Ivor Soans
Read biographyIvor Soans is Managing Editor-Enterprise Technology at Network18 and edits Biztech2.com, a site for business IT professionals. Information junkie, BlackBerry power user and Dad to another, frequent flier, airplane lover, self-proclaimed customer service guru and the guy friends call when they need a restaurant suggestion or can't decide which gadget to buy. Occupational hazard--prone to using words such as virtualisation, cloud computing or data de-dupe as well as acronyms like PaaS, SaaS, MMORPG, DLP and SCRM--often in a single sentence. @ivorsoans on Twitter.
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Dear Mr Tata, is my Papaya Orange Nano a Lemon?
Dear Mr Tata, Despite the warnings of my friends and well-wishers I went ahead and purchased a Tata Nano on 29 Feb, 2012. I thought that I should support a car that is supposedly something India can be proud about. My car was delivered on Friday, 16 March, in the late evening, #JustSaying #Maruti 800 #Ratan Tata #Tata Motors #Tata Nano
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Attention TRAI: Make sure you get portability right
The problem with using the same mobile phone number for years is that your data inevitably ends up in the hands of spammers in a country where privacy is a non-issue. So I’ve been a big fan of anything that can minimise calls and text messages selling me everything from
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Why I will fly Indigo, not Kingfisher or Jet
Fact 1: On a Jet Airways flight a few months ago, I had to change my two-year-old’s diaper. We were seated in the first row in economy class and since meal service was in the process of being wrapped up, there were two food carts blocking my path to the #Aviation #IndiGo Airlines #Jet Airways #JustSaying #Kingfisher #travel
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Blackberry Playbook 2.0 too late to save RIM?
After promising in April 2011 that its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet would receive an update featuring native e-mail and support for Android applications in 60 days, yesterday Research in Motion finally delivered the updated OS, instead of yet another extension. But the question is - can PlayBook OS 2.0 change anything for #Android #Blackberry Playbook #RIM #TechBuzz
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Delhi vs Mumbai: Delhiwallah wins with just one word — ‘infrastructure’
Lock a Mumbaikar and a Delhiwallah together in a closed room and before you know it, they'll be fighting over which city is better. While bhelpuri versus dahi bhallas is an argument no one can win (I'll have both, please!), the Mumbaikar will twist his knife in with arguments on #Delhi Metro #MetroWars #Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd #Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority
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Outage or outrage, is there a BlackBerry alternative?
If you’d ask officials at BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion (RIM) about 2011, they might well use the term Queen Elizabeth used to describe 1992 - annus horribilis, Latin for horrible year, or year of horrors. RIM has seen its market position in the US slide further, its stock price at the #BlackBerry #Research In Motion Ltd #smartphones #TechTalk
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RIM may relook centralised network architecture
Now that BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) has finally opened up channels of communication with customers and media about the unprecedented three-day BlackBerry service outage, there is clear indication that RIM may also relook its centralised network architecture strategy, since one data centre fault resulted in an outage across #BlackBerry #Research In Motion #TechBuzz
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RIM’s silence on BlackBerry outage betrays crisis of leadership
A glaring highlight of what is now a service outage across four continents for the third consecutive day is the complete and shocking silence on the part of RIM's top management across the globe. Jim Balsillie, RIM co-CEO was in Dubai on Monday, where he launched BlackBerry Tag at GITEX. And #BlackBerry #Jim Balsillie #Research In Motion #RIM #TechReview
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Day 3 shutdown: BlackBerry becoming a joke
BlackBerry is fast turning into a joke. For the third day running, many users in India are unable to receive e-mail or use BlackBerry Messenger. So-called BlackBerry smartphones have turned dumber than the cheapest devices available on the market as all frustrated users can do is call or turn to #BlackBerry #blackberry outage #OurObsession
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BlackBerry outage really an outrage
I'm hosting a Biztech2.com CIO event in Chennai later today and one standard request at the outset of every event is that attendees should switch their phones to silent mode, to ensure that beeps announcing incoming e-mails and instant messages or the phone ringing doesn't disturb everyone else. Today, I'm #BlackBerry #BlackBerry Enterprise Server #HowThisWorks #Smartphone