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Realism likely to be the flavour of BETT 2011
January is always the month when education and technologydominate at the BETT show in London providing an indication of where that particular market is going. For the past few years it has been dominated withinteractive white boards, projector... Opinion
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Well done Joe McNally
Good to see that Joe McNally, the first employee at Compaq UK and managing director for many years, has been awarded the Commander of the Victorian Order (CVO) in recognition of his work in helping youngsters develop through the Duke of Edinburgh Awa... Opinion
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Former gun slinger rolls into HP town
HP's chief marketing cheese Michael Mendenhall has resigned, marking the first senior departure under the tenure of CEO Leo Apotheker, according to reports. To replace the exec HP has brought on board SAP stalwart Bill Wohl, who most recently manage... Opinion
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Things I have learnt about going abroad
These are the things I have learnt about going on vendor events abroad. They can be fun but they can also be exhausting so take care. If going to Spain expect to party well into the early hours. Don't volunteer for any morning activitiesor go to bed ... Opinion
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Gadget makers to continue with disruptive technology policy
Microsoft, Google and all those other annoying buggers have announced they intend to keep launching a raft of FATYHTGUT products (flippingannoying things you'll have to get used to) whether you're ready for them or not. By targeting young simpletons ... Opinion
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Thinking positive
It only took about ten minutes before it felt like the Christmas break had never happened and normal service was resumed. Most people who went back to work today will have felt the same and look out across the train and tube carriages and at the face... Opinion
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Scrooge is getting his way with the decorations
When this press release hit the inbox the temptation was to try and be funny about how firms are cutting back on Christmas decorations but the pain and shock caused by the findings are so powerful they are best left to speak for themselves. According... Opinion
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Getting ready for the end of year rush
In the last couple of days of the year I'm likely to be stuck on a sofa weighed down by chocolate or in some returns queue taking back faulty goods. But if I was hard working and worked in distribution or a reseller then those last two days of the y... Opinion
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Don't forget the old tech that supports the new
Standing next to another dad waiting to go into the school hall for the nativity we got into talking about what we did for a living. He revealed that he was a web and app developer "working at the sexy end of the industry". That inevitably... Opinion
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First it was white van man. Now it's thumb drives. Who are we going to blame next?
Frank Kenney, Ipswitch's VP of Global Strategy, says we're over reacting to the wikileaks security scares. Okay we get it.WikiLeaks had the gumption to collect private cables sent to and from the United States State Department and actually publish t... Opinion