The Word is Not Enough

Can you help with the following article? This article will be appearing in Education Investor. EducationInvestor provides the business intelligence and political insight that will help investors understand the sometimes baffling world of education.

Deadline for leads is 3rd February 2012. Email me if you'd like to contribute.

How will Apple's iBooks Author affect the education textbook market?
I'm writing a piece on Apple's entry into the textbook-writing and distribution market with iBooks and iBooks Author, which promise whole new levels of interactivity for textbooks. How will this affect education publishers? Is this something big or simply an addition to the market? Will publishers adapt to take on board this new technology? Or will publishers from a multimedia background steal a march on them?

I'm looking to speak to education analysts, and representatives of education publishers, both 'old school' and 'new school'. Interviews will be by phone in the weeks commencing 30th January and 6th February.

Can you help with the following article? This article will be appearing in Business Franchise. Business Franchise magazine, the only official publication of the British Franchise Association and the only official magazine of the BFA-approved Franchise exhibitions, is the prestigious leading magazine for the dynamic UK franchise industry.

From newly launched franchised businesses to opportunities for potential franchisees, Business Franchise magazine is the unmissable guide for anyone looking for their first or next franchise adventure, featuring an invaluable A-Z directory of franchisors, in-depth articles and important updates from the franchise industry, providing hot off the press franchising news, advice and essential information.

Deadline for leads is 6th January 2012. Email me or leave a comment below.

Retail franchises
A look at retail franchises for someone wanting to set up a franchise, as well as some of the things to bear in mind when setting one up. Will also look at some of the recent innovations in retail franchising, including co-locating, and feature four case studies of people who have set up retail franchises.

Can you help with the following article? This article will be appearing in Education Investor. EducationInvestor provides the business intelligence and political insight that will help investors understand the sometimes baffling world of education.

Deadline for leads is 8th January 2012. Email me or leave a comment below.

What do education technology companies expect to gain from the government's new schools ICT strategy?
With Michael Gove now saying that computing science needs to be taught in school and "I believe we need to take a serious, intelligent approach to educational technology if our children are not to be left behind," what do education technology companies hope and expect to gain from this change of heart and what should the government be looking at?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/dec/06/michael-gove-computer-science

http://www.agent4change.net/events/event/1338

http://www.education.gov.uk/a00200484/michael-gove-speaks-to-the-schools-network

Can you help with the following article? This article will be appearing in SC Magazine. SC features on specific technologies and trends are designed to inform IT security professionals about the state of the art in that area.

Deadline for leads is 11th November 2011. Email me or leave a comment below.

Is Intel and McAfee’s DeepSAFE technology any good
McAfee are making much of the promise of its DeepSafe technology which allegedly protects PCs and other devices “beyond the operating system”. What are the implications of this and does the industry think this will work? Is it a genuine step forward? Will others have to copy?

I'm going to be on holiday from the 9th August to the 23rd August, but if you leave a message on my voicemail or send me an email, I'll get back to you when I return.

Can you help with the following article? This article will be appearing in Business Franchise. Business Franchise magazine, the only official publication of the British Franchise Association and the only official magazine of the bfa-approved Franchise exhibitions, is the prestigious leading magazine for the dynamic UK franchise industry.

From newly launched franchised businesses to opportunities for potential franchisees, Business Franchise magazine is the unmissable guide for anyone looking for their first or next franchise adventure, featuring an invaluable A-Z directory of franchisors, in-depth articles and important updates from the franchise industry, providing hot off the press franchising news, advice and essential information.

Deadline for leads is 29th July 2011. Email me or leave a comment below.

Mobile franchises
A look at the attractions of mobile franchises for someone wanting to set up a franchise, as well as some of the things to bear in mind when setting one up.

Can you help with the following article? This article will be appearing in SC Magazine. SC features on specific technologies and trends are designed to inform IT security professionals about the state of the art in that area.

Deadline for leads is 29th July 2011. Email me or leave a comment below.

Governance, compliance...who cares?
A look at the regulations, public and private that are putting more pressure on the information security professional. Plus: Trends in GRC Systems

I was on Radio 5 Live's Saturday Edition last night! Woo! Actually, I was on it last week for all of two sentences but they were good enough apparently to get me back on this week to have another go at talking about the coming season of US TV. If you want to listen to my shiny opinions of The Playboy Club, Pan Am, Castle, Parks & Recreation, Terra Nova, Falling Skies, Wilfred, In Treatment, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and – amazingly – Who's The Boss, fingers crossed the embedded player will let you for the next week at least (don't know if this will work in the US). My bit begins at 2h16mins in or thereabouts and lasts for about 20 minutes.

Can you help with the following article? This article will be appearing in Learning Magazine. Learning Magazine A key source of information for business learning buyers, Learning Magazine offers its readers comprehensive advice and product information as well as the latest news and views on the learning industry, produced in a contemporary and stylish format.

Deadline for leads is 7th July 2011. Email me or leave a comment below.

Social and mobile learning
I'm writing a feature on how social media, e-learning and now mobile learning have changed the face of learning and what impact this has had on human interaction and people learning from one another directly. What challenges has such fast-moving technology brought to learning and do we need to take a step back and go back to basics, rather than constantly find new ways of using the latest trends in learning?

Can you help with the following article? This article will be appearing in SC Magazine. SC features on specific technologies and trends are designed to inform IT security professionals about the state of the art in that area.

Deadline for leads is 18th February 2011. Email me or leave a comment below.

Mobile revolution
This is going to be a comprehensive analysis of mobile security trends and threats including smart phones, tablets and other portable devices and will factor in trends such as consmerisation and remote working. However, the aim is try to focus on the technical solutions rather than state that people often leave laptops on trains etc