failed in comment and analysis
The Weekly Round-Up: 04.01.08
Round-Up The heavily delayed OS from Microsoft utterly failed to wow in 2007. In January 2007, Microsoft underwhelmed the world with the public launch of Windows Vista. On New Year's Day 2008 reports of another damp squib emerged from Seattle. [04 Jan 2008]
Banking can execute change in real-time
Comment If it failed, it had the potential to bring the bank to its knees. Many who were marked by failed attempts at wholesale change in the late 1980s have until recently seen the replacement of core systems as too large a project to contemplate. [02 Jan 2008]
E-tailers beware: OFT web sweep is imminent
Comment The supplier cannot delay making a refund even if the consumer has failed to return the goods. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and the Local Authority Trading Standards Services are planning a sweep of the UK's top 600 retail websites to ensure... [14 Dec 2007]
Itanium revisited - one year on
Comment Despite a high-profile launch, HP and Intel's Itanium chip has failed to make much of a splash. But does that mean a watery grave for the flagship processor? Quocirca's Dennis Szubert investigates. A little over a year ago, in Itanium - what's in a... [13 Dec 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Net education
Comment Government programmes and investments have so far failed to halt the decline and the falling numbers of good teachers today means there will be even fewer in years to come. Written at London Heathrow and dispatched from a free wi-fi service at... [06 Dec 2007]
Editor's blog: What your identity is worth
Comment Those different valuations are of course a reflection of the problem - the government has for too long failed to see the value of our personal data (and the need therefore to protect it), while criminals worked out ages ago that it's much easier... [05 Dec 2007]
Dear silicon.com... in defence of Leopard, trash talk, iWant iPhone, lost data...
Comment Didn't have a problem whatsoever, although a couple of third party software programs failed to work for me. Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. [08 Nov 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Animated statistics
Comment For decades the statisticians had failed to come up with anything meaningful in terms of illuminating the depth and trends hidden in UN databases. Written at an Amsterdam airport hotel and dispatched to silicon.com via an expensive public wi-fi... [12 Oct 2007]
Surprise omissions and trends
AS Analysis Tony Hallett looks at who's there this year and why mega names such as Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer failed to make the cut. The Agenda Setters rankings always throw a few curve balls. New groups emerge, others fade from sight. [12 Oct 2007]
Leader: Where was Northern Rock's technology?
Leader What it then failed to do was manage its customer relationships effectively to calm the fears of its account holders. The crisis at Northern Rock looks like an example of bad planning on many levels. But the bank's use, or possible neglect, of... [19 Sep 2007]
Dear silicon.com... ID cards, Auntie's iPlayer, generation web 2.0, robot wars
Comment Who would want the (failed) ID project on their CV? What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. [16 Aug 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Of global warming and pirates
Comment That is, they go from a satisfactory service level to a perceived failed state (ie irritatingly slow) in a matter of a few extra customers. Written on BA2487 flying from Barcelona to London, and dispatched to silicon.com from an open corporate... [26 Jul 2007]
Yahoo! gives in to 'Google envy'
Comment failed to stanch a staggering drop in online advertising revenue. has had a hard time adjusting to a Google-dominated internet - but bringing back Jerry Yang is a baffling response, says Charles Cooper. [19 Jun 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: How we'll beat road pricing
Comment Unfortunately all efforts to sort out public transport have seen no significant improvements and in many areas the situation is critical, especially in London where it seems to me the congestion charge has failed to improve traffic flows. [12 Jun 2007]
Gerry Pennell
CIO Profile What they say about him: "He has managed to succeed where many group CIOs have failed and has created a real role with teeth. He nurtures and develops good talent and he's a 'proper' board member, contributing to every aspect of their diverse... [06 Jun 2007]
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