Email Alerts
-
Will Intel have the last laugh?
The embarrassing public court cases facing Dell and Intel will come as scant consolation to the hundreds of national system builders whose demise was sped up by the alliance between the two firms. But they might provoke a wry smile. While Intel may ... Opinion
-
A special mention for teachers
Having taken a day's leave to accompany my youngest son on a school trip today to the Natural History Museum can I just say to anyone in the channel who has family working in the teaching profession give them a big pat on the back. Like most people ... Opinion
-
French AV market surrenders to Midwich
"Not bad for a bunch of carrot crunchers" was the phrase used by Midwich boss Nick Culley to describe its geographical expansion beyond Norfolk and into mainland Europe. This sort of plucky spirit has made Midwich one of the few UK nat... Opinion
-
Jobs steals the show again and Apple needs him to do it
There is something almost pop-starish about Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple. For a while, when his health was really suffering, there was a spate of articles about how the company might survive without him and as he strode across the stage at the develo... Opinion
-
The opportunity of a streaming World Cup
The media loves to label things as firsts or 'the most important since' and the treatment of the World Cup will be no different. Back in the days of the web's infancy the Olympics from Atlanta were dubbed the first internet games and that claim was ... Opinion
-
Learn from the FA about how to make a major announcement
If you wanted a demonstration of how not to share an event it was the way the England squad was announced today by the FA. I write 'announced' but at the time of writing it has still not be officially released. In an age where there are so many ways... Opinion
-
Bye bye BECTA, baby bye bye
The channel is digesting - and will be for the next month - the ramifications of the Government's decision to axe BECTA but after the dust settles, will the industry really be worse off or did the quango justify its existence? The procurement body w... Opinion
-
Why the decision to close BECTA reminds me of HCI
Those who remember the moment when the announcement was made that the Home Computing Initiative (HCI) was going to be canned will also be acutely familiar with the chaos that followed it. You fear the same might happen with the announcement that BEC... Opinion
-
Childhood dreams and sports sponsorship
Sometimes you wonder whether a sponsorship deal has been struck to fulfill a childhood dream of a CEO or marketing director or simply to widen the public awareness of a brand. You can often see the eyes of those responsible for the numerous deals be... Opinion
-
This means we have to suffer more politics and uncertainty
So what the commentators and political pundits thought might happen has and we are now enjoying the first hours of a hung parliament for the first time since 1974. Through the mists of confusion a couple of things are already clear: * This means mo... Opinion