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What the heck is a ‘digby’?

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Jan 24, 20071 min

Like a lot of startups, 30 Second Software execs kicked around a lot of product name ideas, and then tested them with focus groups, not to mention friends and family.

“There’s no real magic behind it,” says Lance Obermeyer, CTO for 30 Second. “Believe it or not, we just really liked the name digby. It’s short, memorable, and just rolls of the tongue.”

Company officials say they hope the name becomes an online verb as in “I’ll digby that book.”

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I cover wireless networking and mobile computing, especially for the enterprise; topics include (and these are specific to wireless/mobile): security, network management, mobile device management, smartphones and tablets, mobile operating systems (iOS, Windows Phone, BlackBerry OS and BlackBerry 10), BYOD (bring your own device), Wi-Fi and wireless LANs (WLANs), mobile carrier services for enterprise/business customers, mobile applications including software development and HTML 5, mobile browsers, etc; primary beat companies are Apple, Microsoft for Windows Phone and tablet/mobile Windows 8, and RIM. Preferred contact mode: email.

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