Martin Courtney
Martin Courtney is technology editor in the Computing and vnunet.com in-depth team. Martin has worked as an IT journalist since 1995, contributing regular articles to publications including Computing, IT Week, Engineering and Technology, ComputerActive, PC Advisor, Computer Buyer, Computer Reseller News, TotalTelecom, Network News, PC Direct and PC LAN. He has also written technology and market research reports for CurrentAnalysis, Light Reading, Byteandswitch.com and Contentinople.com.. Prior to becoming a journalist, Martin worked as a systems support analyst and as a programmer in the Home Office's research and statistics department.
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How not to sell more laptops
Instead of gearing up to shift as much kit as possible over the festive period, chip maker AMD seems to be doing its utmost to alienate users 27 Nov 2008
Case study: HSBC
HSBC is banking on unified communications to remove its interoperability issues 11 Nov 2008
Stay connected through converged comms
A growing number of firms are driving up productivity and creating new business opportunities by using IP-based technologies to break down communication barriers, writes Martin Courtney 11 Nov 2008
Are we learning from IT?
IT has a key role to play in education, but new approaches are needed if it is to have more of an impact on learning 28 Oct 2008
The emergence of virtual threats
Will the spread of virtual machines soon attract the hackers? 20 Oct 2008
The business of social networking
If business is increasingly being conducted via social networking web sites, why aren’t more airlines, bars and restaurants going under? 16 Oct 2008
Enter the dragons' den
Getting an innovative IT product off the ground takes cash, commitment and a lot of patience 15 Oct 2008
Coding moves with the times
We examine how software development has evolved to better serve the changing needs of business, and speaks to IT leaders who are delivering significant benefits to their organisations by using the latest programming methods 15 Oct 2008
Agile framework simplifies offshore development
Case study: Getronics business application services 15 Oct 2008
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