Capability vs Complexity: Building Smarter Products

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Capability vs Complexity: Building Smarter Products
Thursday, Dec 9, 2010
11:00 AM ET / 8:00 AM PT / 4:00 GMT (Duration: 1 hour)

 

Delivering the right products at the right time can provide a powerful boost to a manufacturer’s bottom line. However, this is easier said than done, due to the ever increasing complexity associated with today’s products. Systems of systems, an unprecedented amount of software, and global development are just some of the key characteristics we face today that contribute to the development challenge.

 

In this conversation, Dave West, principle analyst at Forrester Research and Dominic Tavassoli of IBM will discuss the benefits and pitfalls associated with developing smarter products. They will explore the tradeoffs associated with capability (i.e. function, time to market) versus the complexity introduced by additional product features and ecosystem interoperability that actually make a product “smarter”.

The discussion will include:

1. The role of software and systems engineering in product delivery
2. The challenges of understanding and managing a complex interaction of systems
3. The problems associated with software development for products 
4. How to achieve optimal balance between business benefits (e.g. the next “game-changer” product) and their associated risks

Mobile Web Technologies for the Developing World

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Max Froumentin, World Wide Web Foundation
8 December 2010, 15:00 GMT, 10:00 EST

About this Free Webinar: Although more than half of the world population has a mobile phone, only a tiny fraction use browser-based mobile internet services. The rest, most of whom are in developing countries, aren't able to benefit from the huge potential of the Web. This presentation explains why and how the problem could be solved with current technology.

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Cooperative Wireless Networking

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TOP 10 CLEAN ENERGY BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

Tech Insiders Webinar Series
DATE: Thursday, June 24th, 2010

TIME: 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT / 18:00 GMT
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Second Webinar in Build Your Prototype Series! Register Here!

Description: Clean energy is one of the largest and fastest growing markets in the world, creating abundant opportunities for entrepreneurial engineers to develop new products and services that help the industry by solving key technical challenges. The first step is to create a functional prototype and demonstrate it for customers and investors. Next, you must quickly iterate on the prototype to prepare it for high-volume commercial deployment.

Learn about 10 clean energy business opportunities that address important industry needs in the smart grid, wind, solar, biomass, and energy storage markets. Gain useful tips for creating a prototype and an introduction to specific starter kits, reference designs, and other tools you can use to shorten time to market for high-quality products.

Complimentary Wireless Broadband Online Tutorial

Register here for a free online tutorial from IEEE Communications Society: Next Generation Wireless Broadband, by Benny Bing.

This tutorial provides a strong foundation on emerging broadband wireless standards on 802.16m, 802.22 and LTE that offer many powerful wireless features. Topics covered include the physical (PHY) layer, adaptive modulation and coding, OFDMA, SC-FDMA, multiple antenna systems, medium access control (MAC), TDD and FDD transmission, and the frame formats. Two case studies on wireless relay and co-operative networks and on improving cell edge performance for OFDMA networks are included.

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