Everything ancient is new again, and as we move rapidly into the mass adoption of digital, non-fiat currencies, we can learn from history and the system of stone money created by the inhabitants of the Micronesian island of Yap. Known as Rai or Fei, these large circular carved disks of primarily calcite, which range in…
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Feb
Feb
Twenty years ago, it didn’t make much sense to carry a mobile device (or two with a flip phone and Blackberry as I did) if you planned to spend time in NYC’s midtown. Ten years ago, with more investment in 4G networks and the placement of small cells, performance improved, but if your call didn’t…
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Jan
Jan
Back in the day, otherwise known as the 1990s, the switch to electronic trading shook the traditional stock exchanges to their core. Most traditionalists spent more time ignoring the inevitable, with one major exchange official declaring publicly that the Internet, and the “World Wide Web” as it was known at its birth, were fads. In…
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Dec
Dec
Last week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced a new patent detailing how a tech giant intends to leverage blockchain to secure data traversing 5G networks. While this company is not the only telecom technology supplier to pursue ways in which the distributed ledger can contribute to data integrity, their patent is another milestone…
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Nov
Nov
Enterprise blockchain and Industrial IoT are a match made in data management and governance heaven. The use cases are endless, but at a high level, the use of an immutable, decentralized system solves for current and future challenges through secured ownership, access control, data logging, increasingly complex supply-chains, quality control, regulatory requirements, and more. Earlier…
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Nov
Nov
Global blockchain thought-leaders including a membership organization, a blockchain development studio, a programmable secure networking company and an IoT leader are founding members of an open-idea exchange designed to explore and educate on the benefits of integrating decentralized enterprise applications with secure software defined networking. Atlanta, GA; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Austin,…
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Nov
Nov
We’re only at the beginning of a much more vibrant, connected world of physical and digital interactions, support by secure, programmable and contextual communications. One common thread is the evolution of WebRTC, a standard for embedding voice, messaging, collaboration, video and contact center applications based on web and mobile browser technology. I was fortunate to…
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Nov
Nov
Traditional IT systems and security solutions have been centralized, with data and document storage housed on servers which can quickly become single points of failure. With the rising adoption of Everything-as-a-Service, enterprises are becoming more comfortable storing data in public clouds and often distributed across multiple public clouds, accessing and interacting with services over the…
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Nov
Nov
There are new start-ups launching in the enterprise blockchain space, with dozens of “lists” showing hundreds of companies, and “market maps” with so many logos being added that few can dispute the world is vibrant, and investors are continuing to line up and place their bets. Like any industry in its early stage, a lot…