Things have been a bit quiet on here these past weeks. I’ve kept myself busy on my latest Lombardi (IBM BPM) project – the first in Germany and I have to say it’s been one of the most rewarding projects I’ve worked on to date.
I have recently had some time away from my day job and this allowed me to focus on something I’ve been working on for quite a while.
It seems rather obvious now that Oracle’s legal people were salivating at the mouth during the Sun acquisition when they realised the potential to litigate against Google’s use of Java. Maybe they figured they would earn a pretty penny from Google in licensing or maybe get access to some of its patents?
I’ve been watching RIM’s latest financial results and the damning (but somewhat justified) response from Wall St. RIM rested on its laurels far too long, in the naive belief that it’s popularity in the Enterprise would somehow protect it from Android and iOS to tearing chunks from its market share.
The past few months I’ve been receiving a few emails/IMs about what happened to my blog and why it’s been so long since I’ve posted an update. Truth is I was absorbed in finishing off some work on a project and couldn’t bear to spend another minute in front of a computer display.. until now.
Last week I had dinner with Joel, a fellow consultant on the current project I’m working on. I really enjoy working with him and every now and then he drops some incredible insight into things. We were talking about some of the challenges on our current project, and how we’d both independently faced them time [...]
A few years ago I came across Earth Class Mail, a service that seemed essential for me. Being on the road a lot meant I usually had a pile of mail to sift through when I came home. They give you a virtual mailing address and then scan in all mail you receive [...]
There’s an endless stream of news and analysis of Facebook’s recent dealings with Goldman Sachs resulting in a $50bn valuation. While a lot of chatter is focussed around an IPO there is less about whether Facebook is a bubble.
At some point in the life of a software project the customer may raise an issue that they class a bug or defect but the supplier disagrees and thinks it’s a change request. The difference between the two is usually enough to initiate some tense discussions between the supplier and customer.
It’s funny how two disparate events can be linked. A couple of weeks ago I had lunch with Ed and he mentioned how his favourite bookmarking service (Xmarks) had been acquired and was introducing a paid plan into their business model.
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