by Richard Messik | Dec 16, 2011 | Technology
A recent article in the news caught my eye – a major UK company was seriously considering banning email as an internal form of communication. The company concerned was aware that the vast majority of internal (and probably external) emails were pointless and if...
by Richard Messik | Dec 1, 2011 | Cloud computing, e-conomic, Technology
I have been spending the last couple of days in Copenhagen on one of my regular visits to E-conomic’s HQ to get up to date with the latest developments and future plans. Some exciting things on the horizon so watch this space. I always get a buzz when I visit...
by Richard Messik | Nov 25, 2011 | Accountants, Cloud computing, Technology
Towards the end of last year I stated that 2011 would be the Year of the Cloud and as we hurtle headlong into 2012 (I am convinced the Government have cancelled a few months as part of their cost cutting exercise!), I thought it worthwhile to look back and see if I...
by Richard Messik | Oct 18, 2011 | Accountants, Cloud computing, e-conomic, Technology
I have just returned from exhibiting with E-conomic at the 2020 annual conference in Birmingham where we spent the day on the E-conomic stand. I can’t believe that its a year since I commented on the last conference – time certainly flies when you are...
by Richard Messik | Oct 7, 2011 | Cloud computing, e-conomic, Technology
All publicity is good publicity the old adage goes – however I was a little surprised by the response of some commentators – namely Adrian Pearson and Denis Howlett – to the recent announcement by E-conomic of the launch of their accountants’ club. I...
by Richard Messik | Sep 24, 2011 | Cloud computing, Technology
David Terrar and I share a passionate belief in the Cloud and all it represents, together with a frustration as to how it is explained to a broadly sceptical professional world. As a result we joined together to form Cloud Advocates – our mission to explain the...