Viewing revolution the ad men are watching closely
Video recorders that can skip the commercials present a challenge for advertisers THERE WAS MUCH TALK among delegates at the Edinburgh...
Did the caped crusader help to put Blair in power?
Look at our very own dynamic duo - is this an example of life imitating comic art? IN JANUARY 1993, two ambitious Labour politicians,...
High-tech world struggles with normal state of affairs
Entrepreneurs holding out for better times are letting start-up opportunities slip by WHEN HIGH-TECH entrepreneurs gather these days - at...
The sting in the tale of the recession-free recession
The property boom is fooling many people into thinking that they are better off AS EVE SAID TO ADAM on being expelled from the Garden of...
Enterprise minister right to adopt hands-off approach
One city has already discovered what it takes to achieve a Smart, Successful Scotland WE MUST be in the 'silly season'. Front page...
How Billionaire Bill lost his company, and other stories
Microsoft’s chairman may hope the spooky similarities with an earlier entrepreneur end now MAYBE YOU ARE already familiar with this...
Litany of Scots' achievements makes for enlightening read
Academic confirms our status as founders of the modern world, with just a pinch of irony NATIONAL STEREOTYPES are a funny thing. Since I...
The truth is out there, but you may not get to see it
The biggest archive ever available to mankind is under threat - from Scotland FOR the last century or so, the National Library of...
Why venture capitalists are putting brakes on growth
3i's quest for a quick return on investment may not be in a client company's best interest THE news that easyJet was in talks to buy its...
Obituaries premature - she'll be back
WHEN Wendy Alexander met with the business community last Monday evening, to report with Jack McConnell on the progress that had been...
Stop looking for excuses
WENDY Alexander’s article in yesterday’s Business a.m. is very timely. April has been a strangely fascinating month for those of us who...
Ancient universities need a degree of modernisation
Our great institutions must drop some ludicrous practices if they want to compete THE PAST FEW DECADES have seen fierce debates about the...
If junk e-mail isn't to your taste, let Uncle Spam know
Banning this rubbish would save businesses in the UK a lot of time and money IN MY FIRST JOB, fresh out of University, I worked in a...
Big picture shows Auntie turning into a monster
A television channel based in Scotland should be a bigger priority than BBC Three ONCE UPON A TIME, most of our basic services such as...
Curb on angels may leave start-ups without a prayer
FSA rules mean that early-stage investors cannot collectively risk their own money A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, I attended a technology...
Japan's failed business model
IN 1989, we sold the Edinburgh software company which I had founded to the Japanese consumer electronics giant, Matsushita, better known...
Competitive landscape can make a world of difference
Project Atlas should help Scottish companies to get the best deals on bandwidth costs AN UNUSUAL map appeared a few years ago in an...
Scotland still prevented from reaching for the sky
Given the importance of air travel, regulators should be looking after our needs better ANYONE FLYING TO AND FROM London via Gatwick...