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We read about it in the press every week - how women get paid less than men and that women are far and few between in top level jobs. But is the situation really this gloomy and do glass ceilings real...
A survey of women in IT has found that HR departments are less supportive to women than line managers and colleagues. The survey, carried out last year by Microsoft and online career and networking p...
Now that the Northern Rock crises is moving into its next stage, although by no means final stages, its worth reflecting on how the whole thing could have been handled better. I make no apologies duri...
Following on from Paul Penrose's earlier blog about the $5 million beleagured E Trade spent on their Super Bowl Ad, the WSJ today, shows just what that amount of money looks like. Really, a vomiting ...
If it takes a crisis to remind people of what really matters, there is no doubt that credit crunches and rogue traders have put data management at the centre of attention. The world at large has sudd...
While the US (and the world) is groggily trying to get back on its feet after the mortgage sucker punch, the knockout punch seems to be flying in! The toxic sub prime home mortgage debt of USD 900 B m...
Jodange has debuted Top of Mind at Demo '08 - the press release is here. Built using the expertise of a bunch of Cornell University computer scientists, Jodange claims Top of Mind is already in evalu...
So, the world's most sought after junket in Davos has come to a close. The economic bigwigs, CEOs, intellectual heavyweights have returned after a week of heavy duty deliberation on climate change, fi...
Here we are over 2 months after the initial Child Benefit fiasco; you would think the HMRC would have introduced controls to accept encrypted media? The Information Commissioner just issued Marks &...
In 2005 I attended an event where Nick Leeson provided an honest and forthright presentation of how he managed to create the dealing positions that eventually brought down Barings Bank. He consistentl...
Seriously, those of faint disposition should have a cushion handy to hide behind! How often do we read about and debate the moral dilemma of mere mortals "playing God" in areas such as medic...
Sunday my daughter got an e-mail purporting to be from Natwest saying that someone had been trying to access her Online Banking. E-mail said they had temporarily disabled her Online Account and if she...