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There were 7 blog postings during August (2007):
HSDPA for fixed communications?
Having been messed around horribly by mobile operators recently and been on the receiving end of some of the poorest customer service experiences I have had inflicted on me in a while, I am sitting here at my desk thinking how wonderful T-Mobile...
Dale Vile, Freeform Dynamics | 1st August '07
The truth about ODF and OOXML - nah, not really!
The technology business can be frustrating sometimes. I like to call a spade a spade—and its always worth remembering what it's for (digging holes, which is potentially what I'm doing in writing this article). So, when faced with a new...
Jon Collins, Freeform Dynamics | 6th August '07
Boots, House of Fraser not renewing IT director posts poses some interesting questions
Last week, David Freidlos of Computing asked me to comment on the fact that two major British retailers are not renewing their Director of IT posts once the incumbents leave.
Given the usual constraints around space / wordage, David wasn't able to...
Martin Atherton, Freeform Dynamics | 10th August '07
IBM Maximo (asset management) event / shock horror - vendor defines service
This all happened a few weeks ago, so in my usual up to the minute style, here's my take.
I spent my Sunday morning battling through most of southern England at Gatwick airport as it headed off en-masse to Disney Land while I queued patiently and...
Martin Atherton, Freeform Dynamics | 14th August '07
Challenging the mobile clichés
Let me begin with a warning that I am about to get on one of my hobby horses. This one has to do with the notion that modern wireless and mobile technology is largely about enabling people to become more mobile in the way they live and work, as if...
Dale Vile, Freeform Dynamics | 29th August '07
Spotting the anomalous - why I love this job
Almost inevitably being a research firm, we see a lot of data—without being too glib about it, a factor of asking a lot of questions is that we get a lot of answers. One of our strengths I believe, is knowing how we can cut data in different...
Jon Collins, Freeform Dynamics | 30th August '07
EP phone home
Just got an interesting press release from Vodafone on a new international calling deal for ex-pats living in the UK. To quote the release:
“From 1 September 2007, Vodafone UK Pay As You Talk customers will be able to make calls to friends...
Dale Vile, Freeform Dynamics | 31st August '07