Continuing on the innovation theme….yesterday’s iPhone 4 announcement sparked a thought — one I’ve spotlighted in past blog posts. The mobile space continues to be a hotbed of innovation — there’s perhaps more happening here than in any other tech segment. I’ve never been a huge Apple fan (much of my early tech experience was in the Compaq/HP/IBM PC space — where we saw tremendous innovation a generation ago) and reports are that there were few surprises in yesterday’s Apple announcement. But the new iPhone features we’re seeing (like video calling) and the intense competition happening in smartphones reinforces the point about mobile-focused innovation. We’re seeing it with clients as diverse as Acision (a leader in mobile data — a very hot area), Fairchild (the semiconductors that power many of our mobile device features) Black Duck (mobile application development) and the Mass Tech Leadership Council (which merged with MassNetComms and beefed up its mobile focus) to name just a few. As we celebrate innovation this month, we should tip our hat to the mobile market for providing a backdrop for some of today’s most exciting and impactful tech developments.

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