The solution worked, but it was a one-size-fits-all spam filter. If a customer felt that their mail was being filtered too aggressively or not aggressively enough, we couldn't make changes without affecting every other customer.

Most companies fail to realize the high cost and amount of disruption switching to a new wireless e-mail solution would entail. Companies must weigh the risks in staying put, versus the substantial costs in making a move to another wireless middleware platform.

Eating big meals makes you want to eat more.

It's easier to lose weight eating five or six times a day. It's proven your body can better metabolize your food this way.

A lot of crash diets don't work because you feel deprived. You have to stay under your calorie level. If you eat more, you'll gain weight.

During the early stages of an industry, when the functionality and reliability of a product isn't yet adequate to meet customer's needs, a proprietary solution is almost always the right solution - because it allows you to knit all the pieces together in an optimized way.