I know there are lots of folks excited about the Palm Pre.  I’m looking forward to seeing it live too.

But today I’m nostalgic for my old Palm V.  Why?  Because it’s the device I most associate with my first mobile job, ten years ago, at AvantGo.

On June 30 AvantGo goes away.  http://www.avantgo.com

Palm Pre … I wish you the best.  AvantGo … thanks for the great memories.

So what the heck is Smart@Work?  And does it really need the “@” in the title? 

Probably not.  But the Smart refers to Smartphones and the Work refers to Workplace.

This blog will be focused on the human, business, and technology impact of smartphones in the workplace. 

Nine years ago, at AvantGo, we spent a lot of time evangelizing the notion that mobile devices, PDAs at the time, could change the way people did their work and lived their lives.  Well, RIM evangelized better than anyone and proved wireless email was an essential tool for business.  Like a lot of people out there, I can travel without my laptop but I can’t travel without my smartphone.

This is the move from “sit-down” to “stand-up” computing, from “company technology” to “my technology.”  Pretty fundamental shifts with big implications for behavior and strategy.  That’s the fun part and that’s what we’ll be talking about.