Joomla! site syndication http://www.intersog.com Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:02:48 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.intersog.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.intersog.com Joomla! site syndication index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=201&Itemid=37 As it turns out Google Apps infrastructure has a BUG that is causing emails delay. The only available suggestions is to set up spf record. But this is not going to solve it . All delayed messages have the following in email headers, ip is different each time , though. Received-SPF: error (google.com: error in processing during lookup of xxx@intersog.com: DNS timeout) client-ip=74.125.82.181; Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; spf=temperror (google.com: error in processing during lookup of xxx@intersog.com: DNS timeout) smtp.mail=xxx@intersog.com The Ugliest thing there is no official reaction from google, yes i know the service is free , this problem is there for months already . http://www.google.com/search?q=google+apps+mail+delay (http://www.google.com/search?q=google+apps+mail+delay) Google, please please do not be evil! Sergey Rogachov CTO. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:09:00 +0100 index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=200&Itemid=37 As one probably knows, I am an old Opera browser fan. Many times Google PR staff ignores the best browser ever Opera , probably with the intention of promoting Chome. You can see http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2010/01/modern-browsers-for-modern-applications.html (http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2010/01/modern-browsers-for-modern-applications.html) for example . Here Google skips Opera in a list of "modern browsers". But this time Opera strikes back in a very smart and funny response to this Google ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCgQDjiotG0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCgQDjiotG0) You can see the response here . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaT7thTxyq8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaT7thTxyq8) Low tech, but funny. Sergey Rogachov CTO Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:58:44 +0100 index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=199&Itemid=37 February 16, 2007… Forty of the brightest undergraduate entrepreneurs, from four universities, took a part in one of a kind competition hosted by Illinois Institute of Technology and sponsored by Motorola. Playing field? – Downtown Chicago. Focus? – Creation of a new concept Motorola phone. One of DePaul University’s teams came in fifth, proposing a concept/idea that three years later will be picked up by some. May 12, 2010… Gdgt.com (http://Gdgt.com) is on a live tour. A massive crowd of geeks and geek wannabes await by Gallery 233, downtown Chicago, for the start of the event. Some interested in free merchandise, some in free booze, but all united with passion for technology. An impressive list of sponsors onboard showcasing their products: KIN, Windows Phone 7 Series, HTC, Logitech, Boxee, Cherrypal, Nero,Drobo and more… Cherrypal (http://cherrypal.com/) is what caught my attention. Max Seybold, the founder of Cherrypal, became interested in finding a way to bridge the “digital divide”. He believed that everyone should have access to technology and the benefits of the Internet, not just those who can afford to spend $500 or more on a new computer. The idea is simple; the business plan is brilliant. Focus on emerging markets as well as third world countries and you get a very precise target market that covers the mammoth part of the World’s population. This market is often overlooked, yet it provides arguably the largest buying power. The demands of this target market are much less sophisticated allowing for major development cost savings. Focusing on features that most people needed - check emails, listen to music, surf the web, watch the occasional video and use an office suite - a laptop was created that used ninety percent less energy and eighty percent fewer parts, thus making it affordable to the target market. This is a very “responsible” concept answering to human rights and environmental safety. Information is power, and internet is the easiest way to information. Why not make the World a better place, while making a fortune?.. Cherrypal’s first product, C110, received 2.5 million hits on the website the first day leading to a complete sellout. The latest Cherrypal’s product is called Africa, it is a 7” mini laptop that costs $99. I am proud to have been a part of DePaul University’s team that have clearly put this concept forward. Intersog was recently contacted by a British company, will keep them anonymous at this stage, to partner on a similar venture. We are asked to take charge of developing an interface for the new device. Check back to stay in the know about the unfolding of this probable project. Yuriy Nekrasov, Social Media Specialist Tue, 25 May 2010 15:48:19 +0100 index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=198&Itemid=37 Congratulations, a new front on the mobile war has been officially opened! Its name is Tablet Computer. Right after Apple announced its iPad, back in January of this year, many consumer electronics analysts' prediction was - by the end of this year we're gonna see at least 50 devices similar to iPad and it's no brainer the majority of them will be run on Android. In many ways it looks like a logical continuation to the war between iPhone and Android. Well, when I say war I mean it's a war for companies, who do design, manufacture and market their devices; end user is happy to choose whatever he feels will work for him. Speaking of what will work and what won't. A tablet computer is not a brand new conception, back in 1998 Apple debuted with their famous Newton but at that time Steve Job's verdict was - no, the thing isn't gonna fly, btw it was a time when Steve got back to the company and became its CEO. Well, 12 years later Apple hit the market with iPad, for the last decade there were and still are many tablet computers but their application is restricted to specific tasks and they aren't meant to be used by people in a way as we see people use iPad now. It looks like all companies, which now launch their iPad-like devices, were waiting for Apple to come up with their 2010 version of a tablet computer and, because Apple has a long record of releasing successful products, as soon as a tablet will be presented, to copy its conception, alter it enough to not go to trial for copyright infringement and throw it to the market to get their share. Ok, so how we're doing so far? Let me outline the major opponents below: iPadDesign - Apple, Inc (http://apple.com/ipad), OS - iPhone OS 3.2 HP SlateDesign - HP (http://hp.com), OS - Windows 7 WePadDesign - Latestsets (http://www.latestsets.com/), OS - Linux Archos 7Design - Archos (http://www.archos.com/), OS - Android And it's just the beginning... Vadim Chernega, INTERSOG CEO Fri, 21 May 2010 08:39:52 +0100 index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=197&Itemid=37 A couple weeks ago I had a chance to be convinced once again that life can be really unpredictable. When I began listening podcasts back in late 2005 I couldn't imagine that several years later I'd be interviewed on Skype by a guy from the company ExperiencePoint (http://experiencepoint.com/), which conducts field research to obtain information, which companies simply can't get about their customers. The interviewer, Andrew, approached me via a private message, after reading my comments on one of the groups I've joined on LinkedIn.com. He asked for 15 mins of my time to ask me some questions about my mobile learning experience, particularly how exactly I use my iPod Touch for leaning on the go. Every small detail was valuable - where do I listen to them, do I do anything else at the same time, do I follow up on information I learn from podcasts I listen to and so forth. Also, I was asked to provide a small photo journal with some photos of me as I'm listening to a podcast to get a better picture of the environment. And so I provided it, with detailed captions for every photo. It was an exciting experience because Andrew told me that he had a long list of different people he'd found for interviews. A week before he'd interview an astronaut and now it was my turn to share my experience. Well, it wasn't like I felt like Edgar Mitchell but close :-) A few weeks ago I was watching a retrospective video on AllThingsD.com - Steve Jobs interviewed on stage at D3 (http://video.allthingsd.com/video/steve-jobs-onstage-at-d3-in-2005/CB826DC7-57A4-4DE3-BB2F-255AECDC80E6) with Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg and Steve was presenting a new feature at iTunes - a podcast. It was 2005 and there was a very limited number of podcasts available on iTunes and now I realize that as I began to listen podcasts in the fall of 2005 I can be considered as kind of a veteran of the podcast movement, if such a thing exists somewhere :-)) The first couple podcasts I began to listen to and which I listen to today are: TWIS - This Week In Science (http://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/this-week-in-science-the-kickass/id73330501) and later TechNightOwl (http://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-tech-night-owl-live/id75128690). I have to tell you that there is no way, given the amount of spare time I have daily, I could get the information my brain was starving for without these two sources! So folks, dig into iTunes, search for stuff you're passionate about, put it on your iPod, iPhone, or anything you can sync with iTunes and enjoy learning! Artyom Diogtev, New Media Manager Thu, 20 May 2010 10:19:10 +0100 index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=196&Itemid=37 Being on vacation, I was biking in the Crimea Mountains. We chose an unknown route between different locations using different GPS tracks available on tourist’s forums as guidelines. Several times we got in trouble because of that. Sometimes there was no route for bikes at all. Sometimes we were unable to find the breadcrumbs at all, because of a GPS precision error. So to find ourselves, sometimes we used old fashioned paper maps 1:50000. Another kind of troubles is unavailable mobile connection and, thus, Internet. So no Google maps ;). However the most annoying thing probably was the shortage of power sources. Phones, cameras, camcorders, flashlight, walkie-talkie, well , in short everything was out of power at some point. But that is enough about the bad. The good: Starting with communication on social websites we were able to ride from end to end without major troubles and were able to get videos & photos of different, mostly very good quality images from amazing places. After that we were able to share the images (gigabytes) over different Internet means, file sharing services, p2p, image services like Picasa, sharing them between people living in 2 countries and 5 cities without major problems. Despite the troubles I would say it is a triumph of technology. Sergey Rogachov CTO. Wed, 19 May 2010 02:39:55 +0100 index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=195&Itemid=37 The new version of Space WX v1.4 is now available on AppStore http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/space-wx/id328346172? (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/space-wx/id328346172?mt=8) Version 1.4 is a major upgrade. The user interface has been completely redesigned, and dozens of images have been added that describe in real-time the sun, solar wind, the Earth's magnetosphere, and the Earth's ionosphere/thermosphere. New images from the STEREO, SOHO, and SDO spacecraft are included in this upgrade, as well as neutron monitor data, scintillation maps, and many more. Users can now zoom and pan on images, save an image to a gallery, email an image, and read a description for each data image. Upcoming free upgrades will be adding dozens of new data sources. The Space WX project was completed on time and on budget. " Good job Intersog team! "from W. Kent Tobiska, President at Space Environment Technologies, LLC. Satisfied customers are the best indicator of our work. Thu, 13 May 2010 08:16:23 +0100 index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=194&Itemid=37 I remember the days when the sales process in the IT business was very well structured, with proper hierachy of sales employees, lead generation programs, closure opportunities, personal meetings, formal hand outs to the project team and all the other things typically associated with sales. We would easily jump on the plane and go on sales trip to another continent, with all the associated expenses and challenges. Modern technology brought us the convenience of immediate info exchanges, Skype video calls, online webinars and presentations. And thats absolutely great and very convenient, however there is a drawback - everybody can do that now. And its no longer about who is faster to the personal meeting, who is more prepared to travel, has a visa, and remembers about cultural differences of potential clients while having dinner with them. Now, it's all about who has more followers on Twitter, a better network circle on LinkedIn, more fans on Facebook. Times are different, and modern sales activities require more "pull" then "push", and its challenging but very exciting. For this purpose we started a full-blown Marketing Department in Intersog, and these people are doing a fantastic job, so the question is - who is driving the sales for IT company's now? The answer is simple - here we come, clients, enjoy our new marketing tools! Vadim Chernega - CEO Thu, 13 May 2010 02:34:52 +0100 index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=193&Itemid=37 Despite the notion nowadays that women have unlimited chances for success in business, I'm sure that there are many women will support my thought that it is not entirely true. Of course, achieving success is easier than in the past, but this doesn’t hold true for all businesses, especially the IT world where men occupy the majority of key positions and in the mobile industry in particular. That said, I think that our company is the exception to the rule. 3 Director-level positions—Finance, Mobile and Marketing—are currently held by women. In total, our Marketing and PR departments consist of over 50% women. And our programming group employs an additional 7 women, a number which is almost unheard of in the male-dominated programming profession. I was very excited to read this article about 50 “Mobile Women to Watch”. Each of these women serve as good role models for me and my colleagues from the PR & Marketing Groups. They serve as inspiration as we dedicate ourselves to successful careers in mobile marketing. Perhaps one of us will make the 2011 list of Mobile Women to Watch. :) The full text of the article can be found here: http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/lib/6508.pdf (http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/lib/6508.pdf) Julia Guzunova, Marketing Director Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:42:24 +0100 index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=192&Itemid=37 From the customer's point of view, the easiest type of project to understand is the one with a fixed price model. However, for developers this model is far from satisfying . There are a number of reasons why fixed price projects are hard to make profitable for small software developers. First of all, to be profitable it should be reliably estimated. Then the project should be completed on time without significant time over-runs. This means developers can take no risks and that is not the case with R&D projects. However researchers say there is a way to reliably predict the project schedule using past experience and software measures. The most reliable measure is called Function Point. If you know the number of FP in previous projects that involved R&D and you divide the time with FPs, you get the work needed to be performed by the given team to implement FP. Then counting FPs for a new project it is possible to reliably estimate the time and budget needed to create the software. This is the method IBM has used for decades to produce quality software on time and within a given budget. Very interesting . I am going to test this approach shortly with smaller projects. Sergey Rogachov CTO. Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:06:07 +0100