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Whenever a new technology hype cycle starts, there is a stampede of major vendors all vying to be seen as the “hype leader”. The latest hype cycle to affect the IT industry is cloud based computing. ...
I have had a busy summer as having moved to the New York area with my family. Whilst we had to do a lot of preparation with going to the US embassy etc for visas, the move finally became "real&qu...
Two years ago I wrote about Curse of the Were-Laptop, which highlighted the fact PCs are used for both personal use and work; your employees can get themselves infected outside the corporate firewall...
“Go and tidy your room or you won’t get any dessert!” I droop my shoulders and trudge off upstairs to set about the gargantuan task of bedroom tidying. It’s going to be tough. Its one thing to take th...
A few weeks ago ComReg, the Irish telecom regulator, made clear that organisations are neither allowed to set an opt-out for receiving e-invoices, nor force customers to opt-in on e-invoicing. ComRe...
The Spanish government's department for telecommunications and the information society has launched an initiative to support the adoption of electronic billing by businesses and citizens. www.lafactur...
I just got a message from Finextra stating that the 1/4 million milestone has been passed (in two years). I am very grateful to all who have taken the trouble to view posts and to Finextra for bringin...
During the global financial crisis, governments spent billions to bail out banks in an effort to keep liquidity in the banking sector, largely so that lending could continue at a time when businesses ...
Purchasinginsight.com stated that B2B standards are a waste of time, a waste of energy, intellectual capacity and money. That they have no place in the business world in 21st century. And that standar...
The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) today released data covering outstanding positions in the global OTC Derivatives markets. Outstanding OTC positions are down some 4% to $583 trillion, alt...
Following my last post in relation to the G20 summit in Seoul (On the brink of entering the Basel III era...) I wanted to share some further thoughts, since the G20 leaders signed off the Basel Comm
OTC Derivatives Regulation – Ready or Not? 8 things you need to worry about now With the passage this summer of sweeping regulatory reform in the US, there’s been a lot of discussion arou...