] "THE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY is a traditional early adopter of
] new technologies, and Thomson Financial, a global
] provider of integrated information solutions, has been an
] early investor in the area of Web services. At a recent
] VeriSign news event, Mark Barbagallo, vice president of
] distributive technologies at Thomson Financial, met with
] InfoWorld News Editor Mark Jones to discuss his company's
] commitment to Web services, the importance of building a
] business-client trust relationship, and the role of
] vendors such as VeriSign and Grand Central in helping
] Thomson deliver Web services to its clients."

A good read from a large corporation that is actively deploying webservices. They expect to scale to thousands of web services eventually.

Along with WiFi this seems to be one of the few possible sectors where we are going to see some serious investment and growth in the next few years (while the recession continues).

Forget computer security (because everyone is doing it now), go for Web Services.

Thomson Financial invests in Web services

Warren Buffett chastises the nation's CEO's in today's NYT.

There is a crisis of confidence today about corporate earnings reports and the credibility of chief executives. And it's justified.

Without blushing, almost all CEO's have told their shareholders that options are cost-free.

To clean up their act, CEO's don't need "independent" directors, oversight committees or auditors absolutely free of conflicts of interest. They simply need to do what's right.

CEO's ... should quit talking about some bad apples and reflect instead on their own behavior.

[CEO's] talk principle, but, for most, their motive is pocketbook.

[ Originally from Jeremy. See something bad in the hierarchy of the company? Well, it's usually because there is something bad at the top. Almost 100% guaranteed. --Rek ]

Who Really Cooks the Books?