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Switch from oil to silicon
Comment Even new revenues generated will benefit from decisions on acceptable margins. Smaller firms that still see technology as a cost ripe for pruning are making a big mistake. Now's the time they should be swapping their dependency on oil for a focus... [31 Jul 2008]
Take stock for tough times
Comment For instance, a potential five per cent reduction in landed cost price should be set against the potential two per cent margin benefit available from reducing lead times by two months. History suggests those retailers that continue to focus on... [24 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Migrant techies and BBC web budget busters…
Comment Too many non-licence-payers get the benefit of the BBC website. Skills gap row UK plc 'needs more skilled migrants' This is total rubbish! Employers should start thinking about older applicants, many of whom are well qualified but cannot obtain work. [05 Jun 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Tech skills slump, gov't snooping, Segway safety
Comment The EU are negotiating reductions in service charges for the UK but this snooping charter could negate any benefit. The so-called skills slump in the UK has attracted a lot of attention this week, with many readers blaming the education system and... [22 May 2008]
Dear silicon.com... dirty computers, lie detectors, T5 tech, mobile ASBOs
Comment Also, dirty NHS keyboards get an airing, benefit cheats hunted out with lie detectors and the T5 "tech not to blame" fiasco all attracted some feisty remarks. Lie detectors to hunt out benefit cheats Do you agree or disagree with these readers? [15 May 2008]
The Naked CIO: Process not bureaucracy
Comment In these situations and in all others, you must make sure you evaluate the business benefit for implementing a process. They're wrong, says the Naked CIO. Proper process can give organisations an edge. [12 May 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 09.05.08
Round-Up Benefit fraudsters beware. Can I claim housing benefit? A lie detector test that has slashed benefit fraud by more than £330,000 is being rolled out in the UK. In a statement, anti-fraud minister James Plaskitt said: "This positive and encouraging... [09 May 2008]
Naked CIO: The true cost of IT
Comment Some projects are worthwhile because they have a new benefit that is not driven by the bottom line. The goal should be solely about trying to get appropriate buy-in, transparency in cost and effort and for all projects to have a net long-term... [21 Apr 2008]
Dear silicon.com... File-sharers, women in tech and the price of 'experts'
Comment The industry is desperately hoping that artists don't realise they no longer need the record companies, and that the balance of power has changed so that the artists can get fair remuneration for their work, and not have terrifyingly one-sided... [17 Apr 2008]
The Brampton Factor: Open source 'brotherhood' closed to co-operation
Comment Another is where commercial organisations see a need for software to exist but do not seek direct financial benefit from it. The open source brotherhood prides itself on its collaboration and community spirit. [03 Apr 2008]
The Naked CIO: Offshore - or off their trolley?
Comment Make sure you understand the cost properly - there are always elements of residual cost left over and additional cost related to oversight, standards, SLAs and management that are often omitted in the cost-benefit analysis. [10 Mar 2008]
ID cards are dead
Comment Again they will be voluntary - though it's hard to see how paying £30 for a card that offers very little benefit will appeal to today's debt-ridden and cash-strapped students over the traditional fare of beer and skinny jeans. [07 Mar 2008]
Get mobile addicts out of the BlackBerry jam
Comment Getting these right is not only going to benefit BlackBerry-wielding executives but also the wider workforce as they all become increasingly mobile. Not only it is important that mobile workers and their colleagues do not feel they are being... [21 Feb 2008]
Offshoring - not just about the costs
Comment But more interesting messages, paralleling those in the RIM debate, came from the panel discussion, which emphasised the need not only to benefit from labour arbitrage but also to find ways of industrialising processes. [18 Feb 2008]
Fixed-income electronic trading faces bleak 2008
Comment Corporate bond markets will consolidate only when issuers see the benefit of multiple listing or investors demonstrate an overriding demand. So what impact will a downturn have on the technological future of these markets, asks TowerGroup's Bob... [30 Jan 2008]
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