Information Age (London, UK) articles from December 2001

Information Age (London, UK) archives from December 2001

Siebel moves into PRM (political relationship management).(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... In November 2001, customer relationship management giant Siebel unveiled its new European board of directors. But rather than the list of seasoned technology entrepreneurs and businessmen that might have been expected, Siebel unveiled something...

2002 priorities: Infrastructure over innovation.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 10, 2001... As organisations in every sector continue to tighten their belts, IT directors at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are finding it increasingly difficult to fund corporate IT needs. According to research carried out by IT market...

Last days of 'independence' for Lotus.(IBM UK's Lotus Development Div.)(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... Executives at systems giant IBM are apparently determined to strip the division formerly known as Lotus Development of any independence (see also Lotus subsumed into IBM's grand software strategy). The company has quietly removed the search...

Media eye -- European news round-up.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... IBM announced that it is putting $40 million ([Euro]44m) worth of its software tools "in the public domain" as part of 'Eclipse', a new application development platform for the open source movement, the International Herald Tribune reports (5...

Feedback.
December 10, 2001... Hooray and hooray again! We would just like to say "Hooray!" At last, an article (Cut or Spend) that recognises the IT budget squeeze, and emphasises the importance that companies should place on efficiency savings and on adopting processes and...

Goalposts keep moving, developers complain.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 10, 2001... UK business managers are making life harder for their development teams, according to a recent survey of IT staff at development tools company Merant's annual user conference. Three quarters of respondents said that 'moving goalposts' was the...

Suppliers grouse at 'You go first' B2B strategies.
December 10, 2001... Europe trails the US in the uptake of collaborative commerce - and European suppliers blame a lack of support from buyers. According to a recent survey conducted by Byline Research, over half of the suppliers questioned stated that they were...

The Agenda.(Review)(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... Way back in 1993, Michael Hammer wrote a book called Reengineering the Corporation and, in the space of a year or so, not only became a millionaire business guru, but triggered a corporate revolution. The ideas in that book were, if not...

Infoconomy Index: Downward spiral.(IT industry, UK)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 10, 2001... The recession gripping the IT industry continues to bite. The Infoconomy Index - which tracks the overall growth rate at the sector's 200 largest companies - slumped to -10.3% in November, down from -7.4% in October. The latest figures...

Inadequate password control.(UK corporations)(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... Organisations are leaving themselves open to unnecessary lapses in security, by failing to control passwords vigilantly enough. A recent survey by IT services provider GAP reveals that although 83% of the UK IT directors questioned say they...