legacy in comment and analysis
The legacy of an FCC chairman
Comment But Powell's legacy is more complicated than either copyright or censorship. Declan McCullagh evaluates the legacy of the man to most recently hold that position, Michael Powell. But that risks tarnishing Powell's broadband and VoIP legacy by... [25 Jan 2005]
Analysis: The CIO's legacy IT nightmare
Comment Making the best use of legacy technology isn't always fun but it can be done. Legacy systems remain the bane of many an IT director's life, draining precious resources just to keep the things up and running. [16 Mar 2006]
The Bloor Perspective: Trojan horses, legacy systems and IBM's new clients
Comment The main problem with legacy systems, roughly stated, is that on the one hand they are difficult and expensive to maintain while on the other they are very valuable and even more expensive to replace. [17 May 2004]
Radioactive: Crazy Frog's legacy - it's boomtime for ringtones
Comment It was a bumper year for the UK ringtone market. But, asks Futurity Media's Anthony Plewes, will ringtones remain a lucrative revenue stream for the music industry, or will high prices eventually turn teenagers off? [16 Jan 2006]
Retail CIOs aiming to ditch legacy of IT complexity
Comment Retail technology touches our daily lives at almost every turn and that's reflected in the fact that one-fifth of those on the CIO50 list come from that sector. Yet retailers traditionally spend proportionally less on IT than almost any other... [02 Jul 2007]
Retail CIOs aiming to ditch legacy of IT complexity
CIO Analysis Retail technology touches our daily lives at almost every turn and that's reflected in the fact that one-fifth of those on the CIO50 list come from that sector. Yet retailers traditionally spend proportionally less on IT than almost any other... [06 Jun 2007]
Alex Allan: The legacy of an e-envoy
Comment Alex Allan's brief time as the UK's e-envoy will be remembered as a period of ups and downs. His appointment at the end of 1999 was broadly welcomed. Most people in IT, as well as politicians and consumers, had come to recognise the need for... [06 Sep 2000]
Is SOA testing tough enough?
Comment Improved efficiency, new services, access to legacy apps - the advantages of service-oriented architecture seem endless. These legacy applications were never designed to be accessed in this manner and so lack a security model to address external... [20 May 2008]
Minority Report: Jef Raskin and the Mac revolution
Comment So what is the legacy of Jef Raskin? Here, Seb Janacek considers his legacy. If you then consider the extent to which the interface design metaphors that the Mac embodied were embraced by the dominant Microsoft Windows operating system, well, you... [03 Mar 2005]
Corporate Voodoo: Extract 1 - Who has the Voodoo gift?
Comment Speed is the legacy of the age - but speed's not the same as Voodoo. The major legacy of the internet era will be speed. The major legacy of the internet era will be Voodoo. The business world is moving faster and faster. [08 May 2001]
Leader: 2006 is a year for CIOs to be bold
Leader The first five years of this century have been difficult for CIOs and IT directors, faced with a tough economic environment and the legacy of boardrooms still distrustful of technology following the empty promises of Y2K and the dot-com boom. [09 Dec 2005]
The Director's Cut: Joining the dotted lines
Comment Our attempts to achieve democracy and more people power by erasing reporting lines has left a legacy of issues, including large numbers of people reporting in to one person and confusion as to who owns what. [28 Mar 2001]
The Paratrooper CIO: David Lister, Reuters
Comment They are not constrained by legacy thinking and are quickly able to assess what the real situation is and what needs to be done. He says: "I spend a lot of time solving problems that are legacy to businesses. [19 Sep 2006]
Leader: Old dogs should teach new pups old tricks
Leader And so have the people who work on legacy. There are fewer legacy workers around these days. It's not surprising that the recruitment agencies say that demand for support and maintenance in legacy is as high as ever. [08 Nov 2005]
EAI - nice idea, shame about the acronym
Comment In essence, EAI involves consolidating all the legacy applications held within an organisation to ensure everyone has the same, real-time view of the business - and can hence pass necessary information onto customers. [25 May 2000]
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