In 2005, Wesley Cornell, AMIAP was recognised by Growing Business magazine as one of the thirty best young entrepreneurs in the UK. He’s held senior positions in Internet and telecommunications companies. Here, he introduces his latest venture, LiveAd. So, you’re walking down the street past the local café. All of a sudden, you get a […]

Career migration from the MoD into IT Consultancy for an IAP Fellow Dave Bird, FIAP has demonstrated an impressive appetite for learning, accumulating a vast array of qualifications over the last two years. Coupled with his twelve-year association with the IAP, his training was a good enabler for Dave’s recent career change. Dave had always […]

Paul Uszak of Klick’n’Go.com adds a comment to the IAP Panel’s View on Ageism, published in June’s VSJ. I wanted to share my experience of your phrase “experienced staff are complaining that they can’t find jobs and employers say they can’t get suitable employees”. I perceive that the problem is more systemic than you allege. […]

Andrew Harrison BA (Hons), LIAP, recently completed training at Computeach International. He studied Business Systems Analysis and Design using CASE tools and SSADM. He’s also familiar with OO, VB.Net, ASP.Net and SQL Server. He’s looking for a student placement or junior position as an analyst/programmer in the East Midlands. You can contact Andrew at adharrison@iap.org.uk. […]

Reminder: The IAP’s 2007 AGM is on Saturday, 13 October, at Boundary House, Boston Road, Hanwell W7 2QE, starting at 12.00 noon. Members who wish to attend should contact the office (0207 567 2118 or admin@iap.org.uk) in advance. Business intelligence for the public sector is at the Law Society, Portland Place, London on 10 October. […]

Alan Paller, Director of Research at the SANS Institute, discusses its recently announced Secure Software Institute with Robin Jones. Robin Jones: I think most people in the IT business know the SANS name. But I’d be less sure that they’re all familiar with the Institute’s background, philosophy, aims and so on. So perhaps you could […]

Notice of Annual General Meeting The Institution’s 2007 AGM will be on Saturday, 13 October, at Boundary House, Boston Road, Hanwell W7 2QE, starting at 12.00 noon. The AGM is usually a short meeting, its purpose being merely to fulfil a requirement of the Companies Acts, but all members of the Institution are welcome to […]

Robin Jones casts a jaundiced eye over the virtual world phenomenon and discovers, again, that there is nothing new under the sun. Has the World gone stark staring mad? Well, no. It was always stark staring mad. Let me explain. You can design yourself an avatar in a virtual world like Second Life for nothing […]

Stewart Shuttle, MIAP wants to make members aware of a new opportunity. A European supplier of an award-winning integrated software package is looking for resellers and introducers to promote the product particularly in Northern Ireland. No initial investment is required. There is already a wide user base in Northern Europe, including the UK mainland. The […]

Gartner Portals, Content & Collaboration Summit is on 5 and 6 September at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London. See www.gartner.com for details. The European ICT Forum is in Berlin from 10-11 September. Further information is at www.idc.com. IT Security 2007 is at the Radisson SAS Portman Hotel, London on 25 September. See wwww.idc.com for more. […]