Online auction sites have grown in popularity. James Mitchell looks at the legal status of these sites by drawing a comparison with ‘physical’ auctions. His article also highlights differences, considers the formation and effect of contracts in this process, especially the legal position and remedies of unhappy buyers and the jurisdictional issues….
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Chris Spencer wonders if mundane software can have a Knowledge Management function….
The Fourth “Nothing. But.The. Net” Conference drew crowds in Edinburgh….
New SCL Initiatives Like many of the best ideas, SCL’s latest initiatives owe a debt to the past. The first acknowledges the growing range and importance of KM; the second is double pronged and aims to engage the interest of more students. A new Knowledge Management Interest Group is to be formed shortly. The full…
On 26 January 2004, at the Royal Society, Richard Christou will give the Society’s 30th Anniversary Lecture…
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Software bombs have been commonplace in the IT industry for many years. Tim Sewart addresses a question asked of him on a number of occasions: are they legal?…
VIPER, the new video ID parade system launched in March by Home Secretary David Blunkett, has been described as the largest video editing facility in the world. Andy Hogben of Quadrant Visual Solutions, one of the original members of the ‘VIPER’s nest’ which developed the system for West Yorkshire Police, describes the technological hurdles which were overcome during the groundbreaking eight-year project….
Gordon Olson, Chairman of Meticulus Solutions, looks at methods of making e-mail secure….
Richard Stephens explains how to build your own PC, and asks why you would want to….
Clive Davies and David Carter of Olswang look at the key issues….