office front in comment and analysis
The Weekly Round-Up: 08.08.08
Round-Up It seems that office workers just can't stand trees. Apparently the Nano Phone "would have a touch wheel on the back and display on the front so that numbers would be dialled from behind". At least, not since that incident with the electric drill... [08 Aug 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Autosync, at last
Comment Some 20 years ago I was running a series of experiments involving multiple home and office fixed and mobile devices. At the front of the pack, the best autosync function applications have now spread across email, address books, diaries, photos... [22 Jul 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Quality by design
Comment Everything from hospital and office cleanliness to vehicle reliability, from IT services to mobile devices, is harmed by such perversity of process. One factor is simple-minded, up-front costing and a complete lack of appreciation of what the... [09 Jul 2008]
The McCue Interview: Ailsa Beaton, CIO, Metropolitan Police Service
Comment Our office systems do not need to be bleeding-edge technology but if we're doing crime prevention or detection or work like that and there's a piece of technology that's just come out that is going to make a real difference to us, then that kind... [02 Jun 2008]
Are rogue traders an inevitable evil?
Comment This can apply across business lines or a market group, ensuring that all exceptions are monitored and reported correctly, allowing operations management to push back information to the middle or front office if any controls are breached. [15 Apr 2008]
Dear silicon.com... NHS 'savings', e-crime coppers, skills crisis?...
Comment Because of the government 'Degrees for All' policy, even the dumbest, most unpromising students get rubbish degrees, which they then believe entitles them to a cushy job in a nice warm office. And the maths of those that DO front up is hopeless. [20 Mar 2008]
Can the government offshore with confidence?
Comment For example, the Cabinet Office has prevented Fujitsu Services from using offshore resources without prior consent. While the emergence of a single common policy for the public sector is highly unlikely, it is essential that the Office for... [14 Feb 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 04.01.08
Round-Up So next time you complain about having to patch dozens of computers in the office, take a moment to think how tough it is to try and reboot a PC and get it to fire off tens of thousands of dollars worth of fireworks in front of thousands of... [04 Jan 2008]
Q&A: Ashwin Goyall, Oracle VP of industry strategy for financial services
Comment As Oracle has moved out of the back office in its product set and moved into the front office, they've found that these front office applications are much less generic and you have to adopt a range of approaches specific to that customer or sector. [23 Jul 2007]
Crime pays - and pays very well in cyberspace
Comment This year the e-Crime Congress, an event I helped organise, will hear from UK politicos such as Home Office minister Vernon Coaker, shadow home affairs minister James Brokenshire and information commissioner Richard Thomas. [07 Mar 2007]
Editor's Blog: Olympics as tech showcase?
Comment A release detailing the National Audit Office's investigation into the ePassport move came out yesterday afternoon and the team here spent a few hours wondering why something just didn't add up. At the same CMA event, which no longer resembles the... [07 Feb 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 8.12.06
Round-Up Who would have thought that the entirely natural process of putting a hulking great tree in your office and covering it with reflective materials could interfere with radio frequency? But before you too get high on seasonal cheer and start... [08 Dec 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 17.11.06
Round-Up And to his occasional credit the findings of a recent investigation exposed major problems with receiving wi-fi signals, not just in pubs but in any public space or office. Well: "We've all heard the story about employees photocopying certain parts... [17 Nov 2006]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: Why is customer service so hard?
Comment However, lessons are being learnt and products developed that allow organisations to interface their front-office operations with different sets of back-end systems, and offer a more seamless service to the customer. [17 Nov 2006]
Will's Web Watch: Who's been eating my wi-fi?
Comment And if pubs - or London - aren't your thing, along the way I discovered some best practice rules for setting up wi-fi - whether you're doing so in a pub, office or any other space you might care to mention. [13 Nov 2006]
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