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I came across this interesting post.
It states interesting things like:
cyberspace weighs less than two ounces
each person alive today has six watts of computational power at the disposal of their twenty watt brain
power consumption of the Web approaching fifty million horsepower
I will strongly recommend to read this interesting article 
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Its always interesting to know things about up coming trends and technologies. So if you have heard of Web 2.0 a lot, lately then now get ready for another 2.0, no its not .Net 2.0 – .net is in 3.0 already 
. I am referring to Mobile 2.0. A term that has started being coined recently. I read about Mobile 2.0 here, here and here. You can read more about through this.
All of the above mentioned posts mention interesting points. I think the beauty and real offering of Mobile 2.0 can also include
1) Location based services
2) Feature Rich applications
1) Location Based Services: I remember when I was doing a course on Emerging Technologies and we studied WAP/WML in that. We discussed about location based services using push technologies. It was really amusing to think scenarios like, by passing near a cinema would push you a list of movies being shown along with their timings and ticket prices etc. And a lot of other similar possibilities always got us excited. A lot of such ideas haven’t materialized yet. And this could well be the feature of Mobile 2.0. Connectivity standards like Blue Tooth, Wi-Fi and Infra Red could well become the means of such a context and location based services and hence really taking the mobile experience to a greater & smarter level.
2) Feature Rich Applications: A lot of mobile devices are packing more computational muscles meaning that more feature rich applications can be offered from these devices. Who would not like to have word processors and spread sheet applications running on mobile devices? Who would not like to access critical business applications from mobile devices? Such applications will enables mobile devices in a transition from “just a call/text device” to a “business machine”!
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The .NET Compact Framework’s Greatest Hits
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A nice compilation by .Net Compact Framework Team!
http://blogs.msdn.com/netcfteam/archive/2005/12/05/500216.aspx
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The “WPF/E” (codename) SDK enables you to build rich browser-based experiences with animation, video and audio simply using web-standards friendly AJAX and XAML for presentation. The SDK contains documentation, code samples, and tools for designers and developers. To assist with development and design we recommend using Visual Studio 2005 in addition to the Microsoft Expression tools.
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Architecture.. Is it art? science? or MAGIC ?
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Gulf skyscrapers : The Architect Community of Gulf
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Mission Statement:
“Our mission is to provide value to the architect community and to make IT
Architects in the Gulf region more successful.
and discuss topics that are important to their job as software and
infrastructure architects.
follow the right path on learning the fundamental software architecture
skills.”
For more details log on to: http://www.gulfskyscrapers.com/
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As I said in the previous post that I have been busy working on a real-time trading platform. Before launching our product we had to come up with a technical white paper stating its technical intricacies. So I ended up writing it. After many revisions finally it was approved for publishing on the web. I have uploaded the same to my blog ( attachment available with this post). Tell me how do you find it.
Click here to read technical white paper
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Finally I am back to work from today after a very hectic week at GITEX 2006. I really got exhausted because I had been busy for many weeks leading up to it. But it was good to be there. I got to meet a lot of people and was able to present our company product as well answer technical queries regarding solution integration. I hope I will be able to attend next GITEX as well.
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During GITEX Pooya invited us for a launch of an “Architect Community” called “Gulf Sky Scrappers”.
According to Pooya following is a vision of the community:
“Our mission is to provide value to the architect community and to make IT Architects in the Gulf region more successful.
We’ll act as a support system and forum for local architects to share ideas and discuss topics that are important to their job as software and infrastructure architects.
We’ll also help the aspiring architect community to hone their skills and follow the right path on learning the fundamental software architecture skills.”
I am sure that this initiative will help the architect community by providing a common platform and online presence. It will also be extremely beneficial for aspiring architects of the community.
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