The Seamless Enterprise

Drinks at the W in Atlanta for the HIMSS innovation awards were very cool, trendy, happening, hip, hop, exclusive, rad …….. whatever -  the place was tedious, trying too hard. In the spirit of full disclosure, the drinks were free, and under those circumstances I would recommend it to anyone! (more…)

Judging from the audience’s positive reaction, Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse hit the nail on the head Monday when he presented on wireless technology in the health care industry. He couldn’t have chosen a riper industry. Even beyond all the political noise, this is an industry in transformation. Pressure? You got it–cost cutting and a huge push to increase the quality of care for starters.

Hesse says one key to all of this is wireless. He delivered his keynote address to the HIMSS (Health Information and Management Systems Society) annual conference in Atlanta. (more…)

Let me start off with the facts: I’m not really a big fan of keynote addresses; 8 a.m. is an awful early start time, particularly if you make 30 or so wrong turns in downtown Atlanta on the way to said keynote; and the views expressed here are entirely my own (no one else has any interest in taking credit for them). (more…)

In October ’09, Sprint announced that its Emerging Solutions Unit would be focused on accelerating the delivery of M2M and mobile computing solutions. Now four months later, Paget Alves, President, Sprint Business Markets Group, shares his thoughts with us about the company’s M2M strategy and market opportunity, including industry examples. This will help you understand why there’s growing interest in this technology, and Sprint’s unique role. (more…)

Anyone who doubts Sprint’s 4G prospects should take note of the recent results from its Business Markets Group (BMG), which fueled Sprint’s impressive quarterly financial results last week.

Big business market customer wins helped drive this strong performance. These include a slew of high-profile organizations such as PETCO Animal Supplies and a number of new and renewed federal agency contracts worth more than $500 million. The result: Sprint achieved the best sequential and year-over-year improvement in net postpaid subscriber results in its history. (more…)