Talk of Many Things

Writing in a recent Finextra blog, Gordon Perchthold laments on the futility of relying upon methodologies. Involved especially in ERP and other large change initiatives, SAP ASAP, Oracle AIM and other implementation methodologies…

I was recently in the market for a new credit card, and I decided to inquire about the various options available with the branch manager of a leading leading Indian…

In a recent comment on a Finextra post (http://www.finextra.com/community/fullblog.aspx?id=4490), Madelie von Ludwig ( http://www.finextra.com/community/profile.aspx?memberid=51569) of Nedbank, Johannesburg wrote that banking products "are becoming a commodity and differentiation has to take…

For the first time in over ten years, I was disappointed with a FORTUNE GLOBAL 500 issue. This year's issue had far less coverage of the gyrations of the corporate…

Just by looking at the picture on the right, if you can guess who is featured on it, you don't need to read any further. However, like most of us…

Let me share a recent example in which I was able to extend the life of the evaluation copy of a software. After 30 days, my Corel Draw evaluation copy…

Income tax consultants and financial advisors everywhere advise you never to pay any excess income tax to the government because of the difficulties and delays involved in getting a refund.…

NEWS ITEM Americans prefer to access PFM tools though bank sites - survey Americans prefer to access personal finance management (PFM) tools through banking Web sites, with security concerns trumping…

Indian offshore-centric IT services firms have created a multi-billion dollar business from nothing in less than three decades. Companies, large and small, have accomplished this by riding the wave of…

Business development executives and inside salespersons crave for direct telephone numbers of contacts in potential buyer organizations so that they can reach them directly to pitch their products and services. However,…