I am about to display my programming roots. History alert.In a far off kingdom computers were made by an all powerful company - called IBM. IBM had the most magnificent Operating System, inventively called "OS". This operating system came in a number…
Our (US) government uses taxation and tax relief as a way of enacting all sorts of public policy legislation. For example, we have a way of paying medical bills through the use of a tax relieved account. Sounds great doesn't it. I…
Everey now and again, I get really annoyed with sites that assume you have only one of something. "Please enter your email address" is a common request - except that I have several, and would like to have the opportunity to use…
Everey now and again, I get really annoyed with sites that assume you have only one of something. "Please enter your email address" is a common request - except that I have several, and would like to have the opportunity to use…
I have recently been involved in several discussions (sales opportunities perhaps), where the answer seems to be, "We need a CEP engine". Of course if one chooses solutions based on products there's something wrong. And then working with the sales force, I…
I have recently been involved in several discussions (sales opportunities perhaps), where the answer seems to be, "We need a CEP engine". Of course if one chooses solutions based on products there's something wrong. And then working with the sales force, I…
This post comes from an online exchange with Roger Sessions (@rsessions on twitter) Leo de Sousa (@leodesousa) and Chris Potts (@chrisdpotts).Roger makes the point that the various cloud vendors make their case on "scalability" without defining the term sufficiently. As marketing (almost)…
This post comes from an online exchange with Roger Sessions (@rsessions on twitter) Leo de Sousa (@leodesousa) and Chris Potts (@chrisdpotts).Roger makes the point that the various cloud vendors make their case on "scalability" without defining the term sufficiently. As marketing (almost)…
I was reading this post about QANTAS having to stop on the way from Dallas to Brisbane to refuel several times since starting the "nonstop" service. The service is "direct" from DFW to Sydney - which in the strained parlance of the…
I was reading this post about QANTAS having to stop on the way from Dallas to Brisbane to refuel several times since starting the "nonstop" service. The service is "direct" from DFW to Sydney - which in the strained parlance of the…
I am pretty late to the blogosphere about the differences between social media and CRM. But in customer meetings I see this kind of confusion all the time. So here goes. Oh, and since I mainly work in the travel industry, my…
I am pretty late to the blogosphere about the differences between social media and CRM. But in customer meetings I see this kind of confusion all the time. So here goes. Oh, and since I mainly work in the travel industry, my…