The United States is home to the world’s most vibrant app economy—an industry that is now worth more than $120 billion. Providing data security is a crucial product differentiator for U.S. app companies competing in the global economy. As the Office of Personnel Management breach recently demonstrated, good security depends [...]
Fitbit made a healthy public debut on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday – bringing its valuation to a whopping $4.1 billion. What began as a target of $20 per share Wednesday night jumped to an opening price of $30.40 on Thursday. For those doing the numbers, that’s a 52 percent climb. Of [...]
This week I'm in San Francisco at the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), where Apple unveils new products and services set to drive the mobile economy over the coming year. One thing is very clear: the app economy continues to thrive. Having already earned in excess of $30 billion, iOS developers are [...]
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Spectrum is the lifeblood of the mobile revolution. And small, nimble companies are the vital organs that push limits, foster competition, and spark innovation. The significance of these contributions is clear in the booming app industry, where small companies make 78 percent of the most successful apps. But when it [...]