How Corporations Became Culturally Dysfunctional and Why Simple Solutions Won't Fix Them
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The bloated, dysfunctional world of
Enterprise Solutions
The bloated, dysfunctional world of
Enterprise Solutions
01/27/2004 01:18 AMWhat the hell happened to the "best tool for the job" policy? Does the
industry really have the money to invest in bloated projects,
implemented with non-productive technologies that are just not right
for the job at hand? I think not. Why then, does it happen? My theory
it has to do with the magic slogan "Enterprise Solution". PHBs love
to buy things with the "industrial strength architecture" label on it.
Hordes of young programmers are being indoctrinated at universities to
use only the "cleanly designed, pure" languages because they are so
well suited for teaching abstract CS concepts. It's almost as if
nobody notices how little actually is being achieved at such a high
price in software. Fellow developers, make no mistake, I'm about to
attack your favourite technologies now, read on if you dare - or if
you had the feeling you have been "coding in the Matrix" lately (like
the famous ad said).
Spyware Solutions Not So Simple
Spyware Solutions Not So Simple
05/14/2004 08:59 PMProposed bills may create more problems than they solve according to
VeriSign and other industry leaders.
HEALTH CARE:
SIMPLE SOLUTIONS NO ONE WANTS TO
IMPLEMENT
HEALTH CARE:
SIMPLE SOLUTIONS NO ONE WANTS TO
IMPLEMENT
09/21/2004 12:24 PM
Canada has an enviable record
of
providing universal, quality health care at a reasonable price for the
last half
a century. But, as in every other country, our health care system is
facing several strains:
- Soaring health care costs, driven by astronomical
salaries
paid to senior medical practitioners by competing private health-care
providers in the US
- Disproportionally high usage of the health
care system by
Canada's exploding immigrant population
- Ageing population
needing more health services
The answer of US-worshipping Canadian neocons is two-tier health care.
Why, cries John Tory, the new leader of the hapless Ontario
Conservative party, shouldn't Canadians have "choice" in their health
care services? This is classic conservative re-framing of public
debate. "Choice" in health care means choice for those who can afford
it, which means doctors who want to make obscene amounts of money
(including many of the best ones) would work for the higher-paying
private-tier system and the rest of us would be stuck with long waits
and second-class service, just like we face in every other private
sector of the economy.
Fortunately, and to the chagrin of the Canadian neocons, the vast
majority of Canadian's aren't buying this Orwellian deceit. Recent
polls say support
for a public, single-class health care system is as high as ever.
So
what's a civilized country to do to deal with the three great
challenges of 21st century health care bulleted above? I recently
listened to a talk show featuring the federal Minister of Health,
discussing how these problems should be solved. Caller after caller
said the same two things:
- Much of the work done by doctors should be transferred
to
paraprofessionals and to self-diagnosis and self-treatment. Much more
information, expert systems and self-service equipment needs to be
provided to enable this. [I spoke to two doctors who said they would
love to do this, since the majority of the work they do does not
require a licensed professional to do it competently -- but that the lawyers wouldn't let them do
it.]
- There needs to be a massive shift in the health
care system from treatment to preventative care.
When the moderator asked the Minister whether he had learned anything
from these recurring messages, he 'summarized' the discussion by
saying
that better measurement systems were needed to ensure hospitals were
operating as efficiently as possible, and that the government was
looking into ways to do public-private partnerships without allowing
competition or giving up control over pricing and access. The
interviewer was incredulous: Had the Minister not heard the two
messages that the public had been bombarding him with for the past
hour? Of course these things would be considered, he replied, but the
first priority was to find ways to increase access without increasing
cost. His deafness to these two obvious solutions to the malaise of
the
system was astonishing.
What one listener of this talk show said about neoncons' true
motivation for wanting two-tier health care was also telling: "The
reason rich politicians want a two class system is that they're embarrassed
to have to wait in line
for health services the same as 'ordinary' Canadians, when their US
business colleagues can jump the queue so easily and have their
company
write off the extra cost as a business expense. They're also
embarrassed that, to jump the queue, they have to fly to the US and
pay
out of their own pocket". So in fact there is a choice for the very
rich to jump the queue: Pay for treatment in the private US
system.
Is Canada's health care system the best in the world? Far from it.
Health care in Canada's cities is much better than in rural areas. The
bureaucracy in much of the system (notably the blood collection system
and the 'walk-in' clinics) is suffocating, and needlessly so. And
because of
its zeal to protect jobs in the system, Canada, which ranks first in
the world in per-capita patents of medical technology, ranks forty-first in the world in the use
of modern medical technology in its hospitals (MRI equipment is as
scarce as gold, for example).
But it's still an excellent system, and one that a two-class health
care system won't improve, at least for 95% of the population. If only
the politicians and bureaucrats only had the intelligence and vision
to
listen to the Wisdom of Crowds and make the two changes (more
paraprofessional/self-care, and more prevention instead of treatment)
that the public is already starting to make themselves, our system
would be the best in the world.
Oh -- a word about prescription drug costs: You may have heard that
many Americans come up to Canada to buy prescription drugs much
cheaper
than they can buy them in the US. Now, US municipal and state
governments are fighting for the right to buy their drugs from Canada,
too (and Kerry wants them to have this right). The funny thing is, the
companies selling them are essentially all the same companies, since
the Canadian pharmaceutical industry is dominated by the same handful
of global corporations
as the US industry. Why do these companies charge more in the US than
the rest of the world for the same drugs? Not, as the neocons and the
pharma industry are telling Americans, because Canadian drugs are
inferior (perhaps, it is implied, dangerously so) -- they are the
identical drugs. They
sell them for higher prices in the US because
they can.
Drug companies charge as much as the market will bear, and in the
bloated US health care system where if you have enough money you can
buy anything, the market will bear a lot. In the rest of the world
money available for drugs is much less, so to sell their products
pharma companies lower prices by 30, 50, even 70%, and still make a
good margin. This is a case where globalization threatens to backfire
on
some of the corporations that most benefit from it. Couldn't happen to
a nice bunch of guys.
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Dean's dysfunctional "family"
Dean's dysfunctional "family"
03/06/2004 01:59 AMFascinating article in the Washington Post by Howard Kurtz about the
dysfunctional nature of the Dean campaign organization. Reading it
makes you realize that the notion that the campaign's infatuation with
the Internet brought it down is a point of view that only someone
infatuated with the Internet would propose. Far more destructive were
the personal and organizational frictions caused by a small-town
campaign suddenly going national. [Cross-posted at Loose Democracy]
Dean disputes the accuracy of the quotes in the article....
My dysfunctional thoughts have returned!
My dysfunctional thoughts have returned!
03/28/2005 09:58 AMCognitive therapy helped me greatly, but I fell in love and now I'm
falling to pieces.
Have you wondered why certain job add
read WANTED: Multilingual and culturally
fluent personnel with experience
managing diverse teams
Have you wondered why certain job add
read WANTED: Multilingual and culturally
fluent personnel with experience
managing diverse teams
04/19/2004 04:37 PMbitter pill, dysfunctional advertising
bitter pill, dysfunctional advertising
07/09/2004 12:06 PMskot's brain is a frightening but amusing place
TruStar Solutions(SM) Partners with
Resume Mirror to Provide Superior Resume
Management Solutions - Companies Team to
Offer High-Value Solutions
TruStar Solutions(SM) Partners with
Resume Mirror to Provide Superior Resume
Management Solutions - Companies Team to
Offer High-Value Solutions
03/19/2005 03:13 AMTruStar Solutions, the leader in creating exceptional hiring
strategies, has partnered with Resume Mirror, the premier supplier of
resume extraction and searching software components. The partnership
will allow TruStar Solutions to include Resume Mirror's technology in
the development of world-class customized recruiting solutions. [PRWEB
Mar 17, 2005]
TruStar Solutions(SM) Partners with
Resume Mirror to Provide Superior Resume
Management Solutions. Companies Tteam to
Offer High-Value Solutions
TruStar Solutions(SM) Partners with
Resume Mirror to Provide Superior Resume
Management Solutions. Companies Tteam to
Offer High-Value Solutions
03/17/2005 03:02 AMTruStar Solutions, the leader in creating exceptional hiring
strategies, has partnered with Resume Mirror, the premier supplier of
resume extraction and searching software components. The partnership
will allow TruStar Solutions to include Resume Mirror's technology in
the development of world-class customized recruiting solutions. [PRWEB
Mar 17, 2005]
Compassionate Corporations
Compassionate Corporations
12/31/2004 02:33 PMMany U.S. companies dig deep to help tsunami victims in Southeast
Asia.
Corporations Still Not Cutting Web Pie
Corporations Still Not Cutting Web Pie
06/30/2004 06:02 AMCorporations Still Not Cutting Web Pie By Jim
Wagnerhttp:/
/www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3373151The
Web sites of too many Fortune 100 companies in the United States don't
take customers seriously, an upcoming report by research and
consulting firm The Customer Respect Group concludes. The 2004 Online
Customer Respect Study shows that while companies like Microsoft (No.
1) and Hewlett-Packard (No. 2) performed very well across the board,
most had inadequate privacy, operational or security measures in place
to reassure customers. The study evaluates the top 100 U.S. companies
in six categories -- simplicity, responsiveness, transparency,
principles, attitude and privacy -- and elicits end-user feedback on
their experiences of visits to the Web sites. Grading is done on a 0
(worst) to 10 (best) scale. Roger Fairchild, president of the
Bellevue, Wash.-based consulting firm, said he finds it amazing that
after three years of publishing report results, companies still don't
take their online sites seriously.
Corporations Never Pay Taxes
Corporations Never Pay Taxes
04/16/2004 09:01 AMJust about everybody remains agog at news that U.S. companies aren't
paying income tax.
IBM creates a Google for corporations
IBM creates a Google for corporations
06/27/2004 06:22 AMSan Jose Mercury News Jun 27 2004 10:38AM GMT
Corporations responce to AIDS
Corporations responce to AIDS
12/02/2003 01:10 AM Here's a
pragmatic
look at why companies like
De Beers
and
British Petroleum seek to combat the spread of HIV.
Can this be an example of how an act of self-interest can also be an
act of humanitarianism?
Open Source For Corporations: Set Up A
$30,000 Gate
Open Source For Corporations: Set Up A
$30,000 Gate
04/12/2004 02:10 PMWhile many in the tech industry always seem focused too much on
companies that produce technology, there isn't as much interest in how
everyday companies
use technology to improve their own bottom
line. There's a new "co-op" targeted at large companies that use
technology as a way to improve their business, but who are sick of
spending so much time and money on customized software for their
business. Think of it as open source software with a $30,000 gate.
Members of the co-op pay $30,000 per year to join, and then can
freely share software they've built with others
in the co-op. The benefits, in theory, are access to the other
software from other companies, and the fact that some others within
the co-op will contribute to and improve on software that's been
donated. Of course, companies
could just open source this
software (since it's obviously focused on software that isn't designed
to give the companies a competitive advantage). However, it seems
like they figure that the $30,000 gate will keep the level of the
software included higher and more focused on corporate uses. Also,
it's much more likely that companies will be willing to spend their
own engineering resources on applications that go into this program
than on fully open source projects - since many managers still have a
fear of open source. The article suggests that this could be
disruptive to companies that design custom applications for corporate
users. There is still a question of seeding the field with enough
applications, but it sounds like they've already convinced some large
companies (like Best Buy) to join and toss some of their corporate
software into the pot.
Corporations Entering World of Blogs
(AP)
Corporations Entering World of Blogs
(AP)
06/05/2005 10:59 PMAP - When General Motors Corp. wanted to stop speculation this spring
that it might eliminate its Pontiac and Buick brands, Vice Chairman
Bob Lutz took his case directly to dealers and customers who were up
in arms about the possibility. He wrote about it on the company's
blog.
XP Has No Legs - 80% of Corporations
Reject Microsoft XP
XP Has No Legs - 80% of Corporations
Reject Microsoft XP
04/13/2004 02:26 PM"...a study in December found that 80 percent of companies still have
some machines running Windows 95 or Windows 98...39 percent of
desktops were running either Windows 95 or Windows 98.".
Corporations that miss the joke and just
repeat the lie
Corporations that miss the joke and just
repeat the lie
02/12/2004 12:35 PMnewmediazero Feb 12 2004 5:06PM GMT
MiMail worm uses ZIP files to rampage
across corporations
MiMail worm uses ZIP files to rampage
across corporations
11/01/2003 06:21 AMAdobe Systems Becomes 5,000th Company to
Deploy Solutions from Email Solutions
Provider Lyris
Adobe Systems Becomes 5,000th Company to
Deploy Solutions from Email Solutions
Provider Lyris
06/17/2005 07:20 PM [PRWEB Jun 8, 2005]
RF Code and InfoWave Solutions Announce
Strategic Partnership Agreement for RFID
Integration Solutions
RF Code and InfoWave Solutions Announce
Strategic Partnership Agreement for RFID
Integration Solutions
05/31/2004 02:00 PMRF Code, Inc., a leading developer of Auto-ID data collection
middleware and Active RFID technologies, today announced a Strategic
Partnership with InfoWave Solutions, a provider of RFID integration
services and value-extraction software. The alliance will provide
customers with fully integrated RFID solutions that extract maximum
value from their investment. [PRWEB May 28, 2004]
Junction Solutions Announces Vertical
Market Success for Microsoft Business
Solutions - Axapta
Junction Solutions Announces Vertical
Market Success for Microsoft Business
Solutions - Axapta
07/07/2004 09:40 AMJunction Solutions, a leading provider of Microsoft-based business
software applications and services, today announced a number of new
clients signed in June of 2004 for Microsoft Business Solutions -
Axapta and Junction's newly released Axapta for Direct to Consumer.
These clients include Diamondback Tactical, Phoenix, AZ; Frankford
Candy & Chocolate, Philadelphia, PA; and Ouray Sportswear, Englewood,
CO. Junction continues to expand its customer base by delivering
innovative Microsoft solutions for discrete and process manufacturers,
multi-channel retailers, and wholesale distributors. "We are pleased
that our clients have selected Microsoft Axapta and Junction Solutions
to meet their critical business and technology needs," stated Brian
Carpizo, President of Junction Solutions. "Contributing to our success
was the continued acceptance of our new vertical solutions. Junction
is experiencing growing interest our Direct to Consumer product as
well as our upcoming Process Manufacturing release."
Tech corporations donate computers to
Oregon 4-H program
Tech corporations donate computers to
Oregon 4-H program
05/05/2004 09:21 PMOSU Extension May 6 2004 1:20AM GMT
Of the world's 100 largest economic
entities, 51 are now corporations and 49
are countries (2000)
Of the world's 100 largest economic
entities, 51 are now corporations and 49
are countries (2000)
06/11/2004 01:52 AM"Of the world's 100 largest economic entities, 51 are now corporations
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"Of the world's 100 largest economic
entities, 51 are now corporations and 49
are countries (2000)"
"Of the world's 100 largest economic
entities, 51 are now corporations and 49
are countries (2000)"
06/11/2004 05:57 PMETV Corporations VisiTyre Battery-less
Tire Pressure Monitoring System and
NHTSA Legislation are Hot Topics at SAE
2005 in Detroit
ETV Corporations VisiTyre Battery-less
Tire Pressure Monitoring System and
NHTSA Legislation are Hot Topics at SAE
2005 in Detroit
06/06/2005 12:04 AMETV Corporation applied serious pressure to its competitors with its
�real time� display of their VisiTyre Tire Pressure Monitoring System
at SAE 2005 World Congress in Detroit Michigan. Automotive Engineers
showed intense interest in the system�s battery-less sensors and
immediate reporting capability on ignition. [PRWEB Jun 3, 2005]
"Our Fearless Leader once again affirms
his strong moral commitment to
restricting the exploitation of Life to
profit-making corporations which donate
to his campaigns"
"Our Fearless Leader once again affirms
his strong moral commitment to
restricting the exploitation of Life to
profit-making corporations which donate
to his campaigns"
06/17/2004 11:33 AMOsaba and Account-Reconciliations.com
Announce Alliance to Help Corporations
Ensure Accurate Financial Reporting and
Improve Documentation of Sarbanes-Oxley
Controls
Osaba and Account-Reconciliations.com
Announce Alliance to Help Corporations
Ensure Accurate Financial Reporting and
Improve Documentation of Sarbanes-Oxley
Controls
02/05/2005 10:00 PMOsaba and Account-Reconciliations.com today announced a strategic
alliance to help corporations ensure accurate financial reporting
through the release of an enhanced enterprise version of GL Compliance
Manager. GL Compliance Manager will help corporations enhance their
Sarbanes-Oxley mandated internal control requirements and will ensure
accurate financial reporting by standardizing account reconciliations
with a set of customizable account reconciliation templates and by
allowing executives to monitor and control the process in real-time.
Financial executives will gain better information regarding the
general ledger account reconciliation and certification process and
will be able to confidently complete their S.E.C. sign-offs related to
internal controls. [PRWEB Feb 3, 2005]
Simple and Secure isn't so Simple
Simple and Secure isn't so Simple
09/02/2004 09:24 PMFranklin Data Releases Break-Thru
Technology to Help Law Firms,
Corporations, and Government Agencies to
Capture Lotus Notes Rich Text Formatting
(RTF) for Use in Electronic Data
Discovery.
Franklin Data Releases Break-Thru
Technology to Help Law Firms,
Corporations, and Government Agencies to
Capture Lotus Notes Rich Text Formatting
(RTF) for Use in Electronic Data
Discovery.
07/28/2004 02:21 AMNew Lotus Notes offering helps demonstrate Franklin Data's leading
technologies by processing the full rich text format of Lotus Notes
E-mails, a continuing complexity of its competitors. [PRWEB Jul 28,
2004]
The amount of office space that
corporations allocate to their libraries
has fallen by 8.36% over the past five
years, according to a new survey of
corporate libraries "Corporate Library
Benchmarks, 2004-05 Edition" ISBN:
1-57440-069-X.
The amount of office space that
corporations allocate to their libraries
has fallen by 8.36% over the past five
years, according to a new survey of
corporate libraries "Corporate Library
Benchmarks, 2004-05 Edition" ISBN:
1-57440-069-X.
09/03/2004 02:51 AMReports on results of a major survey of corporate and other business
libraries. Gives extensive data on management policies and practices
and details on spending trends for salaries, electronic and print
materials, and library services. [PRWEB Sep 3, 2004]
Garage Storage Cabinets by SLIDE-LOK
Opens its Washington State Dealer
Network Welcoming Garage Solutions,
Serving the City of Seattle, Washington
and Storage Organizing Solutions Serving
Bellevue, Shoreline, Washington and the
Surrounding Area � Become a Professional
Garage Storage Dealer as SLIDE-LOK
Continues Seeking Applications from the
United States and Canada
Garage Storage Cabinets by SLIDE-LOK
Opens its Washington State Dealer
Network Welcoming Garage Solutions,
Serving the City of Seattle, Washington
and Storage Organizing Solutions Serving
Bellevue, Shoreline, Washington and the
Surrounding Area � Become a Professional
Garage Storage Dealer as SLIDE-LOK
Continues Seeking Applications from the
United States and Canada
06/22/2004 02:47 AMSLIDE-LOK Garage Storage Cabinets Opens its Washington State Dealer
Network Welcoming Garage Solutions serving Seattle, and Storage
Organizing Solutions serving Bellevue, Shoreline, Washington, and the
surrounding area � Become a Professional Garage Storage Dealer as
SLIDE-LOK Continues Seeking Applications from the United States and
Canada. SLIDE-LOK Dealers include Storage, and Organizing Solution
Providers that Focus on Cabinetry, Carpentry, Closets, Flooring,
Furniture, Home Security as well as the Home, the Office, and the
Garage. Garage and Storage Professionals in these fields are
encouraged to apply to join the fastest growing dealer network in the
US - SLIDE-LOK � The Original Name In Garage Storage Cabinets. [PRWEB
Jun 22, 2004]
Think simple
Think simple
09/20/2004 08:57 AMSan Jose Mercury News Sep 20 2004 12:54PM GMT
Pod-Simple-3.02
Pod-Simple-3.02
05/24/2004 05:26 PMPod-Simple-3.01
Pod-Simple-3.01
05/24/2004 06:26 AMSimple NMS
Simple NMS
06/25/2004 12:26 AMWelcome!
FDF-Simple-0.01
FDF-Simple-0.01
05/18/2004 06:10 PMRDF-Simple-0.13
RDF-Simple-0.13
05/24/2004 05:26 PMPod-Simple-2.05
Pod-Simple-2.05
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Not All Venture Money Chasing Me Too
Plays
Not All Venture Money Chasing Me Too
Plays
12/22/2003 07:43 PMWhile conventional wisdom is that venture capital moves in a
sheep-like herd, all investing in similar "hot" space, not all deals
fit those criteria. The latest venture capital study of VC
investments in 2003
tur
ned up a number of investments that are considered "odd", in that
they're certainly not in areas where you see VCs shoving each other
aside to get in on the deal. This includes the makers of "hybrid"
metal/wood baseball bats and a company that makes energy efficient
traffic lights, with security cameras hidden inside. Of course, if
you look at the numbers of these deals, they all tend to be pretty
small bets, so you have to wonder if there's something more to the
deal. The article also doesn't identify who the VC was who invested
in these deals - and my guess is that they're not done by any of the
bigger name VCs, but rather smaller niche market VCs.
E-Government Motivation
E-Government Motivation
01/06/2005 09:12 AMline56 Jan 6 2005 1:58PM GMT
Ken Brown's Motivation, Release 1.2
Ken Brown's Motivation, Release 1.2
05/21/2004 05:24 PMOn 20 May 2004, I posted a statement refuting the claim of Ken Brown,
President of the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution, that Linus
Torvalds didn't write Linux. My statement was mentioned on Slashdot,
Groklaw, and many other Internet news sites. This attention resulted
in over 150,000 requests to our server in less than a day, which is
still standing despite yesterday being a national holiday with no one
there to stand next to it saying "You can do it. You can do it." Kudos
to Sun Microsystems and the folks who built Apache. My statement was
mirrored all over the Internet, so the number of true hits to it is
probably a substantial multiple of that. There were also quite a few
comments at Slashdot, Groklaw, and other sites, many of them about me.
I had never engaged in remote multishrink psychoanalysis on this scale
before, so it was a fascinating experience.
The Motivation Behind Social Security
Reform
The Motivation Behind Social Security
Reform
02/05/2005 09:47 PMTonight's State of the Union address by the president focused in part
on Social Security. Many are asking why the sudden interest in a
system that seems to be working just fine. Isn't the president taking
big political risks for nothing by doing this? In fact there are
serious problems that are compelling the administration to take
immediate action on Social Security funding.
Programmer Has Lost All Motivation to
Work!
Programmer Has Lost All Motivation to
Work!
06/21/2004 10:10 PM"...day after day he just stares and stares at the computer monitor
doing nothing except typing in a few keystrokes every 10 minutes or so
just so I think he is working...Can anyone recommend some motivation
techniques to inspire him to work hard like he used to?"
Musicians Making Lots Of Money, Money,
Money...
Musicians Making Lots Of Money, Money,
Money...
09/03/2004 02:40 PMJeremiah writes
"Amidst the public ballyhoo about how rampant P2P piracy is costing
the music business its very life (gasp! NO!), BMI announced it collected a record
level of revenue and royalty payout to its artist members. From
their press release: "BMI has reported revenues of $673 million for
the 2004 fiscal year, an increase of nearly $43 million, 6.8% over the
prior year. Royalties of more than $573 million were distributed to
our songwriters, composers and music publishers, an increase of $40
million or 7.5% from the previous year, and the most ever paid by an
American PRO." Another interesting tidbit: "During the period
1995-2004, BMI had an average annual revenue growth rate of 9%..." If
I read this right, BMI has been reporting solid growth over the last
nine years, which makes me question the industry's claims about P2P.
Either P2P ate into their growth (not mentioned), they found a way to
cope with it (plausible), or it may actually help music sales.
Whatever. Reminds me a bit of a spec I did for a life-insurance
company's radio ad: Money
, Money, Money (mp3 file)."
50 YEARS AGO, THIS WOULD'VE BEEN
MOTIVATION FOR PEOPLE TO SHAPE UP
50 YEARS AGO, THIS WOULD'VE BEEN
MOTIVATION FOR PEOPLE TO SHAPE UP
01/06/2004 06:48 AMsperm counts have dropped a third .. a British study .. dropped by 29%
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Business Link for London surveys
entrepreneurial motivation
Business Link for London surveys
entrepreneurial motivation
02/17/2004 04:11 AMPublicTechnology.net Feb 17 2004 8:07AM GMT
High-tech training tools add muscle to
motivation
High-tech training tools add muscle to
motivation
09/18/2004 04:07 AMSeattle Times Sep 18 2004 8:27AM GMT
Q4 Adds Motivation For Cingular To Buy
Rival AT&T Wireless (Investor's
Business Daily)
Q4 Adds Motivation For Cingular To Buy
Rival AT&T Wireless (Investor's
Business Daily)
01/23/2004 02:19 PMInvestor's Business Daily - AT&T Wireless (NYSE:AWE - News) and
would-be buyer Cingular Wireless both turned in weak fourth-quarter
results, upping speculation that No. 1 U.S. wireless firm Verizon
Wireless will report strong growth next week.
Motivation Books Etc.com Answers the
Call!4.9 Million Injured Workers Want
Information! We are not just about
Worker Compensation anymore!
Motivation Books Etc.com Answers the
Call!4.9 Million Injured Workers Want
Information! We are not just about
Worker Compensation anymore!
05/31/2004 02:00 PMInformation-Information... That is all we have heard since our doors
open back last year. People are screaming they want information...We
done it and it is available! [PRWEB May 22, 2004]
Sun: Chasing Microsoft
Sun: Chasing Microsoft
12/04/2003 05:57 PMZDNet Dec 4 2003 4:24PM ET
Chasing Karl
Chasing Karl
10/30/2003 01:42 PM Wonderful system of government. Fake democracy,
fake elections, fake political system surrounded by humbug and greedy
lawyers. This allows business to get on with its tasks, buying
candidates, a bribe here, a bribe there. An interview with
Karl Marx.
"Chasing Liberty"
"Chasing Liberty"
01/10/2004 03:54 AMMandy Moore plays a presidential daughter itching for freedom. Why
won't Hollywood give the talented Moore a little bit of her own?
FBI chasing pirates
FBI chasing pirates
04/22/2004 08:00 PMglobetechnology.com Apr 23 2004 0:41AM GMT
The Cops Are Chasing Me in a WHAT?
(Reuters)
The Cops Are Chasing Me in a WHAT?
(Reuters)
05/14/2004 09:23 AMReuters - If you are thinking about speeding on
Italian highways this year, think twice. You might find
yourself being chased by a Lamborghini.
Chasing Cellular's Clouds Away
Chasing Cellular's Clouds Away
01/16/2004 11:32 AMProviders now offer more plans, more phones and more coverage. But one
goal remains elusive: more satisfaction.
There's a Gaggle Chasing Google
There's a Gaggle Chasing Google
01/16/2004 10:58 AMGoogle may be king of the search-engine world right now, but advances
in technology and some strategic maneuvering by Yahoo and Microsoft
mean there is formidable competition nipping at the company's heels.
By Amit Asaravala.
Just Say No to Google Algorithm Chasing
Just Say No to Google Algorithm Chasing
12/07/2003 07:33 PMBy Jill Whalen - 12/8/2003. So I guess the thing on everyone's mind is
Google's major change in algorithm. Many of you have written ...
Chasing Elk Part of Airport Manager's
Job (AP)
Chasing Elk Part of Airport Manager's
Job (AP)
01/23/2004 02:22 PMAP - Gary Cox jumps into his pickup and rushes along the runway,
honking his horn to scare the elk out of the path of incoming planes.
CyberGuard Chasing Secure Computer
CyberGuard Chasing Secure Computer
07/12/2004 12:15 PMTheStreet.com Jul 12 2004 3:31PM GMT
Chasing Microsoft's silver foxes
Chasing Microsoft's silver foxes
12/06/2003 04:30 PM“These three machines need to stay on Windows 98 because … .”
Anybody heard that before? Even companies with medium-sized user loads
often have combinations of platform and software that make it
temporarily impossible to upgrade to a modern operating system
wholesale. That means you’re stuck supporting OSes such as Windows
98, Windows ME, Windows NT Workstation, and even Windows 95.
What’s worse, you’re not only supporting these platforms on their
own; you’re supporting them as they try and interact with Windows
2000, Active Directory, and the Internet. All this without formal
support from Microsoft. What’s a geek to do?
Wild Boar Seen Chasing Man in Poland
(AP)
Wild Boar Seen Chasing Man in Poland
(AP)
01/06/2005 03:19 PMAP - A man escaped unscathed after a boar chased him around a hospital
parking lot in southwestern Poland, the hospital spokesman said
Thursday.
Storm Chasing on Wall Street
Storm Chasing on Wall Street
09/19/2004 03:24 PMLong before Hurricane Ivan made landfall, a special breed of money
managers was carefully tracking its development.
Chasing pirates of the silver screen
Chasing pirates of the silver screen
04/19/2005 09:28 AMglobetechnology.com Apr 19 2005 1:37PM GMT
Money 2005: Microsoft Unveils Simplified
Approach to Financial Management and
Helps People Make Sense of Their Money
Money 2005: Microsoft Unveils Simplified
Approach to Financial Management and
Helps People Make Sense of Their Money
09/21/2004 08:41 AMMarking the largest development effort for Microsoft(R) Money since
the personal finance software was launched 13 years ago, Microsoft
Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced Microsoft Money 2005 Premium,
Deluxe, Standard and Small Business. Completely rebuilt to simplify
daily financial tasks, Money 2005 is designed to answer the growing
number of consumer requests for a simple solution that addresses the
three primary areas of financial concern: tracking account balances,
monitoring spending and paying bills. Consumers today have less time
than ever to spend managing their finances, which has contributed to
the number of American households banking online -- due to its
convenience and efficiency -- reaching nearly 33 million.(1) Money
2005 builds on this trend by helping people access all their accounts
in one place and providing automated tools that reduce or eliminate
the manual entry required by traditional personal finance software.
Logitech's novelty mice chasing kids
Logitech's novelty mice chasing kids
08/28/2004 02:31 AMglobetechnology.com Aug 28 2004 6:09AM GMT
'The Book Nobody Read': Chasing
Copernicus
'The Book Nobody Read': Chasing
Copernicus
07/18/2004 02:21 AMOwen Gingerich, an astrophysicist and historian of science, describes
his quest to find all surviving copies of the original two editions of
Copernicus' book.
Intel Chasing Networked Home Concept
Intel Chasing Networked Home Concept
02/18/2004 01:17 PMIntel has a number of ideas for wirelessly sharing data among devices
like TVs and computers in the home: It demonstrated a concept PC that
runs on Microsoft's Media Center version of XP. The PC connects to a
TV, can share content wirelessly, and can be controlled by a remote
control instead of a keyboard. Intel is also working on a couple of
new chips including Grantsdale, which includes integrated graphics,
support for dual monitors and DDR2 memory. Intel is also working on a
chip it's calling Alderwood which will let PCs act as access
points....
Chasing Glimpses of a Past (Los Angeles
Times)
Chasing Glimpses of a Past (Los Angeles
Times)
08/28/2004 05:55 AMLos Angeles Times - KUNSAN, South Korea — The clerk in the
police station gives a quizzical look to the young woman in the short
green sundress. She has Korean features, but something about her
manner and even the sweep of her ponytail is distinctly American.
How Corporations Became Culturally Dysfunctional and Why Simple Solutions Won't Fix Them
The Idea:
We've already been told that corporations are psychopathic. There's
evidence they are also culturally dysfunctional, an inappropriate
construct to do what they were designed to do, or could do. But
because
they're part of a complex system, there are no easy or imminent
fixes.