Fraser spreads the blame. LORD Fraser delivered a comprehensive and damning verdict on the Holyrood fiasco yesterday, blaming Scotland's secretive and unresponsive civil service for the delays and cost increases that have plagued the project from the start. [The Scotsman]
Author: Vince Kimball
Job Woes Plague High Tech
Job Woes Plague High Tech. Researchers say the industry bled 403,000 jobs between March 2001 and April 2004, and the high-tech market continues to shrink. [Wired News]
Don't Mess With Librarians
Don't Mess With Librarians. The timid media won't do it, so 'radical' librarians are standing up against the government to protect free speech and fight censorship. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg. [Wired News]
Detect and Block IM–for Free
Detect and Block IM–for Free. Do businesses really know who's using IM and P2P applications? Research suggests probably not. To help detect and block unauthorized activity, IMlogic today announced a free tool that shows what's happening behind the firewall. [Datamation Product News]
Key Findings from the AmLaw Tech Survey
Key Findings from the AmLaw Tech Survey. “Firms are making roof repairs rather than remodeling the kitchen.” So concludes the 9th AmLaw Tech survey of large law firm technology, published in the September 2004 issue of American Lawyer magazine. This survey is one of the best and most reliable for large law firm technology spending… Continue reading Key Findings from the AmLaw Tech Survey
Technology is Not Enough
Technology is Not Enough. Consulting company McKinsey has found that information technology investment by itself has little effect on productivity. Management practices have a much bigger impact on productivity. When IT lifts productivity in the The McKinsey Quarterly (2004, #4; free registration may be required) reports that “a new study of 100 manufacturing companies in… Continue reading Technology is Not Enough
Doing the impossible
Doing the impossible. It's funny how circumstances can change your perception of what's possible. A few months ago, key Microsoft architects were telling me that it would be impossible to decouple the Avalon presentation subsystem from the Longhorn OS. Now they're huddling in conference rooms trying to figure out how to do just that. It… Continue reading Doing the impossible
Agents knew case flimsy, Powell says
Agents knew case flimsy, Powell says. WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said yesterday that at the time he made the case to the United Nations for the invasion of Iraq some US intelligence officials already knew many of the claims about weapons and terrorist ties were suspect, but they had not informed… Continue reading Agents knew case flimsy, Powell says
Florida and Louisiana Residents Prepare for Hurricane Ivan
Florida and Louisiana Residents Prepare for Hurricane Ivan. Frightened residents of the Gulf Coast boarded up windows, packed and hit the road today as Hurricane Ivan charged in their direction. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. [The New York Times > Home Page]
Creating Client Pages – Goodwin Proctor
Creating Client Pages – Goodwin Proctor. In IT @ Goodwin Procter: Migrating to a New Philosophy: Teamwork (Law Technology News), Trudy Ernst, Director of Knowledge Mangement describes how they used Sharepoint to build client pages with information pulled from 3 different sources…. [LawLibTech]