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Web 3.0: When Web Sites Become Web Services

davidhc — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 08:00:23 +0000

As more and more of the Web is becoming remixable, the entire system is turning into both a platform and the database. Yet, such transformations are never smooth. For one, scalability is a big issue. And of course legal aspects are never simple.

A good read

Is Computer Science Dead?

davidhc — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:25:06 +0000

Computer science was populated by mathematicians and physicists but now virtual robots can be created by eight-year olds without needing programming, logic or discrete mathematics skills. Does that mean we have a dying discipline?

CIOs: Do CEOs ‘get’ technology?

davidhc — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:41:31 +0000

CEOs must do more to understand the challenges and potential of technology if they want to avoid failed IT projects and get more out of their investment, according to CIOs.

Research by the Cranfield School of Management and the Chartered Management Institute out earlier this week found CEOs too often pass the buck on IT-driven transformation.