ESX 2010 recap

- Ocenture taught us, again, that it's much more than security, in a manufacturer workshop "RMR Growth Strategy." Services like online data back up; identity theft protection; Internet security; crime and sexual predator monitoring; and other value-add services can also generate monthly recurring revenue.

- New OzVision president Richard Bauer talked frankly about the move to hosted video and the impending death of the DVR.

- Z-Wave technology was labeled as 'bullet-proof' for deployment in home wireless capacities.

- The smart phone and consumer cravings are driving....everything!