Monday, April 26, 2010

the talk at itri

monday morning i took the high speed rail to hsinchu for my talk at itri. the train cost me NT$240 (US$7.50). As there was no connecting bus, i took the taxi. it cost me NT$235. the last mile really is where the money is made.

the talk went really well, and i got to meet all the big shots at the cloud computing center at itri. they were much more sophisticated about cloud computing than the folks at nchc, and much more receptive about the possibilities of my software. had lunch with 2 of the directors, and we also talked about strategic alliances. they seemed really excited about such prospects. when i mentioned one possibility, one of them pulled out his iphone and almost dialed up the company on the spot.

so, i'm glad to have made this trip, and i'm hoping that something concrete will evolve.

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