Chris Latterell

Chris Latterell
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Consolidation, regulation and encryption: What’s in store for 2015

Chris Latterell on Jan 12, 2015

2014 was the year the world came to terms with Edward Snowden’s revelations from 18 months ago, then 2015 will be the year where we see a pivotal shift in consumers’ behaviour. As ever, provider trust will be key...

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Spinning a web of words: 25 years of change and staying the same

Chris Latterell on Nov 14, 2014

1989 was a pretty monumental year. The biggest story of the year was undoubtedly the tearing down of the Berlin Wall, an event which we’re celebrating the 25th anniversary of this week. It symbolized a new, open ...

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The Google Apps Trap: Should your customers’ data be subject to Google’s te...

Chris Latterell on Oct 15, 2014

In 2014, there are more than five million businesses using Google Apps, a staggering figure for something that is essentially a consumer product with very few modifications for business use. Everyone knows that G...

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Happy Birthday, America. Germany Might Understand Freedom Better than You

Chris Latterell on Jul 8, 2014

You know what? John Oliver was right: “Apple could put the entire text of Mein Kampf in the iTunes user agreement and you would just be, like, ‘– uh, um: agree – agree’.”

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Have you got the message yet? The modern messaging landscape still includes...

Chris Latterell on Jul 1, 2014

Email, as we know it today, is just over 20 years old – and has only been in widespread use for considerably less than that. But there has been no shortage of those wishing to tell us that as a medium it is dead ...

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The Secure Future of Open Source

Chris Latterell on Apr 9, 2014

Open source software is in the ascendency. Not only does it seem like every new hot start-up is releasing its source code, even the granddaddies of proprietary, Microsoft, are learning to loosen up and embrace th...

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Berlin – Home of (the) Privacy; Land of the Free(dom)

Chris Latterell on Feb 11, 2014

California has a silicon valley; London even has a silicon roundabout. Germany’s Berlin is a thriving silicon city.

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When is a subscription not a subscription?

Chris Latterell on Oct 31, 2013

Perhaps the most common type of subscription is the mobile phone. Almost all of us have one; many even have two – business and personal. The United Nations’ telecoms agency, the ITU, has predicted that by the end...

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The Rise and Rise of the Subscription Economy

Chris Latterell on Oct 25, 2013

As the move towards SaaS shows no signs of slowing down, the subscription payment model is growing in presence throughout the software industry. But it is not only in the cloud computing sector where we are witne...

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From Video Collection to Internet Connection – How subscription based strea...

Chris Latterell on Sep 2, 2013

Everyone loves movies, and the film industry has proven itself to be a true survivor.

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