Invest to ride into recovery on a cloud
Cutting back on spending will help companies get through the recession, but cost-cutting does not prepare a business for the eventual recovery. It is vital that organisations continue to invest in strategic research and...
So will Lewis Hamilton hold onto his World Championship crown?
You can almost hear the engines revving up in the F1 paddock in Melbourne ahead of Sunday's opening Grand Prix of the F1 season.
As usual the start to the season is being dogged by the usual controversy about...
Don’t keep your opinions to yourself – make your voice heard in the IT industry
We know that Computer Weekly readers are the decision makers and thought leaders within the IT industry. So don't keep your opinions to yourself, make your voice heard within the industry and you could influence its direction.
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Five lessons learned from using Twitter live at a conference
I used Twitter for the first time to harness the "back channel" chat in a GovNet conference on Mobile Technology earlier this week and I have to say it added tremendously to the experience. If you search twitter for #mobilegov you'll...
Ada Lovelace, computing countess: Celebrating the first lady of IT
Tweeting the Mobile Government conference today
I'm chairing the Mobile Government conference in London today and am going to try to simultaneously tweet the presentations and discussions. If you work in public sector IT and are interested in opportunities of mobile for the delivery...
The threat of parked cars to SMEs
One of the pleasures in writing for Computer Weekly, and yes there are many to choose, from, is the sheer unbridled optimism of the business...
Microsoft Surface – its about making computing social, rather than asocial
So I went to the Microsoft Surface UK launch yesterday at the lovely swanky Haymarket Hotel in London.
Surface, which has been out in the US since December last year, is a neat product that costs £8500 a unit. That's for the table top
15 questions that the BBC should answer in relation to its botnet special
Robert Carolina also supplied me with 15 questions the BBC should answer in relation to its investigation into botnets and cybercrime.
BBC’s Click botnet special was irresponsible and illegal
The BBC's Click programme investigation into Cybercrime has caused a massive stir by doing a special on botnets whereby it took control of 22,000 home computers.
You can catch up with Click's investigation...