Comments on: 3 New Choices for Enterprise FMC http://gigaom.com/2007/02/26/3-new-choices-for-enterprise-fmc/ The Business of Technology Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:21:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: vantelo http://gigaom.com/2007/02/26/3-new-choices-for-enterprise-fmc/#comment-88574 vantelo Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:11:12 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/26/3-new-choices-for-enterprise-fmc/#comment-88574 <p>Hard to argue that FMC is the direction things are going, but, as for a number who knows. As part of the overall convergence / mobility discussion, the 451 group released a report last month about notebooks replacing desktops and enabling enterprise mobility via WLAN. Add a softclient and voila! The report is here: <a href="http://vantelo.com/rss/2007/02/23/451-group-report-enterprise-mobility-the-mobile-laptop-as-desktop-mlad-january-2006/" rel="nofollow">vantelo.com</a> along with links to many other IT analyst reports.</p> Hard to argue that FMC is the direction things are going, but, as for a number who knows. As part of the overall convergence / mobility discussion, the 451 group released a report last month about notebooks replacing desktops and enabling enterprise mobility via WLAN. Add a softclient and voila! The report is here: vantelo.com along with links to many other IT analyst reports.

]]> By: Katie Fehrenbacher http://gigaom.com/2007/02/26/3-new-choices-for-enterprise-fmc/#comment-88572 Katie Fehrenbacher Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:51:01 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/26/3-new-choices-for-enterprise-fmc/#comment-88572 <p>Remember the $450M figure is for capital expenditure on FMC infrastructure only.</p> Remember the $450M figure is for capital expenditure on FMC infrastructure only.

]]> By: anon http://gigaom.com/2007/02/26/3-new-choices-for-enterprise-fmc/#comment-88573 anon Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:13:42 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/26/3-new-choices-for-enterprise-fmc/#comment-88573 <p>For years, people have been talking about what FMC is and what it can do. Sure, it can do lots of things (FMC corp's mission statement: Feeding the world, protecting health, and providing the conveniences of life. fmc.com :-))</p> <p>Regarding Enterprise FMC, it is over hyped. Unified messaging platform, but not even $1B market opportunity? According to ABI, by 2011 only $450M! When was the last time market research firm under estimated market size? Remember, they do sell reports:-)</p> For years, people have been talking about what FMC is and what it can do. Sure, it can do lots of things (FMC corp’s mission statement: Feeding the world, protecting health, and providing the conveniences of life. fmc.com :-))

Regarding Enterprise FMC, it is over hyped. Unified messaging platform, but not even $1B market opportunity? According to ABI, by 2011 only $450M! When was the last time market research firm under estimated market size? Remember, they do sell reports:-)

]]> By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2007/02/26/3-new-choices-for-enterprise-fmc/#comment-88569 Jesse Kopelman Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:37:53 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/26/3-new-choices-for-enterprise-fmc/#comment-88569 <p>FMC is under-hyped.</p> <ol> <li><p>It is the real solution to finally getting decent coverage in everybody's house and office, not this nonsense about femtocells that has been going around lately.</p></li> <li><p>wVoIP on your cell phone is FMC! FMC is a large tent that covers any strategy to have a single device work on both cellular networks and LANs.</p></li> <li><p>Any business that has its act together will use FMC because it delivers on the idea of a single user device that works everywhere and delivers integration with your unified messaging platform of choice.</p></li> </ol> <p>I agree there is not much money to be made by startups in this field, but there is plenty to be made by the Ciscos and Motorolas .</p> FMC is under-hyped.

  1. It is the real solution to finally getting decent coverage in everybody’s house and office, not this nonsense about femtocells that has been going around lately.

  2. wVoIP on your cell phone is FMC! FMC is a large tent that covers any strategy to have a single device work on both cellular networks and LANs.

  3. Any business that has its act together will use FMC because it delivers on the idea of a single user device that works everywhere and delivers integration with your unified messaging platform of choice.

I agree there is not much money to be made by startups in this field, but there is plenty to be made by the Ciscos and Motorolas .

]]> By: Adam http://gigaom.com/2007/02/26/3-new-choices-for-enterprise-fmc/#comment-88570 Adam Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:56:31 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/26/3-new-choices-for-enterprise-fmc/#comment-88570 <p>What about Cisco and Nokia?</p> <p>http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2007/prod_021207b.html</p> What about Cisco and Nokia?

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]]> By: anon http://gigaom.com/2007/02/26/3-new-choices-for-enterprise-fmc/#comment-88571 anon Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:55:48 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/26/3-new-choices-for-enterprise-fmc/#comment-88571 <p>FMC is over hyped.</p> <ol> <li>Enterprises won't adopt FMC for several reasons</li> <li>wVoIP is FREE!</li> <li>Small businesses simply will use cellular plans. They are not interested in FMC.</li> </ol> <p>Good technology, but not much business potential. Several startups for last 2-3 years have been burning cash with little or no revenue.</p> FMC is over hyped.

  1. Enterprises won’t adopt FMC for several reasons
  2. wVoIP is FREE!
  3. Small businesses simply will use cellular plans. They are not interested in FMC.

Good technology, but not much business potential. Several startups for last 2-3 years have been burning cash with little or no revenue.

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