A very long time ago – long before smartphones first appeared – a very well-known Swedish company, Ericsson, used the word „intelligent” in a TV advertisement of one of its products. „Small, intelligent, tasteful” – concluded the narrator of a short and somewhat flat story starring a telephone; also starring were the telephone owner and […]
Each time I hear of another gala ceremony and of awards showered on companies, I wonder what it all means to an average newspaper reader. And each time I reach a somewhat downbeat verdict. I’m afraid that the hypothetical statistically average reader doesn’t care much about business, while the bright lights of gala ceremonies and […]
Recently I remembered a great British comedy film made in 1949 by the famous Ealing Studios – Passport to Pimlico. And even though Passport to Pimlico, as in the title, sounds as puzzling as say Passport to the City Centre, it captures perfectly the essence of the story in which a part of central London […]
Towards the end of last year I came across an interesting report, and one that struck an optimistic note as well. Since publications containing not only important but also almost exclusively good news are something or a rarity these days, I had a proper look at it. I can tell you in clear conscience it […]
2016 marks the twentieth anniversary of the launch of the first digital mobile telephone network in Poland. Some of us took notice of the fact, others didn’t. Pity that because, besides the ubiquity of computers in our lives, it is the telephone, or more precisely the smartphone, that has shaped today’s reality. And since the […]
I’m seeing 2016 out on a reflective yet optimistic note. ABC Data’s good financial results are a cause for celebration. On the other hand, growth in the kind of market we are in is not a rule by any means; if anything, rather an exception. It is great of course that it is ABC Data […]
Who would have thought that scale model building – a hobby which, along with many others, is treated with benign contempt – could one day become a promising business endeavour? And become it has! The market for new technologies is full of such surprises. You will have guessed what I mean by now! The drones, […]
Often, the question of cybersecurity appears in the context of corporate or individual users. No wonder. Each of us is an individual computer user and we all share the same or similar concerns prompting us to take very seriously issues concerning security. Driven by such concerns, many companies, which have a lot more to lose […]
What things come to mind when we think about China? Different things to different people, I suppose. Some people will conjure up a picture of china crockery featuring scenes from the daily life of Chinese people, beautiful lacquerware, others – green tea, still others – the all-powerful business and new technologies (if you’ve guessed I’m […]
Everyone will have heard about the silk route. Sure, but which silk route? Until recently there would have been no doubt. There was only one silk route – the one known from ancient history, the silk route along which goods were shipped between Europe and China for centuries. It is the route that served as […]