Insights

The iPad finally hits Japan.

As we went to a lunch meeting in Ginza we saw three people lined up in front of the Ginza Apple store to start waiting for the opportunity to walk in and buy an iPad. There were three people there. All males, all young with probably too much time on their hands.

The game in IPT (Internet Protocol Telephony) is changing quite quickly. The idea of PBX is a thing of the past. People are looking for their systems to be

-Seamless in their connections with computers and networks
-Lower initial costs
-A higher reliability of the hardware and software

1) Start with what you have
Don’t go into debt to start your business. Start small and with what you have.

2) Do it yourself
You may think you need to partner with someone to start a business. If you can go it alone, do it. It will save you a lot of time.

With the rise of Web 2.0 we’ve seen a huge increase in web-based technology. One major contributor to these changes in the web and its usefulness has been Google, Inc. Google is an advertising company that has made the internet very accessible through its advertising-income based search engine.

At AINEO we have been watching the rumors for a few weeks now. The announcement is finally out.

VMware has purchased Zimbra. What does this mean?

For years, most of us PC users have been paying 35 to 50 USD a year (3-5,000 yen) to protect your PCs against viruses. The answer has been a resounding YES! If you are a Mac user, you were usually just smiling as Apple’s OSX seems to be less popular to attack so there was no reason to worry. Recently, things have changed.