Nov. 5, 2007
Private Avaya needs to make some public noise
IT World Canada
Dan MacLean has some advice for Avaya.
”Perhaps without the constraint of shareholders, Avaya can move more quickly and make a lot more noise. Its first challenge should be to aggressively and loudly promote its brand, its technology and redefine its value proposition.”
Linux Programmer, Hans Reiser, Facing Murder Trial
Wired
David Kravets reports on a Linux-related legal story that, for once, does not involve licensing issues.
“Hans Reiser, 43, whose Namesys company was responsible for the widely used open source Reiser3 and Resider4 file systems, faces a murder trial here Monday that has all the elements of a soap opera — divorce, deceit, confessions, children and even the foreign nation of Russia.”
Using Women
ComputerWorld
Don Tennant says the days of the booth babe are over, and should stay that way.
”There was a time when this sort of thing wasn’t uncommon at all. Most of us can well remember the old Comdex days, when scantily clad women were a mainstay on the show floor. I’ve been to countless IT conferences and trade shows since then, however, and I was under the impression that the embarrassing practice had mercifully died when Comdex faded away. “