Some of you might not know the genesis of the term AORTA – the title of this blog. It was coined by Mark Anderson in the nineties to represent a vision of “Always On Real-Time Access” much earlier than it became fashionable to say “anywhere, anytime” computing, even before “pervasive computing” came to limelight and IBM promoted at the turn of the century. In my prior life, I ran a “Pervasive Computing” practice that worked closely with IBM. I loved the acronym and it became the name of my first newsletter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So years later when i started the blog earlier this year, i went with the familiar name. The point of all this is that, my thinking and work has been influenced by Mark’s work and his thoughts and visions (I also have his interview in my last book on Wireless Data Services) over many years. Recently, he started a blog which I would recommend to put on your reading list.