The Mobile Security Conference will be held in Boston, MA from October 29-November 1, 2007. You can register online or call +1.631.961.8950 between 9AM and 6PM EST to register over the phone.

This conference on mobile security is all about companies extending their security umbrellas to include all types of mobile devices and the sensitive data stored on these devices.

Mobility is still relatively new, and as such exposes companies to a major risk of data theft. It is estimated that once a customer’s data is exposed through a security breach, overall customer base can decrease by 25% as a result.

Can your company or organization afford no to attend and learn more about mobiel security?

The Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Denver will be held July 10-12 at the Colorado Convention Center.

What are Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conferences?

Microsoft believes that success is a journey that requires the assistance of mentors in the industry to help drive profitability and reach business goals. This includes increasing your opportunites, expanding your skills, closing more sales or offering better customer supprt.

This conference will provide a wide spectrum of valuable resources for all Microsoft Partners. Share in future business opportunities, aquire hands-on training and network with extensions of your partner community.

More than 10,000 industry experts, partners, speakers, MS execs, exhibitors and more are expected to attend this year’s Denver conference.

Registration

1. New Registration for Full Conference without a Registration Code (Partners Only)
2. New Registration Using a registration code for Microsoft attendees (Microsoft field, corporate (including SMS&P), exhibitor attendees)
3. New Registration Using a registration code for all Speakers, Press, Analysts, MPO’s, Booth Staff Only, Crew, and Others

Partners: Please have your Partner ID (MSPP ID) number ready when you register.

Register for the Chicago, IL NXTcomm conference. The conference runs from June 18-21, with exhibits lasting from June 19-21.

NXTcomm will bring together executives from every segment of this global industry to exhibit, explore and buy the latest technologies driving the converged communications and entertainment industry. Reflecting the dramatic changes in the sector, the NXTcomm exhibit floor will showcase hundreds of new and innovative products while the show’s programming will illustrate that the traditional lines between the business and technology of communications, information and entertainment no longer exist.

said Bob Currey, President and CEO of Consolidated Communications.

Motorola, Inc. was one of the first companies to sign up for NXTcomm, and hopes to utilize the venue to display the company’s wide range of solutions for the telecommunications industry.

Comcast now has its own Second Life world up and running.

According to Alex Weprin from the TV industry publication Broadcasting & Cable, there will be an expo center and cafe featuring virtual food and Comcastic Labs that promise additional “speed themed experiences”, as well as an entertainment center featuring Second Life and real world music and bands.

Obviously this move by Comcast is geared to deliver features and experiences that only high-speed broadband users can enjoy, though Comcast voices this lighter statement:

With millions of users across the globe, virtual worlds like Second Life are quickly becoming hot gathering spots for young, tech-savvy consumers, and Comcastic Island is a great way for us to connect with that audience in an inventive and interactive way. We’ve designed Comcastic Island to be engaging and to show the better experience our services offer, from racing against a friend to watching a concert—the types of experiences that work best with our high-speed Internet service.

Skype 3.5 beta is out and can be downloaded here.

One of Skype’s official bloggers, Raul, thinks these are the biggest enhancements:

* feature: Auto redial
* feature: Call Transfer
* feature: Device Indicators
* feature: Edit chat messages
* feature: Message history loading granulated
* feature: Private Telephone Numbers
* feature: Send contacts inside chat
* feature: Visual indicators for Audio In / Audio Out in options
* feature: Show examples of notifications / alerts in options
* feature: Added Latvian localization - Intars Students
* feature: In-Client Hardware store button
* change: Extras Manager updated to version 1.2.0.261
* change: Options categories smoothly slide open and close when changed
* Updated language files.

Raketu, a Swedish-based Internet communications, information, and entertainment company, announced this week that they have launched RakWeb, a new web-based VoIP service.

Customers will not have to download any software to use it because of the unique service. They just visit Raketu.com, enter their telephone number, enter the number they’re calling, and they’re then connected at a reduced rate, as compared to traditional calling rates. With this new offering, Raketu will be giving Skype and JaJah a run for their money.

• Features and benefits include:
  Totally Free: Raketu to Raketu calling anywhere in the world, requires both users running Raketu’s LaunchPad desktop application.
• Low Rates: RakWeb calling requires no software downloads with both users on traditional mobile or landline phones. This service can be used by anyone who has a web browser and access to Raketu.com - including Windows, Linux, Mac OSX.
• Free or Lowest Rates: RakOut Dial-out VoIP service, requires one user on Raketu, the other on landline/mobile phone. RakOut offers free calling to locations in over 40 countries around the world, and the lowest published rates on all other calls.

Okay, here’s the blurry pic, supposedly taken on a commuter flight between San Francisco and San Jose (which also goes to other southern points). This image was taken by a regular Flickr poster, chasingfun.

It is speculated that chasingfun got this picture due to the double-decker layout of Caltrain flights. Seated across the isle and one level up, chasingfun would have no difficulty in getting just such a shot.

Though it seems doubtful that this is an Apple employee, due to the fact that Apple is based in Cupertino and not close by, it could be an AT&T Wireless employee, perhaps testing the new iPhone.

What do you make of this picture?

The iPhone is scheduled to come out at the end of the month, and hopes to capture about 1% of the cell phone market for 2008. What exactly does this figure mean?

It’s amazing how much 1% can turn out to be. 1% of the cell phone market equals 10 million units. If only 1 million units are sold in the first year, this will add over 500 million dollars of gross revenue for the company. This, in turn, is likely to increase the share price due to shareholder confidence.

If Apple wants to sell a million units by the end of their fiscal year (September 30), that equals about 11,000 units each day. Seeing as Apple is expecting to move a million units each month of 2008, selling a million in the first three months shouldn’t be difficult.

An AT&T store in Midtown Manhattan is currently taking orders for hopeful iPhone buyers. Located in Times Square, and surely has seen more than a few desperately interested, would-be iPhone buyers.

So far there are 100 people on the store’s list. Though the store’s phone number is listed below, don’t get too excited unless you live in or plan to visit New York on June 29. Apparently you must be present in order to qualify.

A store employee had this to say in response to queries about how they are going to guarantee priority for buying an iPhone,

It depends how accessible you make yourself. I’m going to call you. If you’re here, you’ll get it.

Phone: 212-921-1984

Though Apple has contracted to build 6 million iPhones in the first year, there is some speculation about purposeful demand boosting, by way of limiting the number of iPhones that will be available on release day.

Whether this speculation has a shred of truth or not, everyone and their grandma will be out looking for an iPhone on the big day. So what can you do to improve your chances of actually getting one that day?

Don’t go to an Apple store

Though many people don’t know it, AT&T/Cingular stores will be selling iPhones as well. So rather than stand in a neverending line or sleep outside of an Apple Store, why not check out your local AT&T/Cingular instead?

There are also some pre-sale offers to be found on eBay, but you should definitely be careful about buying something that doesn’t even exist yet. Some of the offers sound legitimate, but whos to say how these sellers can afford to be so confident about fulfilling orders on an in-demand product that hasn’t been released.