Delmarva Group, LLC

Throughout this interesting week, things at DMVG have been progressing along nicely.  But first, let's talk about the news.

Microsoft's Sidekick environment had a major problem this week loosing about 800,000 clients data.  A later report stated that it was recovered.  Whether or not it has been restored is another issue altogether.  While we're on the Microsoft topic, a recent report stats that Windows 7 should fare better than Vista on corporate PCs. Well, duh... after corporations spent money to upgrade hardware to be ready for an operating system they would eventually NOT upgrade too.  And yes, that's what the article was about... hardware readiness.  Lastly in the Microsoft camp, it was patch week.  And wow... Microsoft and Adobe really did things up.

We saw the Battle of the Smart Phones taking off.  But at the same time, we also have to recognize that state of the mobile web is getting sadder. We're just glad we use iPhones and that they include a "mostly full" browser so we don't have to use the mobile web.

Microsoft wasn't the only one losing users' data, Apple seemed to have that problem too.  Apple's problems didn't end there.  The TimeCapsule product is also enjoying a bit of poor press.

Even the usually unflappable Google had issues, this time with a purchased product.  Postini suffered delays.

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In DMVG news, we've been working very hard for a couple of high impact clients to build a newsletter system.  Yep, we think it's time to revisit this old topic.  As you can guess, we're doing it better, faster and stronger than we've seen anyone do it yet... so stay tuned.  Hop on the mailing list for more.  Register for an account at Delmarva Group and you'll be kept up to date.

In his "Google Watch" blog post Gmail Down? Not for Me. For How Many? I Want Answers! Clinton Boulton sets the impression that Gmail going down should be a major event and Google should be accountable to the public.  Is this really a sound position?

Look at all these service (or lack thereof) updates from The Next Web's chronicling of the Google Apps Status Dashboard. Apparently mail was restored at one point, followed by contacts and chat at a later time.

He seems to feel that a provider of a free (use at your own risk) service is accountable.  Don't get us wrong.. it stinks when these services go down as we use them too.  Twitter is another company that's dealt with outages that users have cried about.

But to what end and with what justification?  These services are FREE and come with zero service level agreement.  Buyer beware.  Sometimes you get exactly what you pay for.

Small and medium sized businesses should NOT rely on such services.  Cloud Computing is still in its infancy.  There are far too many questions regarding what it is, how will it grow for it to be used to support a business critical application or service such as email.

A Simple Approach to Managing Information Overload

We all have to follow never-ending streams of information to varying degrees. Small business owners and web workers have to keep their fingers on the pulse of what’s happening in their markets and with their customers and clients. Writers and bloggers read for inspiration and to follow the latest trends.

We're often overloaded with data. The above referenced article has some great stuff in it to help combat this problem. Check it out!

DMVG is excited to introduce this new service to clients. Delmarva Group clients have been asking for a system to improve the DMVG bulk email/newsletter service. Something with more tracking and analysis tools. Something that will show what interests potential customers and draws them in. Something to make their emails stand out from the crowded in-box.

This new service is available immediately and already in use to great effect by some of our clients.

Click here for more information.

DMVG is proud to sponsor the NASVF's annual event.  Delmarva Group views the NASVF as a vital organization helping grow the innovation economy and we're proud to be part of that organization.  In addition, we've been so impressed with the people and their mission that we've become members ourselves.

We look forward to a rewarding, innovating relationship with them as we move forward.

Additional information about the conference can be found here.  NASVF information can be found here.

The conference takes place in Oklahoma City from September 14-16th.  Spaces are still available as we understand.