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Why do we love to hate Microsoft?
Comment The Monday morning missive from a reader got right to the point: Forget that Windows finally improved to the point where it became a better product. Consider the company's decision to sell Windows XP to developing nations at sharp discounts and... [16 Aug 2004]
Leader: Ready or not, here comes chip and PIN
Leader Though interesting points all, in the UK, this sort of discussion is now largely beside the point. The decision has been made to adopt the technology and the deadline for implementation in shops and restaurants is less than five months away. [11 Aug 2004]
Boardroom Despatches: Know when to quit
Comment It is sometimes the only thing that lies between success - at some future point - and failure. Think how that kind of decision-making compares to the former group. We're used to the idea of a crusading business leader whose strength is tied to... [28 Jul 2004]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: We must simplify SOA
Comment As proof of the mixed messages on SOA, I can point to two events I attended in the past month - an IBM analyst event and Microsoft's TechEd conference. The fact that IBM tends to utilise CBM as a point tool to sort out process issues within... [23 Jul 2004]
Inside offshoring: India's telecoms infrastructure
Comment Others point to consolidation among service providers as another sign of a maturing market. Mobile connectivity will be more and more useful for many companies doing business in India but it should be noted that while growth is strong, the... [16 Jun 2004]
Inside offshoring: Managing the risks
Comment It was at this point that Hill & Associates, a risk management consultancy with an office in Gurguaon, New Delhi, traced the email to an ex-employee of the blackmailed company. Hammond made the decision to offshore when he realised a new project... [02 Jun 2004]
The Director's Cut: Clashing with suppliers
Comment Whatever you decide, always try to see things from each other’s point of view, demonstrate total business acumen throughout and keep all issues in perspective. The aim of arbitration is for an independent third party to look at the issues and facts... [18 Feb 2004]
The Bloor Perspective: Dangerous technology, Sun's one and search engine shenanigans
Comment The point about all these dangerous things is that they seem good in themselves but they have consequences that are not necessarily obvious. Moreover, the cost of these mistakes, according to a 1996 report (probably more today), is within the range... [16 Feb 2004]
Devil's Advocate: Freeing up software
Comment David Sparkes comes to my support by saying that it would be easy to find ways to measure market share but makes the valid point that my rule might put vendors off developing for small niche markets. That would not be an easy decision, though. [12 Jan 2004]
What's the bottom line value of IP?
Comment In fact, some enterprises may wonder why they need fixed communications at all but this is another point that is often missing from the decision-making process. And it's another point for future ROI planning. [23 Sep 2003]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Trusting people and self-organisation
Comment In the first experiment I fix my gaze on a far point on the opposite side of the hall and set off at a moderate pace without flinching at any potential collision. These empirical results seem to support, or are supported by, computer based... [17 Jul 2003]
Brunel University's Business Class: How to stick to long-term goals
Comment It’s a fair point - there’s nothing that annoys more. so that each decision fits in with the bigger picture. However, when the outcome of the decision is viewed within the context of the project as a whole, it may create a series of spin-off problems. [16 Jul 2003]
Devil's Advocate: Taking the mobile plunge
Comment In fact, with a good colour screen and a sensible range of applications, I am persuaded that phones are on the point of a significant shift. Although the technology has gradually developed, suddenly there comes a point when the capabilities cause... [08 Jul 2003]
Brunel University's Business Class: Getting IT teams to work together better
Comment Working in an environment that constantly stimulates, where there is a high level of interaction between groups is a good starting point. These are tough decisions to be made but it would be interesting to take the survey a step further and measure... [18 Jun 2003]
Butler on: Integrated business intelligence
Comment This contrasts starkly with the typical tactical or point deployments that see BI technology being thrown at one particular information blind-spot after another. Internet technologies are also very scalable and lay the technical foundations for... [16 Apr 2003]
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