I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Knowledge is of two kinds, you either know it or you can find it on Wikipedia. This article discusses a study by Nature that took scientific, complex articles from both Britannica and Wikipedia and had them reviewed by experts. The result? Wikipedia and Britannica are reasonably …
The Australian Accounting Review (Supplement #37, November 2005) issue devoted to information technology/systems issues was released in November. I reproduce a small portion of the supplementary edition editorial (which was co-written by John Campbell, Shauna Kelly, and myself – but mostly John) below: The traditional objective of accounting is to provide information about the pecuniary …
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I did promise to post some photos from CPA PNG. The below photos, hopefully, communicate some of the breadth of the conference. This photo shows Jim Dickson with Peter Pokawin – Jim is being awarded his fellowship of CPA PNG. Jim is CPA Australia’s International Director, and this was his fifth (?) trip to the …
Microsoft launched SQL Server 2005 on November 7 2005, and a month later it is a good time to see what people are saying about the new member of Microsoft’s flock. Microsoft clearly likes it – no surprises there. OS News noted the event in passing but did point out that Visual Studio 2005 is …
I note that CIO magazine’s November 2005 edition has an article on business activity monitoring (BAM) which allows the business to respond to the changing environment, and be more responsive to problems in production. Although it can be simply about monitoring stock levels and sending a simple alert, it can be a whole lot more …
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