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Telefonica Selects Olista Thursday, August 6th, 2009
Telefonica in Spain has selected Olista’s mobile user-experience platform to improve its customers’ experience when using Telefonica’s data services. With social media content and value-added services as key strategic tools for driving revenue and reducing churn, Telefonica chose Olista’s technology to promote increased subscriber usage of its mobile Internet premium services, both to encourage customers to successfully use the services, and ensure that the services work every time on any device.
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Telefonica Selects Olista
This week’s “Top 10 plus …” E-discovery articles from Orange Legal Technologies. Strange Times: EDD $ is down 9% but should spike 30% this year - http://tinyurl.com/TCS9823 The Impact of E-Discovery on Arbitration – http://tinyurl.com/n4aqzs ILTA’s Annual Conference-A Not-So-Grimm Fairy Tale: The Conclusion – http://tinyurl.com/nh3gxz The Facebook Era is for Business – http://tinyurl.com/n8oxbb Is Electronic Discovery Wrong? – http://tinyurl.com/kpcbx9 Migrating from Old Applications Is the New Challenge – http://tinyurl.com/nqdtvr Q&A: Should Lawyers Tweet With Clients? – http://tinyurl.com/m4w29g A growing trend: Social media as legal evidence - http://tinyurl.com/munmz2 Free Market having its way with eDiscovery vendors – http://bit.ly/2zT0mm Mary’s Mack’s “Practical Guide” eBook on e-Discovery” - http://bit.ly/oGdmO eDiscovery Vendors News Masters Conference Sponsor Update – http://tinyurl.com/kublr8 Orange Legal Technologies Cites $ Spike – http://tinyurl.com/lwsstb O’Melveny and H5 Form Strategic Alliance to Offer Cutting-Edge Model for Document Review – http://tinyurl.com/lrz4ep GSA Outlines U.S
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August 5th: Our weekly “Top 10 plus ….″ E-discovery articles from Orange Legal Technologies
INQ Mobile has announced the launch of two ‘3G Social Mobiles’ in what it says is the next step in its mission to bring “easy-to-use mobile Internet to the mass market”. The INQ Chat 3G is the company’s first Qwerty-style phone, while the compact INQ Mini 3G provides an entry-level “social mobile” handset for the prepay market. INQ has also added Twitter to the suite of communications applications pre-loaded onto its handsets, which includes Facebook, Skype and Instant Messaging
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INQ Gets Social with Two New Handsets
Communology, a German software vendor that specializes in mobile communications applications, says it plans to develop a solution for user-generated mobile services and context-based mobile advertising as a part of uService, a pan-European development project. The project envisions a new type of global-spanning, user-driven network of dynamic services and content. It plans to enable consumers and business users to easily offer mobile micro services and contents for their community, which could be their own personal contacts, or members of a social network
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Communology in User-generated Push
Mobile transaction network mBlox has announced the launch of its cross-operator Free to End User (FTEU) message service in the US. mBlox’s FTEU service enables businesses to communicate with consumers using SMS text messages which are entirely free of operator charges to the consumer. Describing it as a “ground-breaking business model for the US mobile messaging industry”, mBlox says that FTEI will allow content and service providers to absorb the cost of the messages on behalf of the consumer. “The launch of a Free to End User service is significant, because it unlocks a host of compelling new applications for SMS messaging,” says Brian Johnson, SVP Americas and APAC, Sales and Marketing for mBlox.
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mBlox Launches Free To End User Messaging
In our Trends series ( click here ) on the contract attorney market we have tried to present multiple ways to raise your profile by getting published and thereby marketing yourself. Despite the universal concern over the current economic climate, many Posse List members have repositioned themselves. And this repositioning has allowed Posse List members to find more creative ways to raise their profiles. Yes, it’s difficult. No shit. But we are trying to throw out to you options, alternatives, and possibilities. We are trying to be a positive in a market turned crap by the financial meltdown and its attendant cost cutting, and an ever developing technology that means more accurate and efficient means of conducting searches as well as more tools to monitor and control costs (including performance metrics). But in spite of all the challenges you will face trying to hit the “exit” button and get out of contract legal work, be comforted by the fact that scores of Posse List members are doing it, and have been successful at doing it. The best news: we are working in a part of the legal industry (well, most of us are) that is unusual because it is open to sharing and collaboration, through publications, quality conferences, trade shows, and peer networking organizations such as LegalTech , ABATech , the ILSL Conference , Solo Practice University , etc., etc.
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JD Supra: use it to get published and market yourself
Jeremy Copp, CEO of Rapid Mobile Media, argues the case for vanilla-flavoured SMS as a prime mobile advertising medium The mobile advertising market is growing in size at a prodigious rate, but in absolute terms, is still tiny in value compared to other media such as print, broadcast and online. There is a perception within the advertising industry that the mobile space is a difficult one to address, with limited inventory and reach, compromised display banner ad formats, and a lack of metrics to provide proof of a return on investment
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Mobile Advertising’s Best-kept Secret
Australian telco Telstra has selected Openwave Mobile Analytics to provide the company with a dashboard view of all aspects of aggregated mobile subscriber data activity across its mobile device portfolio, including Smartphones and feature phones, iPhone traffic, netbooks and other mobile-capable devices. The solution will enable Telstra to aggregate subscriber data and behavioural information across a variety of data sources, including on-portal and open Internet browsing, mobile email messaging, video and audio streaming, device type, demographics and location, to provide a 360-degree view of its mobile subscriber base. Openwave Mobile Analytics will also provide Telstra with insight into the operational aspects of its mobile broadband network, enabling the company to control network operations more efficiently by optimising present capacity and managing ongoing bandwidth demands
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Telstra Selects Openwave Analytics
Innovision Research & Technology has secured funding of almost $9 million (£5.4 million) from existing and new institutional investors to further progress in the Near Field Communication (NFC) market. The company says the funding will be used to further develop and capitalise on opportunities for its NFC Intellectual Property (IP) and tags and help consolidate its position as a leading NFC IP technology developer. Innovision notes that three new NFC contracts, a major RFID contract in China and a joint licensing deal with NXP, all secured in the first half of 2009, have provided a strong start to the year. The company has also joined the board of the NFC Forum, alongside Sony, Mastercard and Nokia
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Innovision Secures NFC Funding
lawtechTalk introduces lawyers to emerging legal technologies and helps you understand valuable Internet and Web 2.0 technologies and how to incorporate them into your business to maximize efficiency and save time and money. lawtechTalk brings the most up-to-date information directly to you through speaking engagements, online presentations and personal consultations. Nicole Black, a practicing attorney and legal technology enthusiast, will be your guide. For background on Niki click here . The fourth episode of lawtechTalk is now available for a limited time, and at no cost to Posse List members. The focus of the 4th episode is on using web applications to assist you with brain storming and organizing your thoughts for all aspects of a case, from drafting a complaint to preparing for trial.
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lawtechTalk: introducing lawyers to emerging legal technologies
Research in Motion has announced the availability of BlackBerry App World version 1.1. New users can download it from mobile.blackBerry.com on their phone or from Blackberry.com/Appworld online, while current users will be prompted to download version 1.1 from their BlackBerry via a red star on the App World icon. App World is available to download in five languages (English, French, Italian, German, Spanish), and is available to customers in Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Ireland, Austria, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal and the Channel Islands
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RIM Improves App World Search
A few weeks ago we posted the news that the DOJ had launched an antitrust investigation into how dealers provide credit derivatives prices (see our previous post by clicking here ). Two recent articles in the Financial Times indicates it opens a tussle between regulators and Wall Street. As one article states “in a week when Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan released turbo-charged trading results for the second quarter (which amply illustrate how the decline of some rival dealers has reinforced their dominance), the DoJ’s move suggests that the future for such institutions may not be so rosy”.
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DOJ’s antitrust investigation of credit derivatives could have wide ranging effects
In July 2009, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft put 34 associates on an involuntary sabbatical. Now, as reported by Above the Law ( click here ) the firm is offering to hire them back as contract attorneys, with possible hourly pay between $45 and $65. The web site Law and More ( click here ) follows up with two major issues emerging with that development: (1) will Cadwalader be the “first mover” on the predicted new manpower model for the law firm, and (2) will former associates accept this? The articles also quote the figure of $65 an hour as being the top rate in the New York Metro area for contract attorneys. A few points: 1.
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Cadwalader’s new manpower model: contract attorneys
Authors of the new book eDiscovery Plain & Simple , Allison Brecher, Corporate Counsel for a Fortune 200 and Shawnna Childress, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Women in eDiscovery, are teaching an eDiscovery educational webinar on Tuesday, August 4 at 1:00pm EST/10:00am PST. This free webinar is a “crash course” in electronic discovery and the information technology — all explained in a “plain and simple” way.
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Tuesday, August 4th: free webinar “eDiscovery Plain & Simple” — a “crash course” in electronic discovery
Colin White, UK Chief Executive of Oxygen8 Communications, examines the market potential for micropayments Demand for micropayments is increasing fast, as social networking and dating sites wake up to the benefits of taking small subscriptions via secure SMS or voice billing services. Added to this, and as part of the Digital Britain report, the Government’s body for business innovation in technology, the Technology Strategy Board, has announced a £10 million investment to work, at least in part, with industry partners to create and trial new models, including micropayments for online content and video on demand. But with the organisations receiving only 66 pence in every £1 for micropayments due to network charges, compared with 96 pence for credit card transactions, there is a very real danger that the market for micropayments for a range of online goods and services could be severely constrained
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Micro Economy
Instant messaging company Miyowa has announced that Malaysian mobile operator DiGi has successfully launched its InTouch 5 messaging technology on its network, after an initial free two-month trial. InTouch 5 is Miyowa’s flagship product, which integrates multiple messaging services, such as IM (Instant Messgaing) and mail, with mobile advertising capabilities and CRM tools. It also integrates messaging and presence into core elements of the mobile phone experience, including the native address book.
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DiGi Chooses Miyowa
Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) and Vodafone have successfully tested a new antenna technology, designed to reduce carbon emissions and improve the cost efficiency of mobile phone networks for operators. The tests, carried out through the recently announced Nokia Siemens Networks Innovation Centre (NICE) initiative between the two companies, mark the first time that an integrated Active Antenna solution has been used on a commercial mobile WCDMA telecommunications network. NSN Active Antenna incorporates elements of the base station within the antenna, reducing the footprint of base stations and lowering power consumption
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NSN and Vodafone Complete Eco-friendly Antenna Trial
The UK digital marketing industry needs to be more clear in how it markets itself if it is to make the most of the growing appetite for UK business investment in online and digital marketing according to independent research commissioned ahead of this year’s ad:tech London. The research, conducted among over 900 visitors to last year’s show, reveals that nearly 48% of respondents expected to assign over 30% of their budget to digital marketing over the next 12 months, an increase of 9% since last year. The biggest reason for this level of investment was the fact that for over two thirds of respondents (62%) believed that online marketing delivered greater ROI than offline marketing channels. The research also demonstrates the need for greater clarity in the way digital marketers position their services
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Digital Marketers Need to Improve Their Own Marketing, says ad:tech
With one bombshell already having been dropped at the BlackHat Conference (that most implementations of SSL are configured to give up everything including logins, credit cards, etc.), researchers dropped another one today when they demonstrated how the SMS infrastructures of GSM-flavored operators such as AT&T and T-Mobile are hackable to the point that cell phones can be hacked and their users can be tricked into divulging confidential information.
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BlackHat Bombshell #2: iPhones And Other "GSM" Phones Open To SMS Hack
Clearwell Systems has provided on its website a sample e-discovery request for proposal (RFP) created for the acquisition of an in-house e-discovery solution. It includes over 100 questions from real RFPs and promotes many concepts from the Best Practices for the Selection of Electronic Discovery Vendors published by the Sedona Conference Working Group.
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Sample E-Discovery Request for Proposal (RFP)
Bango, the mobile web payments and analytics company, has launched the first wi-fi-enabled operator billing service for Smartphones. The new service targets the growing base of Smartphones, such as the Blackberry and iPhone, which often connect to the web via wi-fi, bypassing the mobile network operators. The Bango service allows Smartphone users to pay for content on their phone bills through the same click-to-pay experience, despite being connected outside of the operator’s network. Without its ‘Wi-fi on-bill’ payment capability, says Bango, Smartphone users would be redirected to credit card payment processes, leading to lower conversion rates and lost sales for content providers
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Bango Launches Wi-fi Billing for Smartphones
Though it’s not the bombshell that was dropped by Moxie Marlinspike , another researcher is here at BlackHat briefing attendees on how he cracked the Social Security Administration’s code for creating social security numbers and how governments and organizations must respond now that SSNs are not secure in their commonly used contexts as passwords and identifiers (includes podcast interview).
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Black Hat Researcher Cracks Algorithm For Creating Social Security Numbers
IIR's ‘Mobile 2.0 – Content & Services Conference’ takes place from 23 – 25 November 2009, at the Kempinski Bristol Hotel, in Berlin: IIR says the event will bring together key stakeholders within the mobile Web 2.0 value chain to discuss current trends and revenue generation possibilities, successful business strategies and the future opportunities that exist within this space. Questions to be addressed include: What are the drivers, enablers and opportunities that exist within mobile Web 2.0? How can you develop effective strategic partnerships with key players in the mobile Web 2.0 value chain?
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Berlin Hosts Mobile 2.0 Conference
First Partner has released a Location Based Services Market Map, which explains the structure of the Location Based Services industry, measuring sector performance, highlighting opportunities and recent developments, and outlines the key relationships within this evolving industry. First Partner specializes in end-to-end mobile proposition development, from market and customer insight, through the design, launch and operation of new products and services. The map costs £55, or can be downloaded as a free, watermarked, non-printable version.
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First Partner Offers LBS Market Map
3GVision, which specializes in mobile barcode reading solutions and image processing technologies to fast-track consumers and businesses to the mobile Internet, has revealed that more than 120 million mobile users worldwide are using its 2D barcode reader to shortcut to the mobile web on their handsets. 3Gvision describes its downloadable i-nigma as an end-to-end 1D/2D mobile barcode solution, incorporating code-scanning software for the phone itself, and an intuitive code-creation, campaign management and metrics reporting platform, to generate new revenue streams, track mobile advertising and create targeted, relevant and timely campaigns. For mobile users, 3Gvision’s barcode reader provides quick and easy access to rich content, coupons and online information without entering long URLs by hand or scrolling through web content that’s not relevant to them.
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3G Vision Passes 120m User Landmark
Research In Motion (RIM) has opened a submission portal for independent developers to submit applications, ahead of the launch of BlackBerry App World V1.1. The new version of BlackBerry App World ver1.1 will be available to BlackBerry customers in France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Austria, Luxembourg, Republic of Ireland, Belgium, Portugal, the Netherlands and the Channel Islands from this Friday, 31 July 2009. BlackBerry App World V1.1 will be accessible in a number of different languages, including English, German, French, Italian and Spanish
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RIM Opens Submission Portal, Updates App World
Qualcomm, which develops advanced wireless technologies, products and services, and Latin American mobile operator group América Móvil, have announced an agreement to deploy Qualcomm’s Plaza Mobile Internet offering, to power América Móvil’s ‘Ideas Widget’ service across all of its 18 subsidiaries in Latin America, reaching more than 190 million wireless subscribers. Qualcomm’s Plaza Mobile Internet is an end-to-end widget platform that will allow América Móvil to provide its end users with immediate and convenient access to customizable Internet content from mobile devices across their device portfolio.
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Qualcomm Deploys Plaza Mobile Internet in Latin America