Nada Alamro http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/nalamro/ "When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free" - Charles Evans Hughes en Copyright 2008 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:11:26 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Forecasting the ICT Industry Trend Introduction:

There is no doubt that the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry has been and still is changing through time. The ICT industry is going at a fast pace as the products and services of the industry continue to be upgraded or replaced frequently. For ICT businesses to succeed they need to keep up and be up to date with what is going on in the industry, they also ought to be able to predict the future trend of their business relative to the future of the industry. This forecasting prediction helps to define organizational goals, missions, objectives, and future contingencies (Shaw, 2001, p. 117).

]]> http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/nalamro/2007/07/forecasting_the_ict_industry_t.html http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/nalamro/2007/07/forecasting_the_ict_industry_t.html Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:11:26 -0500 Intelligence for Survival Intelligence for Survival

Dr. Jay E. Gillette, a Ball State University professor in the Center of Information and Communication Sciences, explains in his leadership course: in the military the word “intelligence” means information. The military has a goal of gathering as much intelligence as possible. Intelligence is basically what puts anyone in a competitive advantage. The more a person knows and has intelligence meaning information, the more he or she is in a competitive advantage. The military uses intelligence to put them ahead of their enemies, ahead of other nations in general.

]]> http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/nalamro/2007/07/intelligence_for_survival.html http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/nalamro/2007/07/intelligence_for_survival.html Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:39:04 -0500 Wisdom a Component of Knowledge Management Applied to Leadership Introduction
After looking through many literatures about knowledge management, it seems that many authors agree to the fact that it is a great ordeal to explain knowledge management. In the chapter A Practical Framework for Understanding KM written by Dr. Jay Edwin Gillette, states that knowledge management is complex due to the fact knowledge is complex (Gillette, 2002, p. 18). Even with the complexity of managing knowledge, it is important for organizations to adopt proper knowledge management to succeed.

Carl Frappaolo mentions in his book Knowledge Management that “it is perhaps the lack of a singular definition that has delayed the more wide-scale deployment of knowledge management” (Frappaolo, 2006, p. 8).

]]> http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/nalamro/2007/06/wisdom_a_component_of_knowledg.html http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/nalamro/2007/06/wisdom_a_component_of_knowledg.html Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:15:37 -0500 Servant-Leader Servant and leadership, two contradicting words that triggered my curiosity while coming across the essay Servant Leadership by Robert K. Greenleaf in the book The Leader’s Companion edited by J. Thomas Wren. As I researched, I have learned that, Robert Greenleaf was a well known writer who coined the concept servant-leadership in the year 1970 when he published his book The Servant as Leader (Greenleaf.org, 2002). Other authors as well as Greenleaf later produced other writings that were inspired by the concept servant-leadership (Greenleaf.org,2007, p.3-4).

]]> http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/nalamro/2007/06/servantleader.html http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/nalamro/2007/06/servantleader.html Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:44:53 -0500 Leadership’s Influence on Moral Development Flipping through a compilation of essays in the book “The Leader’s Companion: Insights on Leadership Through the Ages” edited by J. Thomas Wren, I have came across the crucial topic of moral development which is one important role of a leader. One might ask how does a leader instill moral thinking as well as behavior among others? The author of the essay, “Moral Development in Individuals”, Dr. Howard T. Prince II, explains that there are three possible ways to moral development, psychoanalytic, cognitive-development, and social learning.

]]> http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/nalamro/2007/05/leaderships_influence_on_moral.html http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/nalamro/2007/05/leaderships_influence_on_moral.html Wed, 30 May 2007 05:25:24 -0500 Oracle Accuses SAP of “Corporate Theft on a Grand Scale” Oracle is accusing TomorrowNow, a unit of SAP, of stealing its proprietary information. SAP used customer login information to hack into Oracle databases, which includes customer support information such as copyrighted software and instructional documents, in hopes to provide support to customers and eventually have customers migrate to SAP.
SAP AG’s TomorrowNow chief executive Andrew Nelson denies Oracle’s claims and believes that TomorrowNow is using lawful methods to provide customer support, he said “we believe we’ve done absolutely nothing wrong, and we’re going to defend our position vigorously….our model is an appropriate and legal way to do business”.

]]> http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/nalamro/2007/03/oracle_accuses_sap_of_corporat.html http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/nalamro/2007/03/oracle_accuses_sap_of_corporat.html Fri, 30 Mar 2007 01:17:22 -0500 ITT Pleads Guilty for Revealing Military Secrets ITT has agreed to pay $100 million as a penalty for sharing classified military information overseas and will admit guilty to violating the 1976 Arms Export Control Act. ITT has been sharing with subcontractors overseas including China specifications of sophisticated military technology such as the sensitive night vision systems. The U.S. attorney in Virginia’s Western District, John Brownlee has made it clear in a statement that “when technology is illegally exported overseas, that jeopardizes the tactical advantage and jeopardizes the safety of the fighting force.” He hopes that this legal action against ITT will send a message to the rest of the industry.

]]> http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/nalamro/2007/03/itt_pleads_guilty_for_revealin.html http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/nalamro/2007/03/itt_pleads_guilty_for_revealin.html Fri, 30 Mar 2007 01:14:01 -0500 Battle Heated Between Verizon and Vonage Verizon Communication Inc. is still continuing its patent-infringement suit against Vonage Holding Corp. The suit was filed in June and is now open in the federal court after the two companies have failed to reach a settlement. Verizon is asking for more than $197 million in damages. Vonage denies all charges and says the only reason Verizon is pressing charges is to try stifle the competition. New internet-calling businesses fear if Vonage loses this case it could lead to a series of lawsuits in the telecom industry which could hamper business growth. Vonage on the other hand is confident that it will continue operating whether or not it loses the case.

]]> http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/nalamro/2007/03/battle_heated_between_verizon.html http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/nalamro/2007/03/battle_heated_between_verizon.html Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:15:23 -0500 Cisco and Apple Share “iPhone” Cisco and Apple have ended their brief battle over iPhone and decided to share the trademark name. Both parties have reached an agreement that will allow both companies to use the trademark globally. The detailed terms of the agreement seem to be strictly confidential. However, both agreed to “acknowledge the trademark ownership rights that have been granted, and each side will dismiss any pending actions regarding the trademark. In addition, Cisco and Apple will explore opportunities for interoperability in the areas of security, and consumer and enterprise communications.” (Cisco.com)

Analysts believe that this agreement will definitely benefit both parties. Even though Apple does not want to partner with any outside company, it partnering with Cisco will only improve its future product gears.

]]> http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/nalamro/2007/02/cisco_and_apple_share_iphone.html http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/nalamro/2007/02/cisco_and_apple_share_iphone.html Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:32:43 -0500 Well-Timed Stock Options Causes Suspicion Over Pixar and Disney Deal Steve Jobs of Apple may be in hot water as the investigation to whether the timing of the option grant was improperly backdated. While Jobs was at Pixar, he negotiated an employment contract with John Lasseter of Disney which included a large stock-options grant of 1 million shares.
The agreement was signed on March 21, 2001. However, the stock-option grant that was given was for the December 5, 2000 price, which was more than three months before the signing of the contract. According to the SEC rule at the time, options grant must be reported no later than 45 days after the end of Pixar’s fiscal-year.
On December 5, 2000 the stock price was at its lowest for that year. Before the signing of the contract, Pixar’s shares increased up to 24% making it a great profit for Lasseter.

]]> http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/nalamro/2007/02/welltimed_stock_options_causes.html http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/nalamro/2007/02/welltimed_stock_options_causes.html Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:34:58 -0500 Cisco and Apple Fight Over “iPhone” Apple Inc. announced its new iPhone product on Tuesday, January 9, 2007. However, following the announcement, Cisco Systems issued a law suite against Apple Inc. for trademark infringement. Both offer iPhone products that differ in its technology. The Apple iPhone is a cell phone with iPod features, while the Cisco iPhone is a phone that can be used over the internet.
Both companies tried to reach an agreement before announcing the Apple iPhone product. Cisco wanted for their products to interoperate with Apple’s products meaning that both companies will have to work together. This does not work for Apple since it keeps a tight control over its product development, and therefore declined this exchange with Cisco.
Cisco owned the trademark name since 2000 when it bought InfoGear Technology Corp. InfoGear offered iPhone products that enable web access. Cisco also added new iPhone wireless products to its Linksys unit in 2006.

]]> http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/nalamro/2007/02/cisco_and_apple_fight_over_iph_1.html http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/nalamro/2007/02/cisco_and_apple_fight_over_iph_1.html Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:24:09 -0500 Witchcraft Craze in European Renaissance witchburning.jpg
Hysteria over witchcraft in the 16th and 17th century affected the many lives of Europeans. Witchcraft trials existed in European countries such as in England, Germany, Scotland, Switzerland, and France; it was also held in America. The church has condemned witchcraft since they considered the practice was associated with the devil. This condemnation is also seen in the Islamic law since it also links the activity as being associated with the devil.

]]> http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/nalamro/2006/12/witchcraft_craze_in_european_r.html http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/nalamro/2006/12/witchcraft_craze_in_european_r.html Sun, 10 Dec 2006 23:23:44 -0500 Marriage in Renaissance Italy Family ties in the urban world of Renaissance Italy was a source of security. Parents made careful marriage arrangements for their children as these often meant strengthening business or family ties. Parents took little or no notion to the modern concept of love; some would even make such arrangements by reinforcing a legally binding marriage contract for their children when they are only two or three years of age. The most important aspect of the marriage contract was the size of the dowry. This sum of money was given to the husband by the wife’s family upon marriage. Wedding-Banquet-Nastagio_jpg.jpg
The wedding feast was also considered a necessary part of the wedding. This painting by Botticelli shows the wedding banquet in Florence that celebrated the marriage of Nastagio degli Onesti and the daughter of Paulo Traversaro.

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Well, Guglielmo Marconi in the late1800’s was eager to go wireless. During his time, the telegraph was in use but the technology then needed electrical wires to send messages over a distance. Marconi had the idea of radio telegraphy and it was in 1895 when Marconi was conducting several laboratory experiments at his father’s country estate in Italy that he succeeded in sending the first wireless signal. In 1896 Marconi manages to travel to England and it was there that he was granted the world’s first patent for a wireless telegraphy system.

]]> http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/nalamro/2006/12/information_renaissance_marcon.html http://www.cicsworld.org/blogs/nalamro/2006/12/information_renaissance_marcon.html Sat, 09 Dec 2006 23:41:59 -0500 European Renaissance: Ibn Sina (Avicenna) Muslims scholars made many discoveries in chemistry and developed medicine as a field of study. A very well known scholar named Ibn Sina (Avicenna to the West, 980-1037CE) authored a medical encyclopedia, “Kitab al-Shifa” “Book of Healing”, that also stressed about contagious diseases and how some of these diseases can be spread by contaminated water. One of his famous books was called “Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb" “Canon of Medicine” which was one of the most printed books in the medieval as well as in the European renaissance era, and it is taught up to this day in the East.

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