Macworld 2007
Big names and expectations highlight 2007 conferences.
Macworld 2007
Expected Surprises. Macworld regular keynoter Steve
Jobs seems to top himself year after year. This
year’s unveiling of the iPhone was no exception. Jobs gave a detailed demonstration
of the phone’s features to a cheering,
packed hall. The famous Apple exec also casually
announced that the company would now be known
as Apple Inc.
Curious Crowds.
As usual, the
expo hall stayed
crowded all week,
and Apple’s exhibit
area was the
biggest draw.
Attendees could
see the iPhone
(encased in a
glass dome), not
to be released
until June.
Trustworthy on the Mind. This year was the biggest
year ever for the RSA Conference, drawing
more than 17,000 to San Francisco’s Moscone Center. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates shared the opening
keynote spotlight with Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig
Mundie. The 5th anniversary of Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing
initiative was high on Gates’ list of things to talk about during the
“informal” sit-down conversation between the two.
A Tougher Challenge.
Talking about the threat landscape,
Mundie reflected: “Today, it’s a lot
more serious; it’s a lot more nefarious
than it was five or six years ago. And
the fact that we have so many things
connected and we have so many people
connected—not just hundreds of
millions of PCs, but going on billions
of phones, and rolling out more and
more things all the time—this challenge
is going to get tougher.”