Well, I’m a little late in the game. Rudolf Fischer, CEO of Wireline of (former state-owned) [tag-tec]Telekom Austria[/tag-tec], came back from vacation to spark an Austrian discussion about [tag-ice]net neutrality[/tag-ice]. Even though he is cautious enough not to claim that TA will demand money from content providers his tone somehow points into that direction.

Following this wise statement.

For Success in the Enterprise, Think Platform:”Software architecture is an unintended consequence of social architecture,” Smith says. “If you have a dysfunctional organization, and you build software to align with it, you’re going to get dysfunctional software. We need to go in with our eyes open and understand. This may exacerbate issues.

At e-week you’ll find an enlightening article on the benefits of using RSS instead of email for efficient communication especially within a business context.

RSS Offers Relief from Enterprise E-Mail Overload: ‘Even though it’s a consumer-driven technology, it may have more benefit for a company than for an individual user. It helps streamline existing forms of communication, so a company will see benefit right away,’ said Oliver Young, an analyst at Forrester Research.

Certainly an issue even though (almost) “always on” will become a commodity. Interesting Sybase (t d f) paper from 2004.

Mobile (t d f) and Wireless (t d f) Application Options: “1.Smart client applications that allow for offline access to important data and provide integration with enterprise data sources for periodic updates.”
(you’ll find whitepaper on that there)