This year`s Computer Faire was smaller, and attracted fewer but higher quality visitors.
A tale of banking so scandalously backward, I`m tempted to sell my story to the tabloids.
Sometimes it seems that Linux fanatics are the open source movement`s own worst enemy. Perhaps it is time that the "revolution" started to employ a few marketing people.
Last week saw the buy-out of Napster by Bertelsmann and restructuring at AOL and WorldCom, while locally the DataMirror/Idion battle continued.
Britain`s police service is being undermined by a disproportionate ratio of administration to active duty. When one arrest can generate eight hours worth of paperwork, one has to wonder about the infrastructure behind it all.
Making a dynamic Web site is neither difficult nor expensive if you have the time to download a couple of open source tools and have at least basic computing skills.
The Department of Communications has dodged fundamental questions about the Electronic Communications and Transactions (ECT) Bill for a long time. No wonder, as the answers are damning.
With first quarter profit announcements coming from the likes of Lastminute.com and Virgin Mobile, could it be that the IT market is ready for radically new products and services?
Last week saw Telkom`s official monopoly come to an end, while the DataMirror/Idion saga continued.
The last couple of months have been productive for open source developers, particularly in the desktop arena. Here`s a look at a few of the recent releases that bode well for Linux on the desktop.
Telkom`s exclusivity is over. Its monopoly isn`t. It`s time to thank the honourable Dr Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, give her the golden watch and gently prise the keys of office out of her hands.
Highlights of the past two weeks included AOL`s massive $54 billion loss and the finalisation of the HP/Compaq merger.
The BBC has launched an ambitious project aimed at providing specialised content to regions across the UK, and there`s a highly original twist: most of the content will be provided by members of the public.