GLG News by Fleet Management Experts

* Why do people make software? * Why do people use software? * People routinely change communications channels. * When businesses focus on wise decisions followed by constructive action, no one remembers or cares what lights pixels.

* Capitalism American Style Requires Power Sharing * Focus on Quarterly Returns Contradicts Thousand Year Strategies * A Two-Headed Dragon Must Choose a Single Direction

* People hate restrictions. * Everyone wants to beat the big guns. * If a thing can be done, someone will do it.

* Not everyone routinely uses the internet. * Product pricing bears no relationship to consumer value. * Individuals will pay a premium for a face-to-face relationship rather than obtain products and services impersonally through an anonymous channel.

It is wonderful that President Bush's plan to help the disenfranchised keep their homes, and in some (albeit, few) cases, this program will work. But like the cut in the commercial lending rates, this is more symbolic than helpful, and the true problems will persist after the assistance package is ...

*  Securities ratings estimate future value based on past performance of similar investments. * Risks associated with specific investments change over time. * Investment ratings aid pricing before purchase and afterward indicate portfolio quality.  * A failing portfolio could be...

* There's a lot of dark fiber in them thar hills. * WiMAX mesh?  Not yet.  Maybe never. * WiMAX needs a backbone.

* Is Nokia's brand strength enough to make it competitive in the PND space? * Beside brand, what value will they bring?

For years now, the Mortgage and Commercial Lending arena has been the subject of great debate as to whether sound credit decisions were being made. Now, finally, the proof of careless lending practices are coming to light: the question at hand is how will we deal with the fallout?

* The ISO Communications Stack and Government Bureaucracy * The Government Funding Model * Practicalities of Enforcement * National Security Considerations