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November 2004 - Posts

• XML – the next COBOL??

  Someone suggested to me recently that XML (eXtensible Markup Language) will have a similar length of life as COBOL (the original Common Business Oriented Language - which wouldn't be a bad alternatively name for XML) – and given that COBOL has been Read More... Posted 16 November 2004 08:29 by bob.barnes | 0 Comments

• Instant Messenger - is it really useful? – are you missing a trick?

  Instant messenger in its public guise may not seem an ideal tool in a serious business environment, and maybe thought of an insecure waste of time, where people just chat to their friends and do no work. Well that is certainly one aspect and a possible Read More... Posted 05 November 2004 16:34 by bob.barnes | 0 Comments

• Browser or OutLook for Collaboration - Reach or Rich!

  Most collaboration tools are based on the use of the browser. But a lot of people spend a lot of their time in Outlook. Email has, almost since its start, been a away for people to share documents and ideas - mostly because its easy and familiar - so Read More... Posted 02 November 2004 10:22 by bob.barnes | 0 Comments