Dilbert breaks out: Philippe Kahn
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Philippe Kahn founded Borland International in 1982 and provided quality PC-based programming tools at low prices, but the company was unable to compete with Microsoft. In 1994 Kahn founded Starfish Software, whose REX credit-card-sized personal organizer redefined the PDA market. Starfish was acquired by Motorola in 1998, and Kahn founded LightSurf, which is focusing on the convergence of the Internet, digital imaging and wireless communications. Kahn says the Internet boomed because knowledge workers are trapped Dilbert-like in their cubicles, and web surfing is their only escape. Kahn expects wireless Internet to deliver the same escape outside the cubicle, albeit in a streamlined format without the graphics and sound-rich media. Kahn expects the media-rich wired Internet to complement the streamlined wireless Internet: the former remaining processor-intensive, and the latter communications-intensive.
Publication Name: Newmedia
Subject: Computers and office automation industries
ISSN: 1060-7188
Year: 1999
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Inventing new venues
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Marc Canter created Director, the most popular professional development application, and founded MacroMind as well as Media Band. Canter believes in separating content from the market. He feels too many companies are locking their content into their Web sites and have no way to amortize their investments. When the next medium develops they will be stuck with unprofitable content. Content should be offered in whatever forms offer profit potential, whether these are CD-ROM, broadband, a Web site or other alternatives. Canter sees broadband as a superset of these technologies. He believes making a profit from content involves developing multiple revenue streams; doing different things for different people.
Publication Name: Newmedia
Subject: Computers and office automation industries
ISSN: 1060-7188
Year: 1999
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The leader of the pack
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An interview is presented with Roger McNamee of Silver Lake Partners, an innovated investment fund company. He believes the Internet is changing the operation model of business, as well as the cultural model. Specifically he sees the Internet as leveling the playing field in the music industry, where in the past record labels have had a stranglehold over promotional media, such as radio and music videos.
Publication Name: Newmedia
Subject: Computers and office automation industries
ISSN: 1060-7188
Year: 1999
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