FT Digital Business with Peter Whitehead

Protecting against cyber-attacks

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:00:00 GMT

In this week's podcast Peter talks to Edward Amoroso, chief security officer at AT&T about critical national infrastructures and what countries and companies can do to protect themselves against cyber-attacks. Also, Stephen Pritchard investigates what companies can do with the enormous amounts of data they collect. He talks to Stephen Brost, chief technology officer for Teradata, a data warehousing and analytics company.

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Toy cars, wine and the power of the mind

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 16:00:00 GMT

In this week's pod:Controlling a toy car with facial expressions, changing the price of a bottle of wine…. Peter spends a day with the inventors at IBM's Hursley Labs.Presented by Peter Whitehead

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Building a digital city

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:00:00 GMT

In this week's pod:Peter asks what makes a smart city, how big a part does design technology play, and what are the benefits to residents?Guests:Peter Elliot, a wireless broadband specialist for PA ConsultingFraser Davidson, from IBM's UK Smarter Cities Mark Paraskeva, Autodesk vice president for the Emea regionPresented by Peter WhiteheadProduced by LJ FilotraniNext week:Powering cars by thought

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The World Cup: spectators, players and tickets

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 11:27:00 GMT

In this week's pod: Peter asks Dilbagh Gill, head of sports for Mahindra Satyam, the company responsible for IT provision for the World Cup, what technology his teams will be implementing.Also we hear from futurologist Cordell Ratzlaff - director of user-centred design for Cisco - about his predictions for what's going to be hot in technology in the coming decade.Next week:How to plan a digital cityProduced by LJ Filotrani

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Supporting the World Cup and WIFI markets

Sun, 30 May 2010 17:00:00 GMT

In this week's pod: IT teams preparing to service the World Cup in South Africa. Peter talks to Dilbagh Gill from Mahindra Satyam, the official IT provider for the event, about the management system needed to underpin such a large-scale event.Also, WIFI and the most recent developments. Digital Business contributor Stephen Pritchard, talks to Selina Lo from Ruckus Wireless about the developments in wireless networks.Next weekMore on IT provision for the World Cup.Produced by LJ Filotrani

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Are the machines taking over?

Sun, 23 May 2010 15:30:00 GMT

Machines are talking to each other - cutting out the need for a human middleman. Are we becoming redundant? Plus: using social networks to find the top talent in the world of recruitment.Peter talks to Stuart Orr from communications company Accenture about machine-to-machine networks and to Anne Berkowitch, chief executive of SelectMinds about the challenges of recruiting using social media.Next week:The logistical nightmare of providing technology for the World Cup.Produced by LJ Filotrani

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Work-life balance: yesterday's news?

Sun, 16 May 2010 17:00:00 GMT

In this week's podAre we still going to need buildings in the future? What does the landscape look like for the next generation of workers and are we ready for this brand new world?Peter's guests in the studio are Dave Coplin, Microsoft UK’s national technology officer, Professor Michael Hulme, an associate fellow at Lancaster University and director of the social futures laboratory and Philip Ross, chief executive of Cordless Group.Peter asks them all for their predictions for the world of work and asks them to explain their recent collaboration for Microsoft's initiative - 20 golden rules for business in the digital age. Next weekMachines that cut out humans and communicate with each other instead.Produced by LJ Filotrani

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What's eating Michael Dell?

Fri, 07 May 2010 17:51:00 GMT

This week Peter has just one guest - the computer giant Michael Dell. Peter asks him about where the IT sector is headed.Produced by LJ Filotrani

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What role do chief finance officers hold?

Tue, 04 May 2010 15:07:00 GMT

This week's guests are Phillip Arp, chief finance officer (CFO) for Mueller Inc, a steel company based in Texas and Dave Rich, global managing director for Accenture Analytics.Peter talks to Phillip about the recent research released by IBM on the changing role of CFOs and Digital Business reporter Stephen Pritchard talks to Dave about the management of data.Next weekPeter talks to computer giant, Michael Dell, about the biggest questions facing the IT industry.Produced by LJ Filotrani

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Is your business secure?

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:00:00 GMT

In last week's show we discussed what social media can do for a business. This week we're concerned about how secure your business is if you use it. Stephen Pritchard meets Richard Turner, CEO of Clearswift - a company which specialises in web and email security - to talk about the risks.Plus, is the public sector IT world up to delivering a digital government? Peter puts this question to Elizabeth Sparrow, president of BCS, the chartered institute for IT.Next week:The developments needed in technology to deal with the management and use of data.Produced by LJ Filotrani

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Understanding the benefits of social networking

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:35:00 GMT

This week Peter asks the questions what is it that businesses have to understand to drive benefits from social networking and what business benefits flow from this understanding?He puts his questions to David Elton, IT and change management expert at PA Consulting Group, Malcolm Mullins, director of strategic projects at Balfour Beatty Workplace and Jennifer Grenz, head of marketing at Symbian, the mobile operating system.

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The analogue future

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:00:00 GMT

If you thought the future was digital, think again - it could be analogue, after all: we talk to HP about memristors. Plus part four of our series on getting the best out of an IT team

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Worries for the SatNav generation

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Peter Whitehead on the "satnav generation" - are we placing too much emphasis on technical ability over context? Plus, part 3 in how to manage an IT team.

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End of the landline

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:00:00 GMT

What proportion of a population is ready to give up its landline phones in favour of using only a mobile? Plus part two of our series on getting the best out of an IT team

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Not just a game

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Why aren't computer games taken more seriously? Stephen Pritchard finds out. Plus: how to get the best out of your IT team

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Has any business avoided being hacked?

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Peter Whitehead interviews Jim Stikeleather, CTO of Dell Perot Systems, about cyber-security and what the biggest dangers are.

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New applications, new security concerns

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

As data and applications move to the cloud, what are the key questions you should be asking your IT security team?

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The stressful side of web surfing; plus the future of music

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:00:00 GMT

How the web can stress us out; plus, a cloud-approach to consuming music.

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Do people lose data more in a recession? Plus: software 'autopilots'

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT

People can lose data at any time – but they seem more prone to it in times of recession. So is history is repeating itself when it comes to data loss? Plus - about a sort of "autopilot" for workers who are struggling to deal with several processes at once

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From 'technological dinosaur' to Lord of the mobile

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

In the 100th Digital Business podcast, we talk to Lord Digby Jones about how he runs his business from a virtual office. Plus: fake websites, mobile business apps, a company chairman who tests mobile devices in a dishwasher – and using mobile phones.

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Is remote working sustainable? Plus the problems of virtualisation

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Two years on, how have two remote workers coped without the office? Plus, what happens when virtualisation goes wrong?

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Virtualisation today

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Peter Whitehead, editor of Digital Business, speaks to Bob Meyer, Hewlett-Packard’s worldwide lead on virtualisation solutions

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Critical systems

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Would better technology have stopped the Detroit bomber? Peter Whitehead looks at the problems of data overload and risk.

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Data demand

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Where are new datacentres being built? In city centres, the suburbs, or where renewable energy is plentiful? The answers may surprise you.

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Capturing the mood

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:00:00 GMT

How can businesses break into social networks without interrupting the conversation? And how can machines understand the sentiment of all that data?

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Tracing food scares

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:00:00 GMT

When dangerous food gets into the supply chain, it can take 50 days to trace the source. Surely technology can change that?

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Making mobile phones greener

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The good news – Mobile phones are getting greener. The bad news – there are far more of them, which means their environmental damage is increasing. What can we do?

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Getting to grips with the cloud

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:00:00 GMT

The cloud is a much-hyped and talked-about IT phenomenon. But what is it? And should businesses be switching their IT to it?

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How can IT help companies to measure the unmeasurable?

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Will new technology from talent development specialists SumTotal enable companies to measure their employees'productivity and calculate performance-related pay?

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Are mainframes dead? And how should companies use social media?

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Who says the mainframe is dead? Plus - social networks are affecting businesses, so how should they engage customers?

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Public sector, clouds and avatars

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Mike Laphen, chief executive of CSC talks to Peter Whitehead about the public sector, cloud computing and virtual worlds; plus Toby Redshaw of Aviva on business process management

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Digital Olympics

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT

With just under 1,000 days to the London games, it isn't just the facilities that need to be finished - there is a whole IT project as well. Peter Whitehead finds out.

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How to save energy in the IT industry

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Power management in IT - Stephen Pritchard speaks to Sumir Karayi, the chief executive of 1E; plus: John Swainson, chief executive of CA, on software innovation

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IBM's private social network; plus connecting bobbies on the beat

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Why IBM created its own social network, and how it's being used; Moore's law and enterprise IT; and how the police are connecting officers on the street

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Are businesses ready for an upturn in the economy?

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Are businesses ready for an upturn in the economy? Plus "stream computing", IBM's new way of analysing data

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Should a CIO manage IT?

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

What is a CIO supposed to do - manage IT, or something different? Ade McCormack shares his views. Plus Fabrizio Capobianco, CEO of open source mobile cloud synchronisation provider Funambol, on whether smartphones are driving ordinary mobile phones out of the market

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Surviving without the web

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMT

What lessons did our volunteer learn from living without the web for a week? Plus - green IT. Do we understand the impact of our IT activities?

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Can a business have too much IT?

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Can businesses have too much IT? David Elton of PA thinks it can. Plus Nathan Marke of 2e2 on how businesses should use Web 2.0 tools.

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Could you live without the internet?

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Could you live without using the internet for a week? Nigel Hawthorn of Blue Coat Systems is going to try. Plus - Richard Holway gives his view of the IT sector.

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Getting value from your IT investments. Plus, Paul Otellini of Intel

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:00:00 GMT

Companies spend a fortune on new technology that the workforce don't use - so how do you get value from your IT investments? Plus, Paul Otellini of Intel talks to the FT about new technologies and anti-trust.

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What's going on with outsourcing?

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Insourcing, multisourcing - what's going on with outsourcing? Stephen Pritchard talks to industry insiders to find out

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Cybercrime and working from home

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMT

The economic downturn has been very good for one sector - cybercrime. Stephen Pritchard reports. Plus - how far has homeworking progressed?

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Why go green?

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:00:00 GMT

Businesses are investing in green IT - but why? We have some answers for you. Plus, Ewen Anderson of Centralis on standardisation vs personalisation

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Digital Business

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Domain names are soon to be much more than just 'dotcom', thanks to ICANN. What are the implications for business? Plus - virtualisation seems to be the answer for many IT issues, but how far have we got? Stephen Pritchard finds out.

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Digital Business Podcast July 1, 2009

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

This week FT Digital Business is at Wimbledon to find out more about the huge data collection and sharing exercise being undertaken at the event

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FT Digital Business June 24

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT

FT Digital Business examines the importance social media and discusses ideas for the mobile phone of the future, with clues on how to win a trip to Korea

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Digital Business, 10 June 2009

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT

If you are a small or meduim sized business, you still need an IT plan. Peter Whitehead talks to Aongus Hegarty of Dell about what SMEs can do.

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FT Digital Business podcast, June 3 2009

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT

It's easier than ever to work away from the office. But are companies using mobile technology to become more flexible and efficient?

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FT Digital Business podcast, May 27 2009

Wed, 27 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Companies are spending too much on IT - so what can they do about it? Ann Livermore of HP gives her view.

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FT Digital Business podcast, May 20 2009

Wed, 20 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

You know about social networks - Facebook, LinkedIn et al - but what about private social networks? Anne Berkowitch of SelectMinds explains.

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FT Digital Business podcast, May 13 2009

Wed, 13 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Can a business trust its CIO? Ade McCormack shares his thoughts on this delicate issue. Plus: the huge skills gap facing the heavy industries sector

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FT Digital Business podcast, May 6 2009

Wed, 06 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

How do you get the attention of the CIO? Ade McCormack has a few ideas; plus, Karl-Heinz Streibich of Software AG on technology in the downturn.

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FT Digital Business podcast

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

FT Digital Business looks at the resilience of company technology, and how businesses can use geographic tracking technology for websites

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FT Digital Business, 15 April

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Does business understand IT any more? Steve Prentice of Gartner shares his views. Plus: Egypt as an outsourcing location

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FT Digital Business, 8 April

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Featuring a realistic assessment of what the cloud can do for business; and the laptop security expert who lost his machine on his first day in the job

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FT Digital Business

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The fourth interview in our series on cloud computing; and a chat with the 'father of Java'

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FT Digital Business

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT

What companies should look for when they consider cloud computing; and advice on which technology is helping businesses during the recession

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FT Digital Business

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT

How the Dutch are managing to work remotely; mobile tools to be seen with at the Paris fashion show; and Google's role in cloud computing

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FT Digital Business

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Comic Relief: we're serious about technology, says the charity's IT chief. Plus: a new series on cloud computing.

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FT Digital Business

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Why companies must get to grips with virtual IT to reduce hardware costs

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FT Digital Business

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT

How IT has revolutionised the hunt for oil and gas; and why one mobile device just isn't enough these days

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Video conferences: joy and horror

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Andrew Parker at Mobile World Congress on a bumpy 2009 for communications

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Is mobile broadband finally coming?

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT

We're ready to invest in mobile broadband as long as we're given the spectrum to do it, according to industry spokesman, Michael O' Hara. In discussion with Peter Whitehead, he looks ahead to the hot issues at this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

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A quantum of safety

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Peter Whitehead visits the virtual inventors in HP's labs in Bristol to see how high-end computing will transform IT security, and the way we search for and store documents

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The internet as business tool

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Laywers enter the cyber world. Will it work? Software company epoq explains

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Should we bridge the 'Digital Divide'?

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Ade McCormack sounds a sceptical note about connecting the poor to the web

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The virtues of virtual IT

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Time to throw your hardware, cut costs and go virtual with your IT? Digital Business reporter Stephen Pritchard examines the benefits of virtualisation to make IT systems more efficient, by talking to IDC, Microsoft, VMware and Parallels

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Digital Business, 17 December 2008

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Digital Business gazes into the crystal ball with IT watchers, Alan Cane and Stephen Pritchard, who warn of hard times ahead, from squeezed budgets to a focus on short-term projects

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Digital Business, 10 December 2008

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Should IT be treated like a commodity and outsourced?

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Digital Business, 3 December 2008

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Is now the time to cut back hard on your IT budget?

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Digital Business, 26 November 2008

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

In this week's podcast, listen to Digital Business columnist Ade McCormack on whether IT departments have a future

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Digital Business, 19 November 2008

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

In this week's podcast, Digital Business columnist Ade McCormack lists the attributes of the perfect chief information officer and Jose Iglesias of Symantec talks about the green challenges faced by IT users.

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Digital Business, 12 November 2008

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

In this week's show, Digital Business looks at mobility. Joia Shillingford quizzes two women from the world of fashion about working on the move while Ingrid Lunden chats to the head of strategy and the chief executive of Symbian, the maker of operating systems for mobile phones, about where mobile fits a business's IT landscape.

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Digital Business, 05 November 2008

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

In this week's show, Digital Business columnist Ade McCormack tackles the problem of managing IT talent, while grandee of the IT world, Charlie Bachman, shares his insights into the challenges facing database managers.

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Digital Business, 28 October 2008

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

In this week's show, can the head of an IT company survive without email?

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Digital Business, 21 October 2008

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Four experts give their views on IT security risks, cloud computing techniques in malware, the best way to spend security budgets and the nature of the enemy

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Digital Business, 15 October 2008

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

How Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, believes he can dominate the search market, as he launches technology centres across Europe

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Digital Business, 8 October 2008

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Why the glamour of new technology is blinding IT managers and leading to large-scale project failures

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Digital Business, 1 October 2008

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Vint Cerf, renowned as the father of the internet, gives his views on privacy in the digital world, and discusses Chrome, Google's newly launched operating system.

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Digital Business, 24 September 2008

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Ade McCormack answers questions about how business can be greener; and JP Rangaswami, BT's CIO, explains why he and many others from the IT world will be sleeping outside for a night.

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Digital Business, 17 September 2008

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Ade McCormack predicts the end of computing (as we know it). Plus Royce Bell from Accenture's Information Management on how to get value out of gathering and manipulating data

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Digital Business, 10 September 2008

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Ade McCormack follows up on the model put forward by the book 'Mesh Collaboration' which urges businesses to move from a product to a service-based model. Plus why Engine Group moved all its offices into one building.

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Digital Business, 9 July 2008

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A new game for businesses: Andy Mulholland and Nick Earle explain the thinking behind the ideas in their book 'Mesh Corporation', which foresees a rapid transition as companies start using Web 2.0 networking tools

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Digital Business, 2 July 2008

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Ade McCormack discusses whether it's beyond the IT department to keep everyone safe on the web; Janice Chaffin of Symantec on whether the industry is doing enough to educate consumers on security; plus Jeremiah Grossman of WhiteHat Security on what precautions he as a security expert takes when he does online banking and blogging.

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Digital Business, 25 June 2008

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Sol Squire of Data Islandia on why Iceland is a good location for businesses to store and manage their data; Ade McCormack describes how work will be like in 2015.

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Digital Business, 18 June 2008

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Risk management: companies are accused of leaping from one risk fad to the next; plus - expert guidance on how best to meet the needs of the mobile workforce; and Ade McCormack on social networking in the workplace

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Digital Business, 11 June 2008

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Microsoft's Kim Cameron on how proper identification is making the internet a safer place to do business; Ade McCormack talks about the impact on business of social networking; and Roger Fulton of Gartner on the impact of the digital native generation.

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Digital Business, 4 June 2008

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Second Life founder Philip Rosedale on why business should take virtual worlds seriously - plus a Gartner analyst's views on avatars and robots

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Digital Business, 21 May 2008

Tue, 20 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The people behind Autodesk's design software give away the secret of how to tell a digitally created car from a real one in a TV advert; Yahoo and Birds Eye explain what they get out of advertising on mobile devices; Ade McCormack explains the impact of the IT skills shortage; and Roger Fulton of Gartner examines the relationship between operational technology and IT

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Digital Business, 14 May 2008

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A special edition of the Digital Business podcast, looking at women in IT. Peter Whitehead interviews Kate Craig-Wood, co-founder of Memset, who has a unique perspective on the topic - because she has undergone gender transition.

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Digital Business, 7 May 2008

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Kim Jones of Sun on why there are so few women working in IT; Kees Nielen of Seagate Recovery Services explains that even a PC that's been under water can be rescued; and Roger Fulton of Gartner talks about cloud computing.

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Digital Business, 16 April 2008

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Ray Schiavone, chief executive of Quark, sets out his vision for the future of publishing and Ade McCormack explains the difference between hypermedia and plain old multimedia. Plus Sean Maloney of Intel argues that business will grow even more dependent on the internet.

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FT Digital Business, March 26, 2008

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Is green IT just a con? Ade McCormack discusses carbon neutrality in the IT world. Plus: Andrew Shorten, Adobe's platform evangelist, explains the capabilities of Flash. And readers share their views on tech innovation.

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FT Digital Business, March 12, 2008

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Is there a limit to Moore's Law in computing? Ade McCormack gives the answer. Jack Domme of Hitachi Data Systems explains how storage and energy costs fit together. And we discuss peer-to-peer file sharing with the boss of BitTorrent, asking him whether it has a future as a major business tool

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FT Digital Business, February 20, 2008

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT

A special programme recorded at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Sol Trujillo, chief executive of Telstra, gives examples of how mobile broadband provides real business solutions; FT correspondents Paul Taylor and Maija Palmer give their views on the technology that will soon be affecting businesses; and we have the thoughts of BlackBerry, Navtec and NEC on mobile services, navigation and LTE networks.

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FT.com digital business podcast, February 6, 2008

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT

With a focus on mobility, ahead of the GSM Association's Mobile World Congress. We ask: how does the IT department react when you take your iPhone to work? What is holding back enterprise mobility? What will future mobile devices look like? Plus: Ade McCormack makes networking sound straightforward.

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FT.com digital business podcast, January 23, 2008

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Can the internet cope? We have two views - Nicholas Carr talks about the dangers, while Paul Sagan of Akamai is quizzed about the web's capacity to deliver. Plus Ade McCormack makes storage sound fascinating; and the author of a study on retail banking is quizzed about whether banks could do more with the data at their fingertips.

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FT.com digital business podcast, December 12, 2007

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:00:00 GMT

In this episode: Monica Seeley of Mesmo Consultancy provides helpful tips in managing your e-mail inbox; Juergen Obermann and Bernd Hoeck of GFT Inboxx explain what's going wrong with e-mail; and Andrew Wilding of Vividas gives a tour of full-screen broadcast quality internet TV

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FT.com digital business podcast, November 28, 2007

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 05:00:00 GMT

In this episode: Diane Greene of VMWare explains why virtualisation is becoming a must-have; Nicholas Carr says companies need to harness 'informal' information systems; columnist Ade McCormack demystifies RFID; and Loic le Guisquet of Oracle talks about the self-service customer

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FT.com digital business podcast, October 31, 2007

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Nicholas Carr argues it is better to buy off-the-shelf business software than to build your own. NEC reveals the technology packed into the 02, London's hot new entertainment venue. Columnist Ade McCormack explains open source software. And SAP's chief executive talks about its new focus on mid-sized businesses

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FT.com digital business podcast, October 10, 2007

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT

We ask three companies about the cost-savings, efficiencies - and more - that e-recruitment has delivered; Columnist Ade McCormack explains the importance of Enterprise Resource Planning; and Cisco's chief security officer is asked whether businesses need to be more alert to threats.

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FT.com digital business podcast, September 26, 2007

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Mobile working - the bosses of a Bristol business worked remotely for a week, as we reported in July. But what about their staff left back at base? Peter Whitehead asks them about the 'flip-side' of mobility.

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FT.com digital business podcast, September 12, 2007

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Telecoms services - a professor's view on why so many projects fail to deliver what was expected; Ade McCormack demystifies grid computing and explains what it can do for business; and two chief executives look to the future - Paul Jacobs of Qualcomm talks about mobility; and Serguei Beloussov of SWsoft about the spread of virtualisation.

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FT.com digital business podcast, July 4, 2007

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Going mobile: Matt Connolly and Darius Pocha were challenged to run their business for a week using only mobile devices - with surprising results; Nicholas Carr reassures those who fear 'peer production' will do away with individual genius; Ade McCormack explains what virtualisation is all about; and George Colony of Forrester Research explains why IT should be re-named BT.

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FT.com digital business podcast, June 6, 2007

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 04:00:00 GMT

What is really driving IT's new green agenda? A Forrester expert talks about the research company's report on The Greening of IT; Nicholas Carr weighs into the controversy over the $100 laptop initiative; Ade McCormack explains what 'thin client' is all about; and Jean-Philippe Courtois of Microsoft reveals where the software giant is heading.

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FT.com digital business podcast, May 23, 2007

Wed, 23 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Listen to the adventures of a group of travellers as they tour Second Life; Ade McCormack explains what Voice over IP really means; Nicholas Carr looks at the differences between Microsoft and Barry Manilow; and the chief executive of Fujitsu Siemens discusses green computers.

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FT.com digital business podcast, May 2, 2007

Tue, 01 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT

We ask why the mobile phone is so good for advertisers; Nicholas Carr says the future of IT lies in bricks and mortar; Ade McCormack explains what service oriented architecture is all about; and the new chief executive at McAfee talks about the next generation of security threats.

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FT.com digital business podcast, April 11, 2007

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Polycom CEO Bob Hagerty weighs the merits of videoconferencing versus 'physical relationships'; Nicholas Carr introduces Internet 2.0; columnist and author Ade McCormack begins a new regular feature demystifying complex IT topics; and Alan Cane asks Andy Mulholland of Capgemini what corporate mash-ups are all about.

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FT.com digital business podcast, March 22, 2007

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 04:00:00 GMT

'There is no shame in keeping things running smoothly' - Nicholas Carr asks what a CIO is for. FT technology writer Alan Cane talks to Charles Hughes of the British Computer Society about professionalism in IT. And writer Stephen Pritchard asks Martin Sadler of HP whether the risks from cybercrime are growing.

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