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Avoiding the next Northern Rock
Comment It is a ruthless approach to management in any book but the ramifications of failure for the bank executive, the project manager - and ultimately the consumer - are too extreme to leave to a throw of the dice. [15 Oct 2007]
Network horror stories expose need for understanding
Comment One UK government agency, for example, found it owned a vast array of disused technology still plugged into its network, including a mainframe computer that had somehow escaped the IT manager's gaze. You need to have... [12 Apr 2007]
10 mobile trends: Should you care?
Comment Nick McQuire, Yankee Group programme manager, told silicon.com: "Across the board, there are varying stages. Liz Herbert, senior analyst at Forrester, said: "With mobile SFA you tend to get more... [09 Feb 2007]
Will IP unify communications?
Comment Falk Bleyl, senior product manager for VoIP and converged networks at communications provider Thus, recently asked a conference audience how many of them had used Microsoft NetMeeting - an old and simple... [18 Feb 2005]
RFID: It's no supply chain saviour - not yet anyway
Comment To solve some of these problems, Matt Ream, senior product manager for RFID systems at Zebra, which produces RFID printing products, suggests middleware as a potential solution. For retailers, stock... [08 Sep 2004]
Collaboration: The supply chain reaction
Comment Chris Tracey, Biztalk product manager for Microsoft in the UK, says that VAN costs typically make up some 75 per cent of the communications costs between suppliers. There is the very real issue of trust, because you are... [25 Jun 2004]
The Director's Cut: The Agile Company
Comment A senior manager will be a shelf-stacker for two weeks; the HR Director will go on the tills to pack customers’ bags. And if you as a... [31 Mar 2004]
John Lamb's week: E-marketers say show me the money
Comment Ed Peters, senior vice president and general manager of Merant DataDirect, has called off a trip to London to meet analysts and journalists today to discuss the announcement that Golden Gate Capital has... [21 Sep 2001]
Lucent on the ropes
Comment Paul Strauss, research manager at IDC, said: "The company's inventions made it one of the largest companies in the world and it would have stayed that way if it had retained its monopoly. He said: "DWDM [a technology... [27 Jul 2001]
Of viruses, IT and the Christmas Grinch
Comment Jack Clark, product marketing manager at rival vendor Network Associates, agrees. Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at anti-virus vendor, Sophos, warned Christmas is a dangerous time of the year. [15 Dec 2000]
The Value Proposition: The Economics of Application Service Provision
Comment In an age of skill shortages and escalating IT support costs a solution that gives management the whip hand, removing the power and control of IT from technocrats, will attract the attention of the... [06 Sep 2000]
Consultant impartiality: are some vendors more equal than others?
Comment We've got relationships with KPMG, Deloitte and the rest and will continue to provide them all with information about our products and services," said Chris Tolmie, senior market... [20 Aug 1999]
IT expenditure: the errors of focusing on TCO
Comment Jim Proctor, alliance manager at Cap Gemini, said: "I heartily endorse these comments. Dr Richard Sykes, the outgoing chief information officer at ICI, said: "There are two ways to change this. But he... [05 Aug 1999]