Author Archives: admin
Is now the time for businesses to fully embrace the cloud?
Cloud-based services are appearing everywhere, and have been flavour of the month for a while now. Everywhere you look, some new start-up offering software-as-a-service (SaaS) or new cloud-based platform product is appearing, or is being heavily funded. And if you … Continue reading
Is it another tech bubble or not?
Various people have voiced their opinion on whether we are into a another tech bubble like that of 2001, especially with the recent announcement of the Microsoft/Skype deal, the LinkedIn float and the big valuations of other social media companies … Continue reading
Promoting smarter working
The UK’s TUC, CBI, British Chambers of Commerce, Equality and Human Rights Commission and StaffShare are backing a national initiative during the week of 16 May 2011 to promote “smarter” working practices such as flexible, remote and mobile working, as … Continue reading
Is it CES or Mobile World Congress?
In addition to the expected rush of tablet announcements, today’s news releases at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas seem to also have been dominated by numerous wireless and internet-connected announcements – from both the wireless operators as well as the hardware and network equipment providers. This made me think: is this Mobile World Congress or is it CES? It almost puts the two conferences on par, but with CES focused on hardware side of the mobile technologies and MWC focused on the software side. I know this might be very simplistic but that’s how it could look to some.
My pre-show CES snapshot – not from Las Vegas..
This year I will not be at CES – the Consumer Electronics Show – in Las Vegas. But this doesn’t seem to matter any longer whether you are physically at a major event or not
Inspirational talks are good for motivation
This headline might be stating the obvious but inspirational talks are important for motivating people in all aspects of life.
Entrepreneurship lessons N.R. Narayana Murthy
Last week (17-23 November 2008), Global Entrepreneurship week was running and there were several events around the world aimed at encouraging entrepreneurship or highlighting some of the positive aspects of entrepreneurship.
Despite talk of doom and gloom for 2009, business leaders see opportunity
During the week of one of the biggest electronics components trade fairs in the world, which took place in Munich a couple of weeks ago, you would be hard-pressed to see where were the signs of the down-turn
India: the next power in product innovation?
India is constantly in the news, vying with China to be the next global superpower. We’ve already seen major acquistions and also talk of further large acquistive moves
A basic test for would-be entrepreneurs
‘Entrepreneurship’ has become a key buzzword in many circles and a national enterprise academy is even being launched in the UK next year.