Kia Behnia - In the Mind of the CTO Podcast Series - Tech Magic

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Does CTO stand for "Chief Technology Officer" or "Chief Toy Officer"? Well, maybe a bit of both if the title applies to BMC Software's Kia Behnia. This tech trendwatcher discusses his latest passion for a gadget called "JasJar," which he says offer the truest convergence so far of messaging device, phone, and connectivity apps. Devices like these, say Behnia, aren't cheap, but may eventually make it possible to carry along one's desktop on a mobile phone (we leave it to you to decide whether or not that's a good thing). Behnia also discusses what he envisions will be the effect of falling prices for storage capacity, Apple Computer's "birthright" as the livingroom media center (and what the company is doing right now to make that happen), GOOGLE as the new dominant OS, and more. Join Ynema Mangum for a conversation with this farsighted CTO, who values cutting-edge gadgets as well as espresso made slowly and with care, the old-fashioned way; who knows how to savor the pleasures of both high, and low-tech.

Resources

I-Mate JasJar device

Bio

Kia Behnia has helped develop the company's Change and Configuration Management (CCM) strategy; prior to joining BMC Software he was CTO for Marimba and earlier in his career he was one of the principal technologists for Tivioli Systems.

Production Credits

Ynema Mangum, Producer, Show Host
Dana Farver, Communities Editor-in-Chief
Tom Parish, Audio Producer
Kimberly Stone, Web Development Manager
Scott Ebner, Web Developer

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