Layar - Augmented Reality using a Cell Phone

by Al Bsharah | 06.16.2009 06:36 PM | Comments (0)

Layar This amazing new technology called Layar is currently available on Android devices, but is supposedly being developed for the iPhone 3G S as well.  What is it?  Point your phone at a location and see what it's all about.  For example, you're on a city street and you want information about the 4 restaurants in front of you...point your phone at 'em and check out the info as it's overlayed on the preview your camera is displaying!  Great looking demo in the video below.  I want one.

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CenterBeam Awarded Cisco Channel Customer Satisfaction Excellence Designation

by Al Bsharah | 06.16.2009 06:15 AM | Comments (0)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CenterBeam Awarded Cisco Channel Customer Satisfaction Excellence Designation

Highest Distinction within Cisco Channel Partner Program


SAN JOSE, CA—06/16/2009—Today, CenterBeam, Inc., a leading managed service provider (MSP) to the mid-sized market, announced it has been awarded Cisco Channel Customer Satisfaction Excellence—the highest distinction a partner can achieve within the Cisco Channel Partner Program.  A result of Cisco’s independent client survey and assessment program, this designation identifies CenterBeam as having maintained outstanding customer satisfaction.

As a Cisco Silver Certified Partner, CenterBeam is recognized for its broad technical capabilities, its advanced specializations and its ability to incorporate Cisco technologies as part of its innovative managed service solutions to mid-sized organizations. In addition, as a Silver Certified Partner, CenterBeam has integrated Cisco Lifecycle Services into its offerings and demonstrated a measurably high level of customer satisfaction.
 
“While there are many providers out there who can build or manage pieces or parts of my infrastructure, CenterBeam manages the entire value chain. There is incredible value in having the consistency and accountability of the same people who built my systems be the people who manage and support those systems. Add to this their Cisco Silver certification, which assures me that CenterBeam is committed to managing and supporting these systems for the long-term. All of this translates to our being a satisfied and loyal customer,” states Don Blake, Director, Information Technology at Mental Health Systems, Inc.

”CenterBeam considers its commitment to customer satisfaction as one of our major market differentiators.  We are pleased to have earned this designation from Cisco, as it demonstrates the importance we place on providing quality services, and the high satisfaction marks we have received in this assessment are a direct indication from our clients that we are indeed achieving this goal,” comments Matthew Stoyka, Senior Vice President, Technical Operations and Professional Services at CenterBeam. 

CenterBeam continues to meet the rigorous demand of specializations, personnel, and customer satisfaction requirements to maintain the Silver Certification.  As a part of this honor, CenterBeam will be given a “Gold Star" distinction in the Cisco Partner Locator tool, which enables customers, partners, and the Cisco sales teams to identify the top performing partners in terms of customer satisfaction per the Cisco worldwide assessment process.

CenterBeam’s Cisco certified services are available as part of its turnkey managed IT service portfolio or individually as a way to extend in-house IT resources.

About CenterBeam
CenterBeam is an award-winning managed IT services provider with a rich service portfolio including PC management, hosted Microsoft® Exchange email, helpdesk support, and network and server management. Since CenterBeam’s inception, its focus has been providing mid-sized businesses with Fortune 500-class IT management and services for a fixed monthly fee. As a pioneer of cloud computing services ten years ago, today, more than 140,000 daily services are delivered in an integrated software as service (SaaS 3.0) architecture to clients with end users working in six continents, across fifty countries. Visit CenterBeam online at
www.centerbeam.com.

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Video Game Controllers, or Lack Thereof

by Al Bsharah | 06.14.2009 03:18 PM | Comments (1)

A while back, I posted about some Amazing Human-Computer Interfaces.  Today, I'm adding a couple of big-name entries into this space.

Microsoft and Sony both announced some new controller technologies at E3 a couple weeks back, and I've included promotional videos from both.  The PS3 motion controller solution appears to be a little closer to prime time and uses a hand-held device.  The Xbox motion controller concept (named Project Natal) is void of any physical device and simply uses your body movement, but this seems to be more of a "vision" at this point than anything tangible.

I find this incredibly fascinating, and not just for the video game industry.  The interactivity potential is limitless here when these types of products come to market.  Immediately, I can picture training for surgeons or other health-care personnel...or heck, any hands-on profession for that matter.  If Sony or Xbox ever come to the television table with anything worthwhile, imagine the interactivity!  Who needs a remote, when you can just gesture what you want to see on TV?  How about swiping your hand to the side for a new angle while watching your favorite sport?  The possibilities will keep me up at night...  <smile>

Enjoy the videos...

 

SONY PS3 CONTROLLER CONCEPT:

 

MICROSOFT XBOX (lack of) CONTROLLER CONCEPT:

 

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