TechWave Registration is now open!
Join us Aug. 4 – 8 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NV... for the 10th Annual Sybase User Training and Solutions Conference.
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iPhone... part two
A few posts ago I wrote about how the iPhone (or full browsers on mobile phones) does not mean the end of mobile banking. And in that post I mentioned that I had some other reasons why mobile banking is different.
During the interim we've been interviewing candidates for a number of roles within Sybase 365, and with that post fresh in my mind, I thought I would ask the candidates the question iPhone vs. Mobile Banking. So here's some of the answers I got...
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New PocketBuilder Demos
I am finally adapting my PocketBuilder Demo applications, so they can be included in the PocketBuilder DVD.
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Coming soon - our 2008 mBanking Survey Report - sneak preview in Frankfurt next week
We finally completed our 2008 mBanking survey...
Last year we spoke to nearly 5,000 consumers across the globe on their opinions regarding mobile banking, so this year we looked to get a peer-based view. We interviewed banks about their plans for mobile banking services, and we got some very ineresting responses...
I'll be sharing some of the results here over the coming weeks, but if you are in Frankfurt next week, and would like to jump the queue and get a full copy of the report - here's what to do.
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TechWave 2008 Call for Papers... Now open
We are now accepting speaker proposals for the 60 and 90 sessions at the upcoming Sybase TechWave conference August 4 - 8th 2008.
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A great way to finish a week...
It is always nice to finish the week a positive note, and that's exactly what myself and the marketing team did this week.
We've just finished looking at the initial results from our latest mobile banking survey, and very interesting stuff it is. Last year's survey provided some great insight in to how consumers view mobile banking, and this year's will report on bank's attitudes to mobile banking.
It's been a mammoth effort for our research agency, as they have been conduct interviews with banks across the globe.
I'd love to share some of the results with you... but unfortunately I can't, at least not just yet. If you are attending any of our mCommerce events over the next few months I can promise you a copy of the results will be yours to take home.
However, we can give you a sneak peak (just don't tell anyone - it will be our little secret); as we managed to slip two results in to a recent press release. So mum's the word...
Show me... the mobile
My jacket is getting heavier. Heavier everyday. Particularly the left-hand side.
Why? Well the right-hand side is filling up with business cards faster than I can get rid of my own. But the left-hand side is jangling with coins. Euro coins.
Whilst the UK is 'in' Europe, it's yet to enter the 'Euro-zone'. So all this week I have been building up my collection of loose change. Before getting that first coffee of the morning, working out which coins to use is which is beyond me, so just hand over notes, and continue building my collection of coins.
Wouldn't it be great not to have to use cash... well at the NFC Forum lunch today we saw a glimpse of that future.
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Next stop Barcelona
So next week is the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona - by far the biggest show in the year for the mobile industry. Myself and, fellow blogger, Bill Dudley will be doing our best to capture the show via these pages next week.
Must dash, as the taxi will be here in a minute... now where did I put my passport?
Royal Bank of Scotland launches 'emergency cash' ATM service
Just before Christmas, Royal Bank of Scotland launched a great new service – emergency cash service – if you lose your cash card, you can get up to £300 out of an RBS ATM using a one-time-PIN. I can envision that service being a real life saver.
I think that a great add-on to the service would be to have the emergency cash PIN sent to your phone (once you’ve confirmed the number), so in the panic of having lost your card, you don’t have a PIN to remember.
More on this story over at Finextra.
Hello World
What better way to start the New Year than with a new blog! It’s a great honour to join the growing ranks of bloggers at Sybase, and hopefully you’ll find the commentary here interesting enough to give some feedback.
The aim of this blog will be to cover the area of Sybase I work in, which is the Sybase 365 mCommerce team – so I’ll be looking at products and trends in the mobile banking and payments industry.
But before I do that, I will follow the tradition of the first post, and give you a little background about me.
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