The Microsoft's commitment and long term strategy is to continue to make it easier to build connected solutions very quickly from the web services (in the internet/ intranet/ extranet) environment to the databases and to the end-user’s desktop that run business applications, email and collaboration software in diverse platforms.
This is an example of how, in this decade, Consultative Business Technology talent and skills; business, management, technology, connectivity, integration, convergence and merging will all begin to play a very big role.
The Consultative Digital Approach may require a re-think, and/ or a different way of looking at the IT Business, an in-depth understanding, of not only the clients business processes, organizational structure and security needs, but also a thorough understanding of the insides of how the different software will work, what they are best in doing, and the required level(s) of mix of talents to make the technology work right. Consultative Digital Approach is inevitable; it is an imminent change that has started to happen in the IT/ Business Technology going forward from this decade.
The hardware industry; the people who do the manufacturing for the chip vendors. The software platform builders, of which Microsoft is one, developers, and the business/technology solution providers and system integrators, the people who implement the business technology solutions, and make the different systems of hardware and software work together in harmony, of which Globrocks is one; all of these things are coming together. So, it's obvious to a business why they should equip their employees with mobile devices, and it's obvious to the consumer why they should keep moving up to the most powerful devices, and get more value throughout their entire day by using that device in many new and different ways.
It's important to basically ensure all grounds are covered from the physical hardware connectivity side of the network system, to the software applications, and the business side things, then the business strategy, and to the individuals, end-users and all the people. Basically from most types of network and connecting your network system to your DSL, Cable Modem, T1 Lines, Fiber Optics and Wireless/Mobile Devices such as Laptops, TabletPCs, PDA, Cell Phones, Pagers and Microsoft Exchange Outlook PCS system and to any third party (secondary) networking, business, messaging software and training.
Now, we are committed to the Globrocks "Rock-Solid Connectivity" in "Connecting Global Business and Technology", as being one of the leading business technology solution providers and systems integration firms that will not only connect, network and integrate these devices and make them usable; and thus valuable for the end users, but also bridge the gap between the complexities of these new technologies and the actual needs of businesses and all the end-users for the devices.
*That is where we're focusing our energy, and that's how we measure our share of activities is against those devices for the end-user in transforming technology into business solution and translating the personal and business needs of businesses; the end-user into a simplified technology/technical solution, while ensuring a very high return on technology investments, which over time will be virtually all the individuals, businesses and all of the end-users, devices and computer systems in the developed, developing and the underdeveloped third world countries.
Wireless Networking - The very fact that a growing number of households now have two or more PCs represents an opportunity for companies that make networking equipment now that the technology is spreading to mainstream consumers, who want to split the fast Internet connection of a cable modem or digital subscriber line (DSL) among several PCs, and also share computer files and peripherals such as printers and scanners.
The home and office networking method with the most steam behind it is wireless, because it avoids the considerable hassle in time and cost of running network cable through walls. Another plus: Laptops, handhelds and Tablet PCs can be easily moved from your office to your home without changing any configurations and from one room to another, without users losing their network connections.
The most popular wireless technology at present is known by the arcane name IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b and the new 802.11G. An industry trade group has given this particular standard a friendlier name, Wi-Fi. The other wireless networking standards, such as IEEE 802.11G and 3G, now showing up in the new products, offer a faster network connection. IEEE 802.11a operates in a different frequency band than 802.11b.
Setting up a wireless network in the home and home office requires at least two components: an integrated wireless switch, which connects to the modem (DSL or cable) or server PC, and a client device such as a PC with an insert card, which connects to the switch. We have seen more demand for wireless network installations than ever in the history of Computer Networking and the business sector have reported significant increase in wireless networking equipment and services sales.
Market research firm Cahners In-Stat projects that by the close of the year more than 11.5 million broadband Internet connections (more than 4.6 million DSL lines and 6.9 million cable modems) will be in service. Several consumer electronics and semiconductors companies are vying for a slice of this growing business.
Framingham, Mass.-based market research firm IDC, which has one of the more conservative estimates, believes that the market for wireless networking equipment grew to about $1.1 billion in 2000 from about $600 million in 1999, and should finish 2001 at around $1.6 billion. This will grow from $3.4 billion in 2003 to $10.3 in 2006 according to Var Business.
Semiconductor companies should also prosper from wireless networking. IDC analyst Ken Furer forecasts wireless local area networking chips will generate 29% annualized revenue growth between 2000 and 2005.
Among the players in wireless networking semiconductors is Intersil (nasdaq: ISIL ). In its most recent quarter, Intersil reported sales of $113.4 million and earnings of $11.1 million, or 10 cents per share, not counting onetime items. Although sales of Intersil's wider portfolio of wireless chips were down 8.6% for the quarter, sales of wireless networking chips held steady with the previous quarter. And Intersil's advance orders were said to be up by 20%.
Intersil's revenue is expected to jump 11% in fiscal 2002, to $529 million, according to Thomson Financial/IBES. And Wall Street analysts expect Intersil to post 28% annualized earnings growth over the next three to five years.
Before spinning off its chip operations into Agere Systems (nyse: AGRA ), Lucent Technologies (nyse: LU ) started a wireless product line called Orinoco, which includes not only home hubs and client cards, but also the infrastructure for building bigger wireless networks in places like airports and campuses. Agere reported a $3.4 billion loss on $600 million in sales for its quarter ended Sept. 30, but $2.7 billion of this stemmed from last year's Ortel acquisition.
Agere's competitors include Cisco Systems (nasdaq: CSCO ) and privately held firms like Linksys and D-Link. PC makers are also jumping into this market. Such firms as Compaq Computer (nyse: CPQ ), IBM (nyse: IBM ) and Japan's Toshiba have started building networking client devices into their laptops as reported by forbes.com.
The history of computing has seen a lot of new technologies and connectivity solutions. Many new technologies have been through series of innovations, transformations and improvements. Things were a lot different in the 80's and early 90's, and some of the "old-timers" has a different view about using a cell or mobile phone because at that time, it was very expensive and was mainly used by the "drug world". All that has changed in the past 10 - 20 years, and a lot of the new and exciting things will happen in this decade. What that means to us is simply a matter of our own perspectives and the ways that we become accustomed to the pattern, reaction to change and that especially has a different way of thinking about it.
Presently, many businesses, set up new offices and implement Converged Technology of Computer Networking, VOIP (Voice Over IP), Video Conferencing, Instant Messaging, Multimedia Systems and bringing all these things together into one communication system. Now, look at what some major players like Vonage and Pulver are doing with VOIP. Most recently, we have strong "Global Competitors" such as VOIPSTUNT, among others offering free pc to phone calls to popular international destinations.
We are still waiting for the arrival of the 3G Technology , better still the Fourth Generation (4G) wireless communications to begin to have a good feel of how VOIP Technology devices will be used for very reliable voice communications. I see, in the near future, the new homes and home offices without wiring for telephone, cable and some type of physical networking infrastructures. While, there has been significant deployments of Fiber-To-Home (FTTH) in Korea, Sweden, Japan, and Italy- where strong residential FTTH has been underway since 2001 and have a head start on the United states, thanks to the encouragement of the telecommunications ministries in those countries. The FTTH may get a start in the US in the late 2003.
Presently, 16% of Americans aged between 18 and 36 already mostly use the cell phone or digital mobile phone to be a primary phone at home and a mobile office phone. FTTH and integration with Wireless Networking would soon become the choice of every individual and business considering the bottom line of cost, flexibility, mobility and productivity.