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  • Blog Post: Top 10 reasons to consider a rugged computer over a throw-away, consumer grade device.

    As a quick follow-up to my blog post from last week (3 Key things to remember when considering a consumer-grade handheld when the application really calls for a rugged computer - link pasted below), I figured that I would offer something similar except in a Top 10 flavor. If anyone has any additional...
  • Blog Post: The Best Way to make A Profit Is Not to Try?

    This article: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/10/steve_jobs_solved_the_innovato.html seems to imply that the rule of unintended consequences is at work here. Apple is one of the most profitable companies in the world, and yet (apparently) they don't try to make money. Who knew? To do my...
  • Blog Post: CEO John Conoley Speaks on Psion and Open Source Mobility

    Kevin Benedict, a mobile and M2M (machine to machine) industry analyst sat down and asked John Conoley direct questions about Psion’s transformation and business model. As you listen the overarching theme of the interview is how Psion has changed as a business/company and adopted the open source...
  • Blog Post: Jon on John - an authentic CEO’s blog

    For those of you that may have suspected otherwise, John’s blog is pretty unique as CEOs go, because it is written by him. He isn’t corporate-messaged. What you read is 100% pure John . I do have the regular task of helping John by suggesting themes and ideas for topics for his posts....
  • Blog Post: Break'n the Rules: Anarchy or Progress?

    Breaking rules. A touchy topic to be sure. From the day we are born, we are taught that we should obey the rules or suffer the consequences! But, are the consequences always negative...? Let's think about some definitions: according to Wikipedia, "a Business rule is a statement that defines...
  • Blog Post: Can your CEO speak Mandarin?

    How many CEO's do you know who would or could learn Mandarin in order to show the proper respect to partners, customers, colleagues and media in China? Having worked and spent some time with one of the all time greatest CEO’s Jack Welch at a former company, I can tell you I don’t believe...
  • Blog Post: Using OSM to Become "Competitively Unpredictable"

    Some of you may have followed the TwitterChat conducted a couple of months ago with John Conoley (our CEO), Mike Doyle (CTO) and Nick Eades (CMO). The dialogue was great and a number of interesting topics discussed. One of the topics was the value of OSM and Open Innovation in terms of making Psion more...
  • Blog Post: Open Innovation: The View from the Top

    Join us: Twitter Chat on Thursday September 2 at 9 AM - 10 AM EST. The topic: Open Innovation - John Conoley (CEO), Nick Eades (CMO) and Mike Doyle (CTO) share their thoughts and insights on the adoption of Open Innovation principles by Psion Tekologix. By applying industry and company specific...
  • Blog Post: 1st Half Results - Analyst Meeting this morning

    Well, I am just back from our presentation of 1st Half results to the City Analysts and Investors. I have to say that it went very well, and having good, positive numbers in our P&L at this stage really is something to be proud of. John and Fraser presented the numbers and the strategy, how clearly...
  • Blog Post: To Control Content or Not to Control - That is the Question

    Some time ago, I posted about Psion as a case study . Why? Well, read the blog to find out. But seriously, it's because we are on a journey right now in terms of chaning our business and how we interact with the market and it's pretty difficult, if not impossible, to know all the answers of where...
  • Blog Post: John Conoley - How Ingenuity Working links to our strategy

    Ingenuity Working permeates all aspects of our company and is a key component within the overall Psion Teklogix Strategy. In this video, John Conoley, CEO Psion Teklogix explains his perspective on this. (Please visit the site to view this video)