Category Archives: Industry Reports

Software Engineering in Today’s Cars

One of my domain focus areas from an engineering services perspective is auto infotainment and telematics technologies. Recently, I came across an interesting article on IEEE Spectrum Online titled This Car Runs on Code. It gives a very good perspective on the amount of software and complexities associated with engineering today’s leading cars. It takes [...]

Near Field Communications (NFC): Enabling Adoption

Sarah Clark, the editor of Near Field Communications World has posted a question: Is NFC ripe for adoption, or has it missed the boat? This is prompted by a recent report by ABI Research: “Once, NFC (Near Field Communication) was the leading contender among technologies that could enable mobile payments.” says an ABI Research press [...]

The (in)famous RIP ppt from Sequoia Capital on startups & economic downturn

Sequoia Capital, arguably the smartest venture capital investor in business, is sounding the alarm and asking its portfolio companies to buckle down for what could be the worst economic downturn of their relatively short lives. read the story at GigaOM. The now infamous ppt: Sequoia Capital on startups and the economic downturn View SlideShare presentation [...]