Bill Gates is apparently frustrated with Outlook. He wants it to be a whole lot smarter than it currently is. It should know the context of communications requests and email. It should be able to deliver a personalized response, based on context, automatically. And the same capabilities should apply to voice.
Drop us a line Bill. You’re describing what iotum does, for voice.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.




