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Hello Fellow Mobilists
I'm Idriss salim and I'm interested in all things mobile and computers. I've been creating mobile apps since the earliest days of texting etc. I had a Vodapad X.25 link into Voda's network 'back in the day.' Before that, I used to design GSM stuffand mostly the DSP that makes the radio work and web site designs. Got a bunch of patents in that. I've run my own New Media business and mobile apps business and now mostly do consulting (which is not supposed to be a pitch :) Most recently I was a master of web design.I claim to have implemented the first ever mobile portal way back in the early HDML days (90s),but back then mobile web was still just a twinkle in our eyes, so it didn't fly. We tried to simulate experience using Html,photoshop,dreamweaver,flash program,javascript with an experience card, which was early 'almost WiFi'.Again, crap experience, no business model - usual story.
Anyhow, just checking out Betavine. Came a while back and went away again - I never found them to be of any value, mostly because they are usually very limited in what you can do with the network. Let's hope this time is different.
I'm researching the various 'open API' initiatives with operators. I'm speaking at ecomm 08 on 'what drives wireless innovation' and, of course, 'open' is a word that seems to go hand in hand with innovation. What we all mean by 'open' is another matter. I thought I'd get the Betavine perspective by hanging out here for a while.
I noted in the FAQ that in response to the question of whether participating in this site will help with Vodafone 'partnership,' the answer is a resounding no. That seems a contradiction to me, but I guess it's being 'open' with the truth.
