By C. Bate
So why does an integrated software application need more integration technology? To my mind it’s a fascinating question – and perhaps more complex than it first appears - and one which was answered at a session I was at yesterday with a mixed...
Read moreI have voiced my concerns that the rise of Web 3.0 in the need for the Semantic Web might mean a return to a whole series on approaches that have been around for quite a few years now without actually getting anywhere meaningful. I was hoping to be...
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By Ron Tolido
Frequent visitors of IT events know it's true: a race car simulator will guarantee one of the busiest spots in the hall. Even the most self-controlled manager transforms into an introvert, white-faced maniac the moment he is seated behind the...
Read moreBeen talking to a lot of people, Business and IT, and there is a pretty constant picture emerging. There is a general feeling that it’s not a case of ‘business as usual’, things are changing, but what are these things, and what is changing?...
Read moreAs life in the real world, or my first life as I think of it, continues so does life in Second Life, or SL. However I am finding it increasingly difficult to reconcile progress in SL itself with ‘real’ progress in the use of virtual worlds....
Read moreWe live in interesting times as the Chinese say when it comes to industry consolidation moves. The New York Post followed by the Wall Street Journal reported discussions were in an early stage for Microsoft to buy Yahoo, or at least find some formal...
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By Ron Tolido
Must be a sign of the times. Microsoft organises a Business Intelligence conference for the very first time and the convention centre in Seattle is completely packed. Almost 3000 attendees from all over the world witness announcements of new products...
Read moreThis was the key question that was set at the off site IT management meeting of a global business a couple of weeks ago. I had the pleasure of attending as a guest speaker and was delighted to see this question come up as a working topic. It is, in a...
Read moreIts seems we are in the middle of a boom market for Business Intelligence Management, or what ever term you want to apply to the gathering and use of Information and Knowledge for the support of business decision making. On one side we have a...
Read moreAs you may have gathered by now I am a big believer that standards play a crucial role in the current wave of technology, and that this has allowed what I have called ‘shadow IT’, (parallel activities to the official IT systems), to develop with...
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