Blog I hope the Security Shootout indicates a genuine shift of direction by Microsoft, towards real security in their products..... but I must admit to being skeptical. Since 1999, I have been associated with New Media Security, who develop strong encryption solutions for PC and PDA devices, so I've come to...

• Apr 11, 2006 12:13 PM
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Blog Indian companies have been successful to date in several areas of the outsourcing market, without having to try particularly hard. The wage differential between Indian staff and staff in the G7 nations has historically been so large that the cost savings were a "no-brainer". However.... ....the global situation is changing rapidly,...

• Apr 11, 2006 01:52 PM
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Blog It seems to me that some of the technological developments of the last 30 to 50 years can play a major part in ending extreme poverty, wherever it occurs in the world. CK Prahalad wrote about some of these developments in his excellent book "The Fortune at the Bottom of...

• Apr 12, 2006 10:33 PM
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Blog You may not realise this, but the first round of the Microsoft Security Shootout is a simple multiple-choice test. And, better still.... ....everybody who comes in the top 7500 in round one will win a prize. Unfortunately, I'm not eligible to enter the contest, being based in the UK. However, I'd urge...

• Apr 17, 2006 01:57 AM
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Blog Ajay just pointed me at a terrific blog about a new e-commerce solution, which allows people to source important business services very quickly and easily. It included a link to a fabulous graphic: http://blogs.zdnet.com/images/rearden5.jpg The company is called Rearden Commerce. More details can be found at: www.reardencommerce.com/2.2.php ...

• Apr 18, 2006 12:54 AM
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Blog Guy Kawasaki, founder of garage.com, is always entertaining and informative. This blog is no exception: http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2006/01/the_top_ten_lie_1.html Patrick ...

• Apr 18, 2006 08:25 AM
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Blog I think most people, if offered the chance, would happily work for R10,000 per hour. Even more, given the chance, would work for R100,000 per hour. And yet, nobody ever got really wealthy by charging in that way. And the truth of it is, almost nobody gets rewarded at even...

• Apr 24, 2006 11:06 PM
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Blog So, if we're not going to pay our people by the hour, what are the alternatives? The key to this is finding ways to identify why you're employing somebody, and then adopting performance measures that reflect what you're expecting them to add to the business. Using my role with ITVidya as an...

• Apr 25, 2006 05:09 PM
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Blog This story came out a couple of days ago on Reuters. There's certainly some tough times coming for mainstream telcos..... Phone users closer to mobile internet calls Patrick ...

• Apr 28, 2006 08:06 AM
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Blog At the moment, if you think of Web 2.0 sites, your list is likely to include mostly businesses with a technical (horizontal) focus or no focus at all. Sites like flickr (photos), del.icio.us (browser favourites), last.fm (music) and technorati (tags) have made a big splash, and...

• Apr 29, 2006 10:22 PM
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