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September 08, 2009
Bigger, broader deals likely to follow Orange and T-Mobile
Big as it is, the news that Orange and T-Mobile plan to merge UK operations is likely to be looked back on as merely a catalyst for much more significant combinations in the mobile telco space.
Martin Veitch
August 10, 2009
Justin Langer, the Ashes and the end of email for safe communications
Having spent chunks of the past few days watching England's cricketers get back to normal by taking a good, old-fashioned thrashing, it's hard to feel too much sympathy for Justin Langer, the former Australian bat whose emailed dossier detailing the frailties of our players ('WARNING: ATTACHMENT IS TOO LARGE' surely popped up) was somehow outed to the media.
Martin Veitch
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August 07, 2009
How to avoid causing death by PowerPoint
In the 20 years I've been doing this job, I've probably interviewed, on average, four people a day, so that's maybe 20,000 people in total. I've attended maybe 1500 to 2000 press conferences and been on maybe 100 to 150 trips. Amid all the fun (the SAN-NAS wars, the LAN Manager versus NetWare duel and what have you) there have also been inevitable longueurs. Most of them have involved PowerPoint.
Martin Veitch
August 06, 2009
Two ways for CIOs to save millions
I had an interesting meeting this morning with Harry McDermott, the chief exec of a company called Hudson & Yorke, which provides consulting on negotiating LAN, WAN, voice, mobilty, conferencing and other networking and comms packages.
Martin Veitch
August 04, 2009
Going Google Apps might need some extra focus
It's good to see that Google is beginning to push the marketing boat out for its Apps suite, the nearest thing to a serious challenge Microsoft's mainstay business has had since Bill Gates saw the Mac GUI and thought 'I wonder...'.
Martin Veitch, CIO.co.uk
August 03, 2009
Australian cricketer shows Twitter is a loaded gun that goes with you everywhere
When Australian opening batsman Phillip Hughes Tweeted his omission from the team to play England in the Third Test last week, all hell broke loose -- at least in this small, watery nation that is enthralled by the Ashes cricket contest against its old adversary.
Martin Veitch, CIO.co.uk
July 28, 2009
With Office 2010 detailed, Google Docs can step up
When Microsoft announced plans for Office 2010 that included free, web-native versions of its powerhouse applications earlier this week, I'm sure a lot of people will have seen this as the beginning of the end for Google Docs.
Martin Veitch, CIO.co.uk
July 14, 2009
Microsoft lays out Ts and Cs for Windows Azure cloud vision
Microsoft has released more details of plans for Windows Azure, its operating environment for cloud-based provisioning of applications and computing resources.
Martin Veitch, CIO.co.uk
July 08, 2009
Google, GMail and the meaning of 'beta'
Google's decision to take its Mail and other key applications out of beta, raises a nagging question: when is a beta not a beta? When it's really an alpha, perhaps, or else a finished product. Confused? You will be: welcome to the wacky world of software development.
Martin Veitch, CIO.co.uk
June 18, 2009
The mainframe skills conundrum
A new survey from CA (the former Computer Associates) with Vanson Bourne -- The Mainframe: Surviving and Thriving in a Turbulent World -- suggests 83 per cent of UK IT chiefs expect to have problems with mainframe skills while 43 per cent are spending on training to address the issue.
Martin Veitch
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