new business step up in comment and analysis
The Weekly Round-Up: 29.08.08
Round-Up This belief is either commendable or very sad, depending on how you look at life but it has led to a number of business calls being answered in rather unprofessional environments and situations. A report this week has revealed that almost one-third... [29 Aug 2008]
Closing time for Bangalore's nightlife
Comment City authorities have decreed that pubs, bars and restaurants close for business half an hour before midnight. Sudeep Aditya, 20, who heads an in-game advertising software start-up called Esswon, says the Cinderella Rule is the bane of his social... [26 Aug 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 25.07.08
Round-Up The Round-Up will pepper you with a few excerpts as it gets on with the real business of telling you about the new ad campaign. Windows unit business chief Bill Veghte said: "We have a huge perception opportunity. [25 Jul 2008]
Beijing Olympics diary: Testing times…
Comment When new members join the team, the first step for them is an induction course to ensure they are up to speed with the Olympic technology and policies. The Naked CIO: Business misintelligence When you have up to four billion people waiting for... [21 Jul 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 27.06.08
Round-Up In recent years the company's diversification into a vast range of markets has left many scratching their heads as to the company's real business strategy. But whether you love or loathe him, Gates has left an indelible mark on technology and... [27 Jun 2008]
Bill Gates on the future, the past and the brilliance of fertilizer…
Comment We just did our business reviews. As long as I'm here, I'm still sending a lot of email and in a lot of meetings, and so the real change in terms of people having an opportunity to step up and do things, to some degree, will be after 1 July when my... [26 Jun 2008]
Box-tickers risk serious data breaches
Comment By identifying and starting with the business objectives, you make sure that you're properly aligned and focused," says Lobel. If security is to be reflected in operational processes, then it resonates through everything, from change management... [28 Mar 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: DVD format wars
Comment The rest - the vast majority - have about a decade to take on board the significance of this opportunity for video conferencing and advanced gaming, not to mention for all the education, healthcare and business applications. [17 Mar 2008]
Editor's Blog: Ever tried to sack a CIO?
Comment His claim: of all the senior managers in a business, the CIO is the least likely to get the sack. His reasoning: because the IT department is considered so obscure and so arcane by most business execs, it's hard to work out whether the CIO is... [06 Mar 2008]
Systems management hits impasse
Comment Nomenclature aside, IT components all the way up to the functions used by business users have to offer visibility, precision, timeliness, speed, repeatability and efficiency. The need for greater accountability means strategies for IT systems... [13 Feb 2008]
From CIO to consultant: One year on
Comment No start-up business can afford to be complacent and the first year is always going to be tough but it feels like there is finally time to step back now and again and use some of that ruthlessly regained time for me. [14 Jan 2008]
Bill Gates Q&A: On why 'it's all about software'
Comment Bill Gates: I'd say the most important step is that you use the cloud so that if you have licensed a piece of music, if you buy a new phone, it's there. We obviously have a lot of strengths with our development tools and our strengths in the... [08 Jan 2008]
The rise of the 'Brics'
Comment You can bet that only the nimble suppliers capable of handling these requirements are going to win new business. The Brics entered into general use as a term to describe a bloc of formerly developing nations ready to step up and take over the 21st... [18 Dec 2007]
Just why is Domino's alone in delivering online?
Comment And the results speak for the business model. Online business is growing so rapidly the chain is likely to review its property portfolio to see whether it can move some of its estate off the high street and on to less expensive premises. [10 Dec 2007]
Q&A: Ashwin Goyall, Oracle VP of industry strategy for financial services
Comment The formation of the global business unit is taking this approach to the next step. Oracle created a global financial services business unit in June to bring together a number of assets and acquisitions under one umbrella. [23 Jul 2007]
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