Podcast Update

• Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Ann Winblad, Hummer-Winblad Venture Partners, and Laura Merling, SDForum about funding and building new software. This is an interesting podcast predominantly about how silicon valley is still the center of software innovation. While they did give credit to the collaboration environment enabled by the Internet, I am not so confident that all big time software innovation begins in southern California. But, a lot certainly does.
• Balaji B. Prasad, EDS, talks about the Future of the Computer in Your Car. This was a very interesting presentation that I listened to quite awhile ago, but failed to log. Thus, my memory is a little light on his presentation. I do remember that he indicated that we might expect thinks like SIP to be used to help our various pieces of equipment to keep up with where we are and where we were with various things we might be using. I know this was a very interesting presentation and I would recommend it.
• Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Eamonn Kelly, Global Business Network, about the major impacts on the world today. He and Dr. Gunn walk quickly through the last 500 years and remind us that we are under going changes today that may not be unlike those of the enlightenment of those days 500 years ago. I think Eamonn is right on target with his prognostications and analysis of the current climate on the planet. The ubiquity of information and its access around the planet is reshaping the way people think and communicate. Further, as Eamonn notes we are discovering what we have and are doing to the planet. People are taking different sides and, in many cases, taking action. All of which is setting the stage for change. I highly recommend this presentation.