Personal Technology
MP3 players with attitude
Every few years or so there comes along a ‘killer application’ that catches everyone’s fancy. For instance, we’ve seen the viral effect of Instant Messaging and SMS.

Convergence: The new design dilemma
Consumer demand for convenience is giving an impetus to the implementation of convergence solutions. Cadence CEO Ray Bingham looks at this mix of communications, computing and consumer electronics and the design challenges facing companies trying to keep up with the market economy’s insatiable hunger for increased computing power, speed and the need for multi-functional devices

The pre- and post-paid billing path to profitability
The US-based CSG and its wholly-owned subsidiaries serve more than 265 service providers in over 40 countries across the globe. The company provides billing and customer care solutions for cable television, direct broadcast satellite, advanced IP services, next generation mobile and fixed wireline markets. In this article, Sherie Ng advocates the case for service providers to shift focus from the type of billing system (pre-paid/post-paid) to the type of transaction the customer is completing

Web Services: Revolutionising application integration
Web services—self-contained business functions that operate over the Internet—are growing in importance. VidyaSagar has more on the technology and its working