A new idea: the wireless ISP

Comdex wasn’t any thrill this year: call it the demi-Comdex, the mini-me Comdex. But one meeting made the entire trip almost worthwhile. I spoke to a couple of guys who are doing a fixed-point wireless ISP. The concept isn’t new, but their timing may be perfect.

And these guys, who are from a company called Slice Networks in Nebraska, may actually be ahead of a very big development: last week Intel, IBM and AT&T endorsed their concept with a new company called Cometa Networks that will roll out a new nationwide wireless network.

What is so new about it? You can read the entire essay here.

EMC, Microsoft’s latest enemy

Joe Tucci has been going around saying that EMC is going to become a software company, and with the acquisitions for Legato and Documentum, the CEO meant what he said. Now, with the acquisition of VMware, the storage vendor has a chance to really deliver on this software vision, and, in the process, it could give Microsoft some serious competition. Furthermore, the new acquisition puts the other two in perspective and could be the biggest news — and market opportunity — yet for EMC.

You can read the entire essay here.