Docsis 3.0 can deliver speeds up to 100 megs to the home. That's more than enough to do what Apple is doing with the concept of on demand video. But the wireless carriers are between the proverbial rock and a hard place as they can only build out so fast, while the cable guys simply lay more fiber. This is why Cablevision has had the right idea, and why Comcast and Time Warner are jumping on the WiFi bandwagon too. And, contrary to the perception that access to WiFi needs to be free, the cable operators are only letting their paying customers on the WiFi networks, and from all reports from friends in those MSO's areas with WiFi, the experience is nothing but as good as being at home.

This is where Apple is seeing it's future. Not simple over 3G and 4G though having a CLEARwire, Rover or unlimited AT&T wireless broadband account just got more valuable as the concept of content on the go, on demand shifts the entire paradigm around consumption. Currently Verizon Wireless sells their 5GB bundle for $59.99, which includes hotspot access where the download capacities are unlimited. That's about four HD one hour TV programs or two feature films. Like the cable operators, both AT&T and Verizon have recognized the need for WiFi offload. But Sprint and T-Mobile have both forsaken that path as Sprint selling of their limited WiFi business to Boingo and T-MO basically shutting down their WiFi efforts other than to maintain some legacy airports, airport lounge and hotel accounts. For AT&T they had to go out and buy Wayport, while Verizon has figured out how to creatively deliver hotspot access to their wireline broadband customers while their wireless data card software for PC's and Macs manages access to many hotspots as well.

But when you see Steve Jobs call the iPod touch a phone, not once but twice, you know Apple is saying "find anyway to connect, we'll get you the media" and that means voice, video or audio as best as it can be.

He admonishes us to never get out of touch with customers (clients), which is easy to do. He warns about losing touch:

“Must not happen. Stop. Now. Call a customer - out of the blue. Ask: how can I help? How are we doing? Have we delivered on every promise... listen, listen, listen. Take notes, meticulously... Follow up on at least one little thing, fast, instantly...”

He concludes by saying that we all have customers (clients), so his admonition "applies to 100% of us.”

So, I’m about to make my call. How about you?

As a new  proof point, Cisco won a Best of VMworld 2010 award in the hardware virtualization category with the Cisco Nexus 7000 Overlay Transportation Virtualization  solution 

For  the last Cisco Daily Blogger Minute for VMworld 2010  I invited today our friends Stuart Miniman, Wikibon Senior Analyst  and VMware Ernesto Tey to join Cisco JMichel Metz to talk about the importance of the partner ecosystem that Cisco and VMware are creating and the results in terms of innovation, and integration 

In terms of innovations, and partnership between Cisco and VMware , here are a couple of  recent announcements from Cisco  that you want to consider 

At VMworld yesterday, Ed Bugnion introduced our Cisco Virtual Security Gateway (VSG) for Nexus 1000V, which led to an avalanche of questions.  There is only so much you can do 140 characters at a time, so I thought this might work a bit better.  And, for those of you who weren’t at VMworld, here are answers to questions you didn’t even know you had.

So, a bit of context first…

The Inc 5000, now in its 29th year, represents the most comprehensive survey available of America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. Eighty-nine Denver-based companies were included on the list, representing almost $2.4 billion in revenues in 2009.

Catalyst was ranked among the top 20 fastest-growing private companies in Denver, reflecting its role in helping to drive the city's positive economic and market growth. Within the software industry category, Catalyst was ranked 76th of all U.S. companies listed.

“It is an honor to be named to such a prestigious list of companies and to see such a strong showing in Denver’s economy in particular,” said John Tredennick, Catalyst’s founder and CEO. “Despite the continued recession, Catalyst has continued to grow, increasing revenues, hiring more staff and now opening new operations in Asia.”

Overall, Catalyst was ranked at 1,117, with a 269% three-year growth rate. As a provider of hosted e-discovery software for corporations, law firms and insurance companies, Catalyst is establishing its leadership in a fast-growing market and is well positioned for continued growth.

The 2010 Inc. 5000 serves as a unique illustration of the profound changes taking place in the U.S. economy. Despite the fact that most of this year’s measuring period of 2006-2009 took place during the latest recession, aggregate revenue among the companies on the list actually increased to $321.6 billion, up more than 50 percent from last year. This year’s Inc. 5000 companies employ a record 1.4 million people, up from one million on last year’s list.

“The leaders of the companies on this year’s Inc. 5000 have figured out how to grow their businesses during the longest recession since the Great Depression,” said Inc. president Bob LaPointe. “The 2010 Inc. 5000 showcases a particularly hardy group of entrepreneurs.”

About Inc. Magazine

Founded in 1979 and acquired in 2005 by Mansueto Ventures LLC, Inc. (www.inc.com) is the only major business magazine dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies that delivers real solutions for today’s innovative company builders. With a total paid circulation of 712,647, Inc. provides hands-on tools and market-tested strategies for managing people, finances, sales, marketing, and technology.

About Catalyst

Catalyst is a leading legal-technology company providing secure, scalable multi-lingual document repositories for electronic discovery, litigation support, and other complex regulatory matters. For over a decade, corporations and their counsel have relied on Catalyst to control litigation costs and make review teams more effective. Our systems and supporting services cover the heart of the litigation lifecycle-from processing and search, to analytics, review, production and trial.

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