Category: Business

“Going Global” on a Shoestring Budget

Linksys SPA901, entry level SIP based IP PhoneThe last couple of posts I’ve shared a few discoveries and ideas on how Software as a Service and in particular some of the services already available online could be used to set up a very low cost start-up business. This week I’ve been looking into how to take this idea further by using the same sorts of technologies to set up a point of presence in a country without actually being there.

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Moving IT spend from Maintenance to Innovation – Part 1

It’s been a while since I have posted anything to the blog so it is well and truly time for an update. Of late I have been getting back into software development in a more hands on kind of way, now being in a CIO role for a New Zealand company.

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Managing Cultural Change, Mergers, Divestment & Aquisitions

With the divestment and merger of Getronics operations in Hong Kong, China and Macau now public knowledge I thought that having being involved at in intimate level with the process it would be an appropriate time to share some of the generic lessons learned and look at some of the challenges ahead as far as possible whilst under NDA.

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