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RSS bramptonBrampton Factor: Open source goes commercial
Comment Martin Brampton looks at one commercial wannabe. Businesses may be comfortable using well-known open source products. But how will they take to more modest efforts? Is the arrival of Acquia an indication of changing... [28 Oct 2008]
Brampton Factor: Open source stands up for its rights
Comment Open source developers need to guard their intellectual property rights if they want to compete with the big boys, says Martin Brampton. Intellectual property rights (IPR) are usually associated with large software or... [01 Sep 2008]
The Brampton Factor: Analysts fail on open source
Comment The Brampton Factor Yet how can that happen when open source is so woefully neglected by analysts, asks Martin Brampton. For open source software to achieve its full potential, people's perceptions must... [18 Aug 2008]
The Brampton Factor: Is there really a skills crisis?
Comment But they're being combined with a widespread failure to tap into existing talent, says Martin Brampton. Confused IT skills policies in schools and colleges are part of the problem. The perennial skills shortage seems... [09 Jul 2008]
The Brampton Factor: Licensed to bill
Comment But does it justify inflicting misery on legitimate software buyers, asks Martin Brampton. Software piracy may well be a very bad thing. A phrase often crops up in connection with housing - "peacefully enjoy". [07 May 2008]
The Brampton Factor: Open source 'brotherhood' closed to co-operation
Comment The reality is sadly very different, says Martin Brampton. The open source brotherhood prides itself on its collaboration and community spirit. Open source has become a powerful force. The internet depends on it, as do... [03 Apr 2008]
The Brampton Factor: Do great firms innovate?
Comment just emphasises its route to success, argues Martin Brampton. Despite the rhetoric, most large firms are simply poor at innovating. Microsoft is no exception and its bid for Yahoo! Innovative" is one of those words that... [20 Feb 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Tax man's stamp bill, more lost data, unencrypted laptops…
Comment Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ Q&A: Pen Hadow, explorer ¦ The Brampton Factor: Why big government IT projects fail ¦ Video: How to keep the... [24 Jan 2008]
The Brampton Factor: Why big government IT projects fail
Comment We're so hardened to government IT problems we no longer see the underlying causes, says Martin Brampton. A £500m prisoner-tracking project failure barely causes a ripple these days. I've been feeling sorry for the... [22 Jan 2008]
Nortel Network Case Study: T.A. Brannon Steel
White Paper Brannon Steel, established in 1968, is a privately owned heavy-equipment manufacturer based in Brampton, Ontario. T.A. T.A. Brannon Steel had been very pleased with its Nortel Companion handsets and with its... [19 Dec 2007]
The Brampton Factor: Software costs under pressure
Comment Martin Brampton has his doubts. Hardware prices may have fallen over the years but software costs have always headed in the opposite direction. Now experts are saying that may be about to change. The Gartner Group... [22 Nov 2007]
Dear silicon.com... petty cash, Vista sales, swelling SMEs...
Comment Editor's choice silicon.com news editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ Peter Cochrane's Blog: Generation X ¦ Q&A: Ashley Highfield, head of BBC's Future Media and Technology unit ¦ The... [01 Nov 2007]
The Brampton Factor: Chinese whispers
Comment So, Martin Brampton asks, what's really fuelling the wave of criticism against the current workshop of the world? From cheap laptops to budget routers, China's low-cost products have helped bolster economic stability in... [25 Oct 2007]
Dear silicon.com... open source vs MS, budget overruns, the iPhone, patents...
Comment The Brampton Factor: Microsoft vs EU Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. Microsoft vs open source UK 'a closed shop for open source' [20 Sep 2007]
The Brampton Factor: Microsoft vs EU
Comment Microsoft is a pioneer in pushing anti-competition laws to their limits, argues Martin Brampton. The real lesson of this week's EU decision is that it is pointless issuing a court ruling 10 years too late. [18 Sep 2007]
