If we consider for a moment the modus operandi of a kidnapper, it is one of extracting the maximum ransom from the victim's next of kin, based on the perceived worth of the victim's family. A corporate ransom would be based not on the complexity of...
Steve Case (2) and Rupert Murdoch (3) come next, the convergence of content, community and commerce giving the two a common bond. Size matters little in the digital economy, and Gent is not afraid to speak to, rival and acquire larger and more...
Ebusiness exposes small, local suppliers to a global auction which inevitably will place them at a severe disadvantage to Third World unregulated manufacturers. In the UK, we can see the global market at work, losing thousands of jobs in our home...
Software is the tool by which we can compete in the global economy. Should you take last year's budget and add 10 per cent? This will guarantee different projects and departments fight over a fixed pot of money and no one will be able to plan...
Application service provision (ASP) is fast becoming the most talked about development to come out of the internet computing model. In an age of skill shortages and escalating IT support costs a solution that gives management the whip hand...
This is proving a complex matter because the market represents the convergence of two quite distinct power groups - telecommunications technology suppliers and large software vendors - around a common value proposition.