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Pig sick of Twitter
29 April 2009 | MIS.Online
Twitter's immediacy is one thing, but it's less easy to see the value in commentary like "OMG I'm so not going to Mexico".
Sun leaves Ballmer lost for words
22 April 2009 | MIS.Online | Brian Corrigan
Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer is not often lost for words but when asked for his thoughts on Oracle's plans to acquire Sun Microsystems, his response was simply: "I am very surprised
Two into one doesn't go
16 April 2009 | MIS.Online | Brian Corrigan
The PC industry may have found the floor, but don't expect it to get up again anytime soon.
Speak any English?
08 April 2009 | MIS.Online | Brian Corrigan
Sticking your head in the sand in the name of image protection reflects very poorly on a company.
A tale of two airlines
01 April 2009 | MIS.Online | Brian Corrigan
You have to think Stephen Tame would love to be reunited with his former bosses and have a crack at a Qantas transformation program.
Conroy, Arnie and a tag-team duel
12 March 2009 | MIS.Online | Brian Corrigan
I get the feeling that the Minister would rather jump out of a top-floor window than walk through it.
Saving money is the new green
27 February 2009 | MIS.Online | Brian Corrigan
Every year, the IT industry has a small number of trends that compete for the headlines
Shut up and listen
16 February 2009 | MIS.Online | Brian Corrigan
I generally have no taste for these sessions were IT vendors trot out astronauts, racing drivers or Hollywood directors to deliver half-hour inspiration talks, but John Cleese was a bit different.
Google's cloud darkens outlook
29 January 2009 | MIS.Online | Brian Corrigan
If rumours of Google launching its GDrive service this year are true, an already worrying 2009 could quickly get a whole lot worse for IT industry giants like Microsoft, Intel and Dell.
Netbooks will shake up the PC market
21 January 2009 | MIS.Online | Brian Corrigan
From time to time, a PC manufacturer hits on something that steals a march on its rivals
Dell's handshakes of shame
12 January 2009 | MIS.Online | Brian Corrigan
Rewarding mediocrity, and sometimes abject failure, has gone on for too long and reached unacceptable levels
And then there were five?
11 December 2008 | MIS.Online | Brian Corrigan
Would it be healthy for the market if there were only five major software companies left? Probably not, but it's a definite possibility