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Here's all the news and commentary about DEMO alumni companies and emerging technology trends written by DEMO writers and analysts. Please comment on stories of interest to you.
72 companies to launch disruptive innovations at DEMOfall 08
By Mary A. C. Fallon•09/05/2008
Seventy-two new digital technology products from 11 countries will be introduced at DEMOfall 08 in San Diego starting Monday. A "record crowd of more than 800 people have registered as of today," said Mike Garity, DEMO's vice president of marketing and business development. Read more
Hubdub provides news predictions to The Huffington Post
By Mary A. C. Fallon•09/04/2008
News forecasting game Hubdub (DEMO 08) today announced its partnering with the popular news Web site The Huffington Post so its readers can predict what they believe will unfold during the U.S. presidential election campagins and the outcomes of other thousands of news events from hurricanes to business controversies. Read more
Green Plug DEMO 08 video wins award
By Mary A. C. Fallon•09/04/2008
Using the six-minute video of its DEMO 08 launch, Green Plug, Inc. of San Ramon, CA, developer of the universal power supply, won third place in a video competition sponsored by KPMG, AlwaysOn, and Vator.tv to promote market-disruptive, energy-efficient technologies. Read more
Fusion-io and IBM experiment with solid-state storage
By Mary A. C. Fallon•09/03/2008
Two months after winning a deal with Hewlett-Packard, Salt Lake City start-up Fusion-io (DEMOfall 07) today announced it's also working with IBM to improve the data-access performance of IBM's clustered storage systems while reducing power consumption. Read more
Avistar battles for its lifeblood patents and turnaround strategy
By Mary A. C. Fallon•09/02/2008
Attempting a turnaround, Avistar Communications Corp. (DEMO 08) is trying to carve out an identity in the video conferencing world for a new marketing concept it calls "unified communications," while fending off hostile actions by Microsoft Corp., which is challenging Avistar's lifeblood - its patents. Read more
Boston-Power now selling Sonata lithium-ion batteries
By Mary A. C. Fallon•09/02/2008
Internet innovation thriving in Australia
By Chris Shipley•09/02/2008
Last week, I wrote from Sydney about a number of companies I met in the first couple days of the ANZA Technology Network’s FocUS workshop series. Since then, I’ve taken a whirlwind tour of Australia, visiting Adelaide, Brisbane, and Melbourne before returning to the U.S.
Like Auckland and Sydney, technology innovation is thriving in the cities around Australia. Here are a few of the promising companies I met along the way. Read more
Total Immersion wins best application award
By Mary A. C. Fallon•09/02/2008
Beating a market gorilla takes disruptive product features
By Jeanette Borzo•09/02/2008
It almost sounds like an entrepreneur’s death wish: launching a startup targeted squarely at a market’s leading product. And yet time and again throughout the technology market’s history, it’s a strategy that has worked for a lucky few. Don’t forget, today’s nearly forgotten brands, such as AltaVista and Excite, were among the giants of online search at the moment when two MBA dropouts decided to launch a new search engine. Read more
DEMOfall 08 launches a new social network for all conference attendees
By DEMO Conference Team•08/29/2008
All registrants of DEMOfall 08 are invited to participate in our newly launched social network powered by EventVue. The DEMO social network allows attendees, demonstrators, sponsors and press to more effectively plan their time at DEMO. Read more
