Author Archives: Freeform Dynamics
Building businesses from little to no starting capital
Four years ago, our beloved leader, Alex Bellinger, interviewed one Greg Gianforte. By then he’d[...]
The Register Buzz Report
In association with The Register According to a research survey conducted with The Register readership[...]
Mobile operators: Tune in to the customer
As businesses and consumers place increasing emphasis on the use of mobile, and both behaviour[...]
Delivering on identity and access management
By Jon Collins At a recent panel event involving senior security managers and chief information[...]
Perception versus reality in IT
By Tony Lock In the world of information technology there is the impression that everything[...]
Making sense of energy
By David Tebbutt Have you started getting the energy bills for your department yet? What[...]
Audience power and the death of deference
How do you feel if you’re addressing a large group of people and some of[...]
Catching your clients at moments of need
With mobile service providers offering more and more, in their bid to keep subscribers hooked[...]
The truth behind the Google/Microsoft/NHS rumours
Before Monday July 6th, did you know that Google and Microsoft had services for storing[...]
Scoping UC – all bases covered?
While lots of people think Unified Communications (UC) is a nice idea, they don’t necessarily[...]
Making IT Work In The Real World
Most organisations run a mix of systems in their IT infrastructure. One of the challenges[...]
The evolving role of the mobile operator
Mobile operators have their roots firmly in the utility services space. Indeed, many business customers[...]
In-building coverage: What’s the problem?
Most mobile calls, voice and data, are made inside a building – at home, at[...]
Virtual events aren’t real events shoved online
As you know, most of us are facing financial difficulties and some of us are[...]
Is there hope for unified comms?
The evangelists are calling for businesses to implement unified communications (UC), citing a whole raft[...]
Is telehealth coming at last?
Yesterday at Cisco's C-Scape analyst briefing, we were treated to a presentation by one James[...]
Moments of Need
by Josie Sephton and Dale Vile With high speed networks, sophisticated devices and a myriad[...]
IT security and Governance
By Jon Collins It has sometimes been said that in Information Technology, the emphasis has[...]
A realistic exploration of the Desktop Linux opportunity
How often have you dismissed the views expressed by extremists because what they are saying[...]
Dan Bricklin (inventor of PC spreadsheet) on technology
A couple of weeks ago, Wiley asked if I’d like a review copy of Dan[...]
Getting real about Linux on the desktop
Few topics in the IT industry are more contentious than the prospect of putting Linux[...]
Linux on the Desktop
by Dale Vile and Martin Atherton The Microsoft Windows based desktop has been a fact[...]
Cloud: evolution not revolution
Fed up with 'cloud' yet? You ain't seen nuthin'. It's not going to go away.[...]
Microsoft: Leopard: Spots
When invited to a Microsoft ‘Voice of the Customer’ briefing, I must confess that I[...]