Connected Services Sandbox Team Blog

 

 

Accelerator Program ISVs V3 and Formotus will be demonstrating their new applications at the i.luminate event in about 2 weeks.  If you are in the area, why not stop by and see what innovative new S + S applications they have put together.

 

If you could pick your own category, what would you put together?  Let us know via the COMMENTS what:

     *     category you would want from a Telco Operator

     *     pieces you would mash up (limit 5 different elements)

     *     the end service would do that no existing service can currently do

 

An example might be:

     *     Consumer

     *     Barcode display + pay pal + mapping tool + location-based advert recepter

     *     Be able to find what tourist attractions are close by that have tickets for events within the next 2 hours, then be able to buy the ticket, get a barcode confirmation on a mobile device and desplay that instead of a paper ticket when you arrive at the event.

 

What are YOUR ideas for a cool application?

 

 

 

 

The deadline for ISVs to submit their materials for the Connected Services Accelerator Program's Mobile SingTel Project was last Friday (July 25th), so now SingTel and Microsoft are looking through the proposals for compliance to GSMA standards, innovation and marketablity, in the Supply Chain Management arena. 

 

The selected ISV(s) will be notified soon, so there is a lot of excitement generated around that process.  There were nearly 30 submissions from all over the world.  Singapore and greater Seattle, the UK, Sri Lanka, India, Germany and Malaysia were among the home bases for submitting ISVs.  How cool is that?

 

For the next Project under the Accelerator Program (to be anounced in a matter of months), I think I'll put pins on a map of the world - just to see how far the interest spreads.  If you are an ISV that did not have a SCM application, please check back with us - the next Project may be perfect for your application!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

World Partner Conference

 

Thanks to all of you who stopped by the Sandbox kiosk to say hello and learn more about both the Connected Services Sandbox and the SingTel Mobile Accelerator Project under the Connected Services Accelerator Program.  What a great event!  There were Microsoft Partners from around the world – over 130 countries as I recall. 

 

For Sandbox and the Accelerator Program you couldn’t ask for a better gathering.  I learned from our Partners how Sandbox could be utilized to bring so many cool applications to so many diverse situations!  From mining to insurance to consumer to hospital to you name it!  Very clever ideas.  Amazing what bringing thousands of really smart people together can do for creativity!

 

If you were at WPC but did not get a chance to learn about Sandbox or the Accelerator Program the RFI can be found on the Sandbox webpage www.networkmashups.com.  Check out both in one place.  If your expertise matches the RFI, please register at: 

http://www.networkmashups.com/Content.aspx?TopicId=mobile&TopicTitle=Microsoft%20is%20driving%20the%20development%20of%20the%20next%20generation%20of%20mobile%20services and make sure you are counted – DEADLINE is July 25.  Click on “Please Register” in green text at the bottom left section of the page.

 

This could be an excellent opportunity for a Supply Chain Management team to break into the Asian market!  Good luck in the selection process!

 

 

 

 

The Microsoft World Partner Conference is just around the corner in the first full week in July.  For those of you planning to attend, we hope you have time to stop by the Sandbox kiosk and listen to our short (very short) presentation, ask (general and specific) questions in person, and share your ideas for the future.  If our technical team is not readily available when you stop by, we can set up an appointment to get deeper into your questions and interests. 

 

We look forward to seeing you there!