Lists

Media coverage

List of mentions

Name	Web address	Description

Microsoft Business Insights - Presence holds the key	http://www.microsoft.com/uk/business/insights/practical-information-sharing.mspx	How Presence is central to the effective use of unified collaboration and communication technology, and why an integrated strategy and results driven management culture are needed to allow staff to work effectively in and out of the office

Computer Business Review - Avanade rides Microsoft wave	http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=F52140CE-158B-46F7-B8C7-0D661BB2DEC1	Interviewed by CBR on progress of Avanade as a unique joint venture and the trend for clients to turn to technology specialists for practical advice

Channel 9 - Grid-frame era	http://channel9.msdn.com/rss.aspx?threadID=293005&format=mp3	Podcast from Microsoft Architect Insight 2007 conference, interviewed on Avanade Grid Architecture and our experience of deploying realworld grid solutions on Windows

Silicon.com - Mobility Forum 2007	http://comment.silicon.com/editorsblog/	Interviewed on enterprise deployment of mobile devices and mobility having hosted a session on the topic at the Mobility Forum 2007 (www.mobilitysummit.co.uk)

IT Week - Windows Server 2008	http://www.itweek.co.uk/2194119	Commenting on launch of 'Longhorn' and early uptake experiences

Silicon.com - Joined up enterprise	http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/joinedupenterprise/0,3800013721,39166337,00.htm	Comments on SOA and complexity of refactoring existing applications to access full range of data and functionality in modern businesses

Sunday Herald - Is the internet facing gridlock?	http://www.sundayherald.com/business/businessnews/display.var.1250955.0.is_the_internet_facing_gridlock.php	Discussing in Scottish press whether the internet might fail 'with a whimper or a bang' and the prospect of net-equality giving way to multi-tiered quality of service

IT Week - Application apathy	http://www.itweek.co.uk/2172798	Discussing the need for dialogue between IT departments and users to understand and maximise use of application functionality, based on strong asset management

Revolution - How to get your site in shape	http://www.revolutionmagazine.com/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=ViewNewsArticle&newsID=560318	Interview regarding streamlining web transactions from site through to mainframe to create compelling user experience and dramatic revenue increases in competitive markets such as online insurance

BBC - WiFI promises internet shake-up	http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4779124.stm	Interview with BBC online, discussing web 2.0, mobility and the impact on working practices

Management Today - Best IT decision	http://www.clickmt.com/public/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=fulldetails&newsUID=2b68c414-7b52-4f48-b28f-758f64adaa40	Feature on 'best ever IT decision' - how choosing to learn SQL during my AI degree opened doors I had never anticipated and led to working with many generations of database technology

Ovum - Holway Report on Avanade	http://www2.ovum.com/traverse.aspx?n=49416#15580	Update on Avanade performance and trends in Microsoft enterprise arena

Mobility Summit 2006	http://mobility.cnetnetworks.co.uk/speakers.htm	Speaker credit at the European Technology Forum hosted Mobility Summit in London 2006

The Scotsman - Curse of keystroke loggers	http://business.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1790322006	Comments on IT security risks in home and work life, plus protection offered by comprehensive tools such as Windows Live One Care

Channel 9 - Next Generation Infrastructure	http://channel9.msdn.com/Podcasts/184166_ARCast04212006-NextGenerationInfrastructureWithRichardHall.wma	Podcast interview from the first Architect Insight conference held in Wales in 2006, discussing trends in infrastructure and how application developers, infrastructure architects and operations staff need to work together to deliver usable solutions

Financial Engineering News - Hardware muscle grips financial engineering	http://www.fenews.com/fen13/hardware.html	As first customer through the Intel Application Solution Centre at the Dell facilities in Ireland, commenting on impact of 8-way multiprocessing on convertible bond market making systems

Contingency Analysis - Horizon effect in Value at Risk	http://www.contingencyanalysis.com/archive/archive2/0000001d.htm	Note on impact of time windows on value at risk calculations and expected errors

FpML - Version 4.0 Standard	http://www.fpml.org/spec/2003/wd-fpml-4-0-2003-08-04/html/fpml-4-0-intro.html	Contributed to the Financial Products Markup Language FpML on the Foreign Exchange working group

RiskClick - Calculated Risk	http://www.riskclick.com/about/articles/af_01_01_02.aspx	Interview on balanced approach to onset of compliance regulation when operational risk first appeared on Basel II agenda of most institutions

M-Finance - Wireless reseach distribution	http://www.watersinfo.com/news/mf/sample_view.asp?a=32562	Advances in componentisation and electronic distrbution of investment research alongside market data

Computer Weekly - XML in the City	http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2001/10/23/183073/xml-in-the-city.htm	Article on uptake of XML standards in finance, such as IRML, RiXML and FpML

Financial News - Standards cut noise in sellside research	http://www.efinancialnews.com/?page=trading_technology&contentid=560046	Emerging impact of RiXML on investment banking research

IPTV Box - Impact of IPTV on minority sports	http://iptvbox.newsvine.com/_news/2006/03/24/144955-sportscasters-set-for-iptv-boom	Potential of new audience for minority sports as they become their own broadcasters through IPTV

Business Online - IT counts in GDP	http://www.thebusinessonline.com/Document.aspx?id=54095AA2-F5F3-407B-86C0-8E102D0306F1	On contribution of IT to UK Gross Domestic Product

IT Week - SQL Server 2005 launch	http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2144334/winter-date-microsoft-tools	On launch of Yukon, Visual Studio 2005 and BizTalk Server 2006

Computing - Mobile workforce	http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2157019/mobile-workforces-years-away	Commenting on the release of Avanade pan-European research on mobility, interviewing CIOs on technology and cultural factors influencing their decisions

Silicon.com - Federated identity	http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39156692,00.htm	On the need for effective identity management across government

Microsoft - Collaborative business risks	http://www.microsoft.com/uk/business/security/collaborative-risk.mspx	Comments on trust between business partners as cornerstone to collaboration online

Computer Weekly - IT and business ethos	http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2006/05/23/216053/Your+shout+convergence+costs,+shared+services,+IT+value.htm	Discussing impact of IT in the board room