Now & Z/Yen - November 2002
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Now & Z/Yen - November 2002
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"Zest for Enlightenment" The Irregular Newsletter of Z/Yen Limited November 2002
New Seasonal Relationships
Z/immers in the Frame at the British Film Institute
Z/Yen
Referees Electronic Identity Discussion When
the second RSA press discussion was organised Z/Yen was asked to chair the
meeting in front of 40 international journalists. The topic was electronic
identity and the panel consisted of leading lights in the Liberty Alliance
(United Airlines, Nokia, Deloittes, PWC and RSA) and Microsoft. The chair
reminded the Alliance members that standards were all very well, but more
customers would be valuable; while simultaneously suggesting to Microsoft that
customers are good, but open standards grow markets.
The discussion ended with the Liberty Alliance agreeing they wanted more
customers and Microsoft stating that they would consider joining the Alliance.
Z/Yen Contributes to
Nobel Prize
New Barbarians at the Gate
Our
last reflective repast featured Professor Ian Angell from the London School of
Economics. As ever, the reflective
repast was held on the Lady Daphne in St Katharine’s Dock.
Ian led a rip-roaring discussion on “Beyond Good and E-ville”
contending that the information age was leading to a Nietzschean elite (see his
iconoclastic book, The New Barbarian Manifesto: How to Survive the Information
Age). While many had
conflicting points of view, all look forward to his next book The Black Art
of Management. Z/AbaDaBaDoo
In
a shock announcement, Z/Yen Limited, the UK's leading risk/reward firm,
today announced that it would NOT be changing its name. A terse-lipped spokesman
for Z/Yen, who refused to give his name, commented, “While we are not known
for following trends, we have been watching our competitors’ rebranding
initiatives with great interest. We
engaged the services of a leading firm of market intelligence specialists (Z/Yen
Aspect) to come up with a new and wacky name. After many hours of research considering variations on Z/aturday,
Z/unday and Z/abbath, as well as RoundSpike, they reached the conclusion that
Z/Yen was silly enough already.” |
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