With porn on cellphones becoming popular and profitable in Europe, it may well be coming to SA soon. But are we ready for it, and do we really want it?

The backlash from the Softline decision to delist and the happenings at Intervid stole the local headline ICT space during a shortened week.

Empowerment in IT is in a mess, but to complain about the difficulties to get it right is irresponsible. The only way is the hard way - of intervention, contractual routes and business fundamentals.

With all the extensions, exemptions and do we/don`t we publish issues that surround the company information manuals, is it any wonder that the average person is as confused as a compass in a tumble-dryer?

Last week saw the news that Softline intends to de-list from the JSE following a consortium buy-out involving senior management and Investec Bank.

Coming face to face with a bad manager means certain steps must be taken to ensure your career and reputation remain afloat.

It`s tragic, it`s comical, and it`s only in the States. In Michigan, not the only US state to have meddled with security, some firewalls are now illegal. Let`s hope our own communications ministry leaves the issue alone.

Last week saw some local companies post good financial results.

Like other people who know exactly what they were doing the day JFK was shot or Diana died, I remember everything about the moment I heard smart phones were outselling PDAs. That day will live on in infamy.

The new process for awarding the SNO licence is supposed to see the communications regulator play an important role, but it may have been brought into the equation purely to rubberstamp the communication department`s choice of operator.

Last week saw the search for the second national telecoms operator (SNO) begin once again.

In a world of good and bad, a poor manager can prove to be an extremely destructive force.

Web sites have been rated and slated before. But no one seems to have picked up that corporate sites in particular are increasingly becoming as uncommunicative as the fabled white bouncers of Tshwane.