In February of this year, I had mentioned that I would be looking out for new opportunities.

It is time to update my friends on the results of this quest.

As I had mentioned, I had two primary areas of interest – Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and Mobile Computing.

I finally ended up doing both.

In early June, I joined Geodesic Information Systems Limited as Senior Vice President (Product Technology and Strategy). Geodesic is active in the Communication and Collaboration Technologies field, with focus on the mobile computing sector, with operations in India, the USA, UK and Sweden. It recently also acquired PicoPeta, the creators of the Simputer.

My responsibilities include strategizing new products and recommending new enabling technologies, apart from continuing the promotion of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and Mobile Computing Technologies.

Though officially working out of the Bangalore office, I have been spending more time in Mumbai than Bangalore over the past month, and have been meeting tons of new people. And having a ball! Though Geodesic is seven years old (and is a public company), it has the kind of atmosphere I just love – a very startup feel. Jeans and T-Shirts are the norm (I almost got chucked out for wearing a tie the first time I went to office! . And exciting products – both released and upcoming. More about that when I get a chance.

And the best part is – the company supports my FOSS and FOSS community promotion whole heartedly. So yes – FOSS.IN will happen this year. More on that in a seperate post.

I am *really* excited about how my life is shaping up, and look forward to all the challenges coming my way!