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RSS cliveDell hits carbon neutral target
News Clive Longbottom, of business and IT analysts, Quocirca said: "It really worries me when companies claim they have achieved carbon neutrality when it's really not possible. Dell claims it is now officially a carbon neutral company - five months... [06 Aug 2008]
Zachman Framework for Enterprise Architecture
White Paper Visible's relationship with John Zachman goes back to the early 70`s when John and Clive Finkelstein, our Chief Scientist, were with IBM. Clive’s belief that data models should be "business event driven" and "model based" paralleled John’s belief... [03 Jul 2008]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: A game of two halves
Comment But the software giant's approach to SOA is woeful, says Clive Longbottom. The team includes Clive Longbottom, Bob Tarzey, Rob Bamforth, Louella Fernandes and Fran Howarth. Over the past month or so, I've attended two Microsoft events. [30 Jun 2008]
Travis Perkins builds its tech future
Case Study Clive Carter, IT Infrastructure manager of Travis Perkins, told silicon.com: "We bought Wickes in February 2005 and we needed to look at bringing the two data centres together. Travis Perkins has carried out a complete overhaul of its IT over the... [20 Jun 2008]
Is SOA testing tough enough?
Comment The team includes Clive Longbottom, Bob Tarzey, Rob Bamforth, Dennis Szubert, Louella Fernandes and Fran Howarth. But there is a catch, says Fran Howarth. The little question of security. Service-oriented architecture (SOA) represents a huge shift... [20 May 2008]
Computing museum at risk of being thing of the past
News But he added that to lose the collection, which attracts about 5,000 people annually and has Sir Clive Sinclair as a fan, would be unthinkable. The UK's first museum dedicated to the history of the computer is facing homelessness after receiving no... [01 Apr 2008]
How to give tech to those on less than $1 a day
Comment New initiatives from an unexpected source let students and educators define their own needs, says Clive Longbottom. The team includes Clive Longbottom, Bob Tarzey, Rob Bamforth, Dennis Szubert, Louella Fernandes and Fran Howarth. [07 Feb 2008]
Webcast: Protect and Comply: Security Trends for Non-Windows Systems
White Paper Listen to this on-demand Webcast to hear Brian Burke, Research Manager, Security Products and Chris Christiansen, Program Vice President, Security Products and Services of IDC, along with Clive Wainstein, Product Marketing Manager with Sophos and... [12 Dec 2007]
Vista - businesses not convinced
News But analyst Clive Longbottom of Quocirca advised caution when interpreting the figures. Almost a year on from the release of Microsoft's Windows Vista, only 13 per cent of companies say they expect to move all desktops to the OS, according to a... [26 Nov 2007]
Hot issue for green IT
Comment Quocirca's Clive Longbottom says inefficient cooling systems repay close examination. Once you've exhausted the obvious ways of making data centres more climate friendly, what next? Most organisations looking at greening their data centres have... [14 Nov 2007]
It's not easy being green
Comment But, asks Quocirca's Clive Longbottom, how effective are the tactics they're promoting? The IT industry is jumping on the green energy bandwagon. Green is the new black, it would seem. With many organisations now trying to 'out-green' the... [25 Jul 2007]
Security pundits warn on mind tricks
News The vendor worked with University of Leicester forensic psychologist Professor Clive Hollin to analyse why users fall for online scams. Security firm McAfee has said that cybercriminals are using increasingly sophisticated social-engineering... [27 Jun 2007]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: The big picture on 'the next five billion'
Comment But, says Quocirca's Clive Longbottom, we can now look at new ways that are better all round than the traditional rush to big cities. Several big tech vendors from the developed world have a commitment to developing economies, not just developing... [27 Apr 2007]
Are you breaking the wi-fi law?
News As more money is spent on wireless broadband connectivity and people store important information on their computers, wi-fi theft will become an area that the police and legislators will increasingly have to concentrate on, said Clive Gringras... [18 Apr 2007]
Could Second Life kill off the call centre?
News Clive Longbottom, of analyst house Quocirca, believes the relatively low penetration rates and end user technical constraints will keep virtual worlds as a relatively niche customer service tool: "It's a new environment, there's a lot of interest... [10 Apr 2007]
