off-the-peg
Naked CIO: Oracle and Sun - good luck
Comment It is almost always the case of a square peg in a round whole - and trying to understand what to compromise is very difficult. So in most cases integrating IT platforms in these circumstances is a... [27 Apr 2009]
Off the peg or tailor made?
Comment Off the peg or tailor-made? Fundamental changes are afoot in enterprise apps. These shifts will change the way organisations choose and pay for systems, says Corporate... [16 Jun 2008]
Troublesome 'dong' leads to VSO email overhaul
News Sims added: "Being an international organisation we have a number of issues with off-the-peg services where you get a list of bad words to check. Voluntary Services Overseas,... [11 Jun 2007]
China's long road to copyright
Comment Signs of China embracing global market rules abound, from Beijing's decision to loosen its currency's peg to the dollar to the willingness of Chinese companies to pursue acquisitions... [19 Sep 2005]
Spam? It's enough to make you switch ISPs
News Because the spammers have taken over and made email 'marketing' their own - 64 per cent of email was made up of spam last month, according to Brightmail - when consumers are confronted by email advertising that doesn't... [09 Jun 2004]
Devil's Advocate: Sausage machine-software
Comment Our E-envoy, Andrew Pinder, suggests that government IT can be handled by off the shelf packages. Is there a software suite to suit you? You'll have faced the package versus bespoke... [07 Oct 2003]
Palm prepares high-end handheld
News In related news, consumer electronics maker Sony announced an addition to its Clie line of Palm OS-based handhelds, the PEG-SJ33. Palm and AT&T Wireless were set to make a formal announcement about... [19 Feb 2003]
Siebel all shook-up over AvantGo's 'rip-off' mobile software
News AvantGo was unable to refer silicon.com to a successful user of its recently launched "off-the-peg" mobile version of Siebel's CRM applications, but it insisted that previous customers... [27 Jul 2001]