, and to share, grow and improve their skills and training.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79901.php

Wallop, Inc., http://www.wallop.com/ , San Francisco, CA
Wallop, Inc., a spinout company built around a Microsoft Research project, delivers the next-generation of social computing and redefines how people interact online. Wallop solves the problems plaguing current social networking technologies.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79985.php

Scrapblog, Inc., http://www.scrapblog.com/ , Coral Gables, FL
Scrapblog enhances the photo-sharing experience by combining the storytelling aspect of scrapbooks with the sharing power of blogs. Scrapblog offers the most robust and easy-to-use online application for designing and publishing content from the Web to the Web.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79931.php

Simple Star, Inc., http://www.simplestar.com/ , San Francisco, CA
Simple Star is the creator of PhotoShow. Now, PhotoShowTV provides digital cable subscribers with a simple, easy way to share this compelling personal entertainment on TV.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79934.php

iBloks, Inc., http://www.ibloks.com/ , San Francisco, CA
iBloks is a totally immersive experience where people can mix media together, save their work and then share it via email, instant messaging, Web pages or blogs.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79825.php

Cuts, Inc., http://www.cuts.com/ , W. Conshohocken, PA
Cuts lets everyday people edit, share and watch personalized versions of copyrighted video. Parents can take control by removing inappropriate or scary scenes. Friends can insert and share commentary, re-arrange scenes or add to the videos they own.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79806.php


Wallop

Scrapblog

iBlocks

It’s Nice to Share…Social Content

CS, "Social networks are meeting with consumer content to bring rich context to relationships and information."

Demonstrations by:
HeyLetsGo, Inc., http://www.heyletsgo.com/ , Boston, MA
The HeyLetsGo website connects users with local events and an active local community to help them make the most of their offline social life. The website uses patent-pending technology to show the best events going on and to help users identify others with shared interests.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79824.php


HeyLetsGo

Open Business Club GmbH, http://www.openbc.com/ , Hamburg, Germany

Tag, You’re It!

CS, “How do you collect, manage, organize, reference and share the information you find online? There are now as many options as there are personal styles. We think these are among the best.”

Demonstrations by:
Yoriwa, Inc., http://www.yoriwa.com/ , San Jose, CA
LeapTag is a Web-content discovery tool that uses tagging to enable people to find Websites, news and blogs that match their individual interests in complete privacy. Users create tags to define their interests. LeapTag uses those tags to scour the Internet in search of matching content.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79987.php

i-Lighter, Inc., http://www.i-lighter.com/ , Ft Lauderdale, FL
i-Lighter’s online patent-pending technology transfers real-world skills to the Internet. Using the familiar metaphor of a yellow highlighter, it allows users of all levels to select and automatically save data and images and to add post-it notes directly to any Web page.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79828.php

eSnips, Ltd., http://www.esnips.com/ , Ein Sarid, Israel
Users can easily upload and share any type of file and create multiple sharing environments from one free account. From publishing and selling creative work, to accessing business files, to sharing photos with friends and family.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79813.php

Add Me, LLC., http://www.addme.com/ , Princeton, NJ
AddThis.com makes it easier for Web surfers to collect information online and for Web publishers to distribute it. With Addthis.com, Web publishers can finally remove all bookmark or feed subscription buttons from their Websites and replace them with only one button: the AddThis button.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79787.php

Adaptiveblue, LLC., http://www.adaptiveblue.com/ , Livingston, NJ
Blueorganizer determines and preserves the semantics of real-world things like movies, wine or electronic gadgets. With this unique approach, Blueorganizer is able to create a context-sensitive, personalized Web experience for every user.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79781.php




eSnips


Add Me

Finding and Delivering All That Rich Media
CS, "As more and more complex media makes its way online, new methods are needed to deliver rich content. This demonstrator taps the power of peer-to-peer networks to efficiently deliver rich media while insuring that brands and rights are protected."

Demonstration by:

Solid State Networks, Inc., http://www.solidstatenetworks.com/ , Tempe, AZ
Their flagship product, the Solid State Distributed Delivery network, is a hybrid content-delivery solution that combines the economic and performance advantages of peer-assisted technology with the reliability of a traditional CDN.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79966.php


SolidState

The Connected Desktop

CS, "No application is an island any more. Online information is feeding desktop applications, and desktop applications are extending to the Internet and beyond."

Demonstrations by:
Eluma, http://www.eluma.com/ , Tewksbury, MA
Eluma enables marketers to create an always-on connection to their users, and to leverage the best aspects of social networking in order to provide users with the ability to collaborate with their most trusted source of information—their peers.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79812.php

Cozi, http://www.cozi.com/ , Seattle, WA
Cozi Central is a software service for busy families. It allows family members to easily communicate with one another and to coordinate calendars, tasks and shopping lists from wherever they are, making their lives easier, less stressful and more fun. As a sponsor-supported service, Cozi Central is free to families.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79805.php

eluma


Cozi

Chris Shipley


Onward to the final hours of the pavilion.

BeHere's TotalView


Dash


Moixa's USBCell


HeadPlay


SiteKreator

Stay tuned for the final wrap up... More pictures at Flickr.

Digg This!

For live video casts, visit Vic Podcaster's HotfromSiliconValley.

Also check out Greg Narain - his blog was updated as everyone presented.

Tags: demofall, demofall2006, demofall06, brian+solis, chris+shipley, techcrunch, system+one, ibloks

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Live from DEMOfall - 9/26/06

Photo Credit: Greg Narain of Social Roots

Welcome and opening remarks by Chris Shipley, Executive Produce, DEMO Conferences



It’s time for a Ballroom Blitz as the music blared and the lights dimmed. In a dramatic fashion, images from previous events cycled through on the two gigantic screens on either side of the stage, leading up to Chris Shipley’s arrival.

Her presence, as always is nothing less than impressive.


Her opening remarks were focused and poignant, claiming that this DEMO would be controversial and would introduce new technologies for the home, the mobile professional and the enterprise.

The stage presentations, she said, would offer a map from today to the future.

In an interesting, but relevant, detour, she questioned whether or not we are in another bubble. A topic, more than well covered here.

“If we are referring to a bubble weighed by the inflation of economic values, the numbers don’t support it,” said Shipley. She continued, “Current investments are only about 1/3 of what they where in the 90s.”

She then hit on a salient point, “Entrepreneurs, these days, are doing more with less. Instead of seeking investments, they’re supporting and building the technology, infrastructure and sales and in turn are rationalizing valuations.”

Shipley likened Silicon Valley to an echo chamber that stirs excitement and generates tremendous noise, which could distract companies and send them off track if they don’t focus. In a jab to the frenzy many startups create pursuing coverage on certain high-traffic blogs, she stated, “they can make so much noise in a small community, but have such little impact in the long term.”

Technology, in a positive assessment, is being driven by the “user-in” rather than “engineering out.” These products as she said, “can stand on the shoulders of giants and are the foundation for the next generation of products and business. These 67 companies can stand on their own.”

Life Just Got Simpler

Chris Shipley, “Just six months ago, I told those assembled at DEMO 2006 that hardware and software products just had to get easier to use. Otherwise, the market would face a backlash from individuals and businesses who were tires of wrestling with technology in order to make it work. It appears the message was received.”


Dash, the event’s first presenter

Dash Navigation, Inc., http://www.dash.net/ , Mountain View, CA
Unveiled the first two-way portable navigation systems for your car. Offers a GPS/information for always connected access to information on the internet.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79807.php

Tribeca Labs, Inc., http://www.tribecalabs.com/ , New York, NY
Introduced Photobot, the first zero-click, fully automatic photo-correction and photo-finishing software program. It is always on, automatically applying state-of-the-art image-enhancement technologies to improve every picture on the hard drive.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79978.php


Pluggd, Inc., http://www.pluggd.com/ , Seattle, WA
Pluggd’s HearHere allows people to jump to the exact position in audio or video, such as podcasts and video casts, where there is something they want to hear. This way you don't have to wait five minutes of an NPR podcast before you reach the topic you care about.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79916.php

Presto, http://www.presto.com/ , Mountain View, CA
The Presto services help friends and families stay connected by making it digital content without a computer or internet connection. The digital delivery service and HP printing mailbox allows people without computers to receive printed emails and digital photos.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79920.php

RingCube, Inc., http://www.mojopac.com/ , Mountain View, CA
MojoPac allows you to turn any computer into your personal computer, regardless of what applications are installed on that PC. Consumers can carry the contents of an entire PC on any portable storage device and connect to any PC worldwide to access and work with the contents.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79926.php

Enterprise Computing Gets WebDotOh-ed

CS, “Ease of use has come to business applications, as well. In fact, the design of enterprise software is being dramatically affected by the advances in consumer-facing technology. These enterprise applications deliver strong business value, while remaining approachable to business users and manageable by IT personnel.”


System One

System One, http://www.systemone.at/ , Innsbruck, Austria
System One is a platform that merges enterprise collaboration and search behind a radically simple interface. It taps the large and growing savings available to organizations in their daily information workflow and lets knowledge workers come home to their kids earlier.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79971.php

ThinkFree, Inc., http://www.thinkfree.com/ , San Jose, CA
ThinkFree AJAX Edition is a fast light-weight tool that enables users to maintain the best round-trip compatibility available with Microsoft Office. You can create documents based on templates, do track changes, and manage, view and roll back changes from previous versions.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79975.php

Genius.com, Inc., http://www.genius.com/ , San Mateo, CA
Genius Interactive Edition is the only on-demand solution that allows sales representatives to initiate live chat sessions and deliver personalized offers to their customers through corporate websites without It involvement.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79975.php

Koral, Inc., http://www.koral.com/ , San Mateo, CA
Koral is an enterprise content management (ECM) solution for the business Web. It's an alternate solution designed for end users overwhelmed with content in email, folders or corporate LANS, who need a better way to share content with a sales force, partners, customers or collaborators.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79890.php

MindTouch, Inc., http://www.mindtouch.com/ , San Diego, CA
MindTouch developed the Wiki Smart Appliance: the first on-premise, plug-and-play, maintenance-free wiki appliance designed for businesses. It's sold as a turn-key server solution or downloadable virtual machine.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79894.php

Serebrum Corp., http://www.serebrum.com/ , Iselin, NJ
Axon’s topic-based approach erases the limits of the document-centric approach to model information flow based on the human brain’s neurological processes. Axon separates the content creation and publishing activities into a flexible framework so that information is updated in real-time across multiple channels on demand.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79932.php

BuzzLogic, Inc., http://www.buzzlogic.com/ , San Francisco, CA
BuzzLogic identifies the key influencers shaping and driving issues and conversations online, and enables marketing and communications practitioners to monitor, map, measure and engage with social media.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79795.php

The Mobile World According to QUALCOMM

CS, “Dr. Paul Jacobs has guided QUALCOMM through tremendous growth and rapid change in the mobile voice and data marketplace. His vision has helped bring about next-generation, high-bandwidth mobile services. As DEMOfall convenes in the backyard of this mobile technology leader, we’ve invited Jacobs to set the stage for today’s discussion of mobile software and services, and to share his perspective 0on this dynamic and ever-changes mobile marketplace.”

Now You See It…Now You Don’t
Where do you turn when you need your electronic communications to be truly private?

Void Communications, LLC, http://www.vaporstream.com/ , New York, NY
VaporStream is a recordless, electronic communications system that ensures privacy and confidentiality and promotes open discussions, since messages cannot be forwarded, edited, printed or saved. Compatible with mobile devices and existing email addresses, it separates the message header from the body, leaving no record on any computer or server.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79983.php

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mobile World

CS, “The original DEMOfall conference in 1999 focused exclusively on the then-rapidly developing mobile technology sector. Today, mobile and wireless technologies are simply a part of most all other product categories and the mobile phone is the powerful computer that nearly everyone carries no matter where they go. This afternoon we’ll focus our attention on the ubiquitous device and the many compelling applications that are vying for consumer attention.”

The Phone as Information Gatherer

Realeyes3D S.A., http://www.realeyes3d.com/ , Saint Cloud Cedex, France
Qipit is a consumer online service that allows users to capture written and printed information with a camera phone, store and manage it for future use, and share it with friends, colleagues or business associates.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79924.php

PixSense, Inc., http://www.pixsense.com/ , Santa Clara, CA
With PixSense, every digital media clip you take with your mobile is automatically uploaded online and can be shared, blogged, pushed to third-party sites and archived, directly from your existing camera phone, over existing mobile networks.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79912.php

scanR, http://www.scanr.com/ , Palo Alto, CA
scanR enables camera phones and digital cameras to sca, copy and fax. You can turn paper into useful digital information. The scanR service cleans photos of whiteboards, documents, and business cards. It then extracts the printed info and delivers a digital file to your email or fax.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79929.php

4INFO, Inc., http://www.4info.net/ , Palo Alto, CA
Enables content providers and individuals to rapidly make their information keyword-searchable from any mobile phone. Services created using these tools can deliver instant search results and text alerts by accessing any existing data feed.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79780.php


Scanr


4INFO

The Phone as Entertainment Center

Eyespot Corp., http://www.eyespot.com/ , Solana Beach, CA
Eyespot Mobile Share works with eyespot.com or partners’ sites utilizing the Eyespot Platform. The application allows users to easily record, send, receive, publish, search and rank video directly on their phones.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79814.php

Fonpods, Inc., http://www.fonpods.com/ , Hermosa Beach, CA
Makes listening to your favorite podcasts a breeze. Fonpods eliminates the wait time associated with downloading by streaming podcasts to any phone, simply by dialing into your Fonpods account.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79817.php

PhotoCrank, Inc., http://www.photocrank.com/ , Wayne, PA
PhotoCrank’s technology allows mobile subscribers to personalize the photos they take by adding entertaining captions and graphics on the fly! Subscribers have access to a number of photo-enhancement tools via simple text-messaging interactions.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79905.php

SportStat, LLC., http://www.sportstatz.net/ , Orion , MI
SCORE provides users with the ability to send real-time, play-by-play video of a specific player directly to the USCORE Website and directly to users’ mobile phones as a wireless application.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79970.php



SportStat

The Phone as Message Center

3jam, Inc., http://www.3jam.com/ , Menlo Park, CA
3jam lets you send a text message to any number of friends at once, have everyone know who got the message and have replies go to everyone. The result is increased text-messaging volume and, therefore, revenue for carriers.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79778.php

MobileSphere, Ltd., http://www.mobile-sphere.com/ , Boston, MA
The service lets users send and receive messages to individuals and groups, while enabling recipients to respond directly to the originating PC, a mobile phone and group members’ mobile phones. Joopz also features text reminders, scheduled message delivery and message forwarding.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79896.php

Pinger, Inc., http://www.pinger.com/ , San Jose, CA
Pinger is instant voice messaging for your mobile phone. You can send voice messages to someone instantly, with no ringing, no greetings and no lengthy prompts.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79907.php

Flurry, Inc., http://www.flurry.com/ , San Francisco, CA
Flurry is the premier mobile email and news application for consumer handsets. You can use it on small form-factor devices, allowing consumers to get the information they want on the cell phones that they already have.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79816.php

FutureScan: The Future of Mobile

CS, “Mobile technology has infused our daily lives, and it is fundamentally changing the way we interact with information – and with one another. John Patrick invites leading entrepreneurs and researchers to explore the technical challenges that stand in the way of a truly mobile future. What will new devices look like, and how will we interact with them? Will small screens and tiny keypads be replaced by new interface technologies? When, if ever, will mobile phones pass desktop computers as our primary interact to information and services?”

Moderator:
John Patrick, President, Attitude LLC

Panelists:
Tom Jacobs, Director of Research, Sun Microsystems Laboratories, & Project Lead, Open Media Commons, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Juergen Urbanski, General Manager, FON North America
Joseph Ziskin, Vice President, Corporate Strategy, IBM Corp.

Foundations of the Mobile Future

CS, “If our panel’s future vision is to be realized, new applications will be built on the work of those who today are creating platforms that enable new innovation. From environments for mobile entertainment to power to fuel the future, these next demonstrators are laying the foundation.”

Tao Group, Ltd., http://www.tao-group.com/ , Earley, Reading, Berkshire, U.K.
This suite of tightly integrated content-execution technologies for mobile entertainment includes the miniMIXA suite, comprising music-and media-mixing software applications; the GamePlayer, which enables the platform-independent delivery of C, C++ and Java-based games to mobile devices; the JavaPlayer, a high-performance Java Virtual Machine; and the Entertainment Platform SDK.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79973.php

Cascada Mobile Corp., http://www.cascadamobile.com/ , Toronto, ON, Canada
The TAG solution facilitates the viral recommendation of mobile applications, content and branded marketing initiatives across wireless carriers, handsets and geographic borders.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79796.php

Lirix, Inc., http://www.lirix.net/ , Evanston, IL
Introduced a third way for consumers to download music—the tried-and-true value proposition of receiving free content in exchange for exposure to advertising.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79893.php

Moixa Energy Holdings, Ltd., http://www.moixaenergy.com/ , London, U.K.
Aims to reduce energy consumption and change how people use, or misuse, energy. People fill their houses, offices and laptop bags with cables, chargers, and adapters to convert AC down to lower voltages for phones, MP3 players, gadgets and lighting.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79898.php

Mvox Technologies, Inc., http://www.mvox.com/ , Cupertino, CA
The world’s first wearable smart communicator with one-touch voice dialing. It’s a hands-free car kit, Bluetooth headset, mobile conference phone and VoIP headset—all in one small wearable device.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79899.php


Mvox

While We’re on the Topic of Wireless

CS, “Wireless infrastructure isn’t just for mobile communications. Two very different applications are innovation unleashed at home and in business.”

Violet, http://www.violet.net/ , Paris, France
Creator of Nabaztag, the first “wireless rabbit.” Through this first iconic object, they are exploring the “Internet of things,” or life after the PC-centric world.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79982.php

W5 Networks, Inc., http://www.w5networks.com/ , Fremont, CA
Developed an electronic shelf label (ESL) system that replaces paper labels, reducing labor costs and improving retail price accuracy. It can update and display prices and promotions chain-wide within minutes through a unique, long-range, low-power wireless network.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79982.php

ZING Systems, Inc. & Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc., http://www.zing.net/ , Mountain View, CA
Zing’s software and services are enabling a new generation of always-connected mobile music and entertainment solutions in partnership with leading brands. SIRIUS Stiletto 100 is the first commercially available product based on ZING.
http://www.demo.com/demonstrators/demo2006fall/79988.php

DEMOfall also provides a pavilion, which in a sense is a mini tradeshow for attendees to meet the presenting companies for a more intimate opportunity to learn more about the product/technology.



67 companies…and a whole lot of people.



However, in my discussions with several bloggers and reporters, this is where they get the real story.



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