Business Innovations
Voice in the wilderness
The communications watchdogs have refused to step in to help Voice Over IP users who want to keep their phone number when switching service providers. more
Greengrocer's fresh start
Chief Financial officer of Harris Farm greengrocers, Angus Harris, learned the hard way the importance of having an IT diaster recovery plan. more
In a ferment over fruit
Europe is on the verge of siding with vintners in Germany who say what they make from apples and berries is just as much wine as the grape stuff. more
Padlocks on the palm trees
Many companies are investigating business opportunities in Second Life. But are they exposing themselves to security risks in the process? more
$A buoyant and so is R&D;
Australian technology exporters are in for a bumpy ride as the dollar soars, warns NAB's chief economist Alan Oster. more
Jobs slashed as car sales slump
The latest victims in a series of severe cost cutting measures at America's biggest car manufacturers are 11,000 employees who have lost their jobs. more
Tears at the loss of print's golden age
Newspaper advertising's lack of creativity, spontaneity and appeal is frustrating the advertising industry, writes Paul McIntyre. more
MySpace honing in for advertisers
Social networking giant MySpace hopes to attract more advertisers by dividing its 110 million users into more than 100 targeted advertising categories. more
O'Neal's remarkable rise and fall
The journey of Stanley O?Neal from a farm in Alabama to the top of the food chain on Wall Street was an uncommon rise that culminated in an all-too-familiar fall. more
Time Warner's natural born CEO
Jeffrey Bewkes's ascension to the top executive post at the world's biggest media company, Time Warner, has surprised no one. more
Charities cast net for funds
Like other organisations, charities are embracing the latest web technologies. But unlike others, they are helping save lives - and save money that is spent on a good cause. more
Web 2.0? Don't bank on it just yet
All the cool kids overseas are toying with new internet banking systems but Australia's institutions won't commit, writes Beverley Head. more
Airline stocks may stall on the runway
Aviation's current sweet spot may be short-lived, particularly in the domestic market, says the Australian businessman who ran three international airlines. more
Art investors eyeing the auctions
Next month will be dotted with Aboriginal art sales as well as the big offerings of white Australian art that always come this time of the year, writes Peter Fish. more
The innovation generator
Information management giant EMC's chief technology officer Jeff Nick explains how his company is using web 2.0 tools not just to handle its own data, but to generate innovation. more
Energy boost may come a cropper
With crop prices rising, Biofuels are not necessarily an easy fix to the energy crisis, writes Cosima Marriner. more
The future is right here
With nano technology accelerating at the present rate, it may not be long until human intelligence becomes obsolete, in computer terms at least. more
Crash and quivers a lesson, not a guide
Twenty years on and the question on everyone's lips is whether the crash of 1987 could happen again. It is the wrong question, writes Annette Sampson. more
Success is in the timing
Poor timing can reduce investors' returns from managed funds, with potentially devastating results, writes Simon Hoyle. more
Social concern can improve investments
Calibrating investment decisions to take into account environmental and social concerns may actually deliver above-average returns, according to a recent study. more
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Comments
Bianca says:
While the perception may be widespread, that many developing countries are looked at as a door-stop for cost-cutting by weste... More
Roderick Dunne says:
Nice article.
One other view to take on your section "Innovate around - rather than through - technology" is that developi... More
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