Computer Faire time is here again - evidence that while some things change, the local IT industry remains predominantly the same.
In the blue and red trunks, Absa stands ready to defend its free Internet policy. In the opposite corner, M-Web goads the opposition.
Transparency, openness and honesty are great qualities, except when it comes to systems security.
Telkom`s outrageous call costs will not be forgotten when the market is deregulated. Sometimes good service is not enough.
If the culture of breaching IT security were to die locally, it would not necessarily benefit the SA market.
The wireless revolution could translate into an office that follows you wherever you go. With a little investment in technology, we could eradicate the possibility of free time.
With all of the software and Web terms of use, licensing agreements and policy documents that I agree to, I wonder how often I have signed my life away.
Although most of ITWeb`s readers seem to think it is doomed to fail, Absa`s free Internet model could be leveraged into a grand e-commerce vision.
The city of the new century will be self-contained, diverse and wired. This is a brave new model for a brave new world - a world of MAN.
The new economy of information technology fails to feed mankind, fails to protect him, fails to ensure the survival of the human species. It survives on a need it created.
The Nasdaq, the delivery on the e-business promise, and the spelling of "fibre optic" all have one thing in common: the Yanks got it all wrong.
A sneak peak at what may be the future of the Internet shows that the next stage of the Internet will not be a free lunch - it will be a business buffet.