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Igor Kravchenko (Russia): How e-Government is Making Russian IT Companies More Competitive
Posted byIgor Kravchenko CompanyReksoft 01/12/2012
The way Russian outsourcing companies make their money from overseas markets – their export income structure – has undergone nothing short of a paradigm shift. Last year, custom software development projects made up an overwhelming proportion of their revenue – 72%. Such projects are generally... Read more
Hans Delleman (Holland) - Survival of the Fittest for Dutch Telecom Providers
Posted byHans Delleman CompanyProgress Software 10/14/2011
If the law of the jungle suggests that only the strongest survive, then perhaps this is a maxim that telecom providers would do well to heed. Although the tremendous growth in the amount of data in recent years - caused primarily by the increase in the number of mobile devices - seems to suggest a period... Read more
Nathan McNeill (Global) - IT and Millennials: Can We All Get Along?
Posted byNathan McNeill CompanyBomgar 09/26/2011
In an article posted earlier in the month, I discussed some findings from a recent survey my company conducted, along with GigaOM Pro and Isurus Market Research & Consulting, to better understand Millennials' technology needs in the workplace. Overall, the research found that this new generation of workers... Read more
Mark Warburton (Croatia) - IT in Croatia: pending, with bags of potential
Posted byMark Warburton CompanyIDG Connect 09/21/2011
During the 20th century, Croatia was home to some of the most significant inventors and technologists in Europe. There was the pioneer of fingerprint identification, Josip Vucetic. Two Croatians received the Nobel Prize for science. Lavoslav Ruzicka won it in 1939 for his work in organic chemistry, and... Read more
Dr K V Krishnan (India) - Empowering Healthcare with IT part 2
Posted byDr. K V Krishnan CompanyMindteck 09/18/2011
IT Initiatives of some leading Indian Hospitals Many Indian multispecialty hospitals have exhibited strong commitment to the use of innovative technology. Apollo Hospitals and Fortis Hospital have introduced a Universal Hospital Identification Number (UHIN), thereby providing access to the entire medical... Read more
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Douglas Cohen (South Africa) - Connecting Rural Areas (Part 1)
I think there has been some real progress in the cities but it's true that there's still much work to be done on the outskirts and rural areas and there...
Gordon05-21-2012
Malhar Barai (Global) - The Content Conundrum : Redefining the Content Strategy
Malhar, thanks for identifying key requirements in redefining the content strategy. I'd like to add an additional challenge to be addressed by the content...
Ram Dixit05-18-2012
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Global: Exploring hidden costs in the cloud http://t.co/DkO6uUxE
