DEMO, is like one of those respected film festivals, cool when it comes to critical acclaim, but not enough to ensure commercial success. In the past some big ideas have made their debut at DEMO, but on its 15th anniversary, I have not found anything which I feel is a mega-billion idea. A lot of people think that you get a sense of the DEMO companies in the presentation room, but in my opinion, the real action is outside. In the lobby, out on the porch, and even in the bar. You talk to lot of people including dozens of venture capitalists, and you come to this conclusion - there are a lot of companies which are nice features, some products but no big markets in the making. I spent the entire day trolling the show only to find a handful of new companies that were impressive. Amongst the names you are likely to see make news over next 12-months - U3, Teleo, Sonaptic, Avvenu, Sling Media, iUpload, and StreamBase. I will write a more detailed report later - too tired to do anything right now!
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Demo Conference 2005 - Arizona
Until recently i’d never heard of the DEMO conference organized by IDG but it looks fantastic, so, what im going to do
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Xfire, and others, impress at DEMO
Menlo Park start-up Xfire, which does instant messaging for online gaming, is sparking a fire at the DEMO conference currently underway. The company has gained such traction — recently hitting 1 million users — that jealous incumbent Yahoo is turning…
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Teleo Tallyho
In principle Teleo (launched at Demo@15) should be on to a real winner. Its SIP compatible, claims a GIPS audio engine and offers very competitive calling rates. In my book they should be very close to what I want….
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Teleo Tallyho
In principle Teleo (launched at Demo@15) should be on to a real winner. Its SIP compatible, claims a GIPS audio engine and offers very competitive calling rates. In my book they should be very close to what I want. I get an inbound Oakland 510 number …
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Fun stuff from the Demo conference
Hey folks: I was not there, but Scoble posted a lot about some of the stuff he saw there. You should check the official Demo 2005 website, and the following posts by Robert on some of the goodies: OnFolio is
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