Editorial message
My perspective
from the editor…
about
perspectives
on technology
Welcome to our
4th edition (and
1st anniversary)
from the Group Chief Architect
of Perspectives on technology – and
our first issued from our new home in
Group Architecture. Thanks for taking
I’m delighted to have the opportunity to write this the time to provide feedback on issue 3.
introduction to Perspectives, on what is my first
It’s always appreciated and helps us to
shape future issues – keep it coming!
month at RBS.
Perspectives is a quarterly periodical
Coming from Reuters, it will be of no surprise for you
and provides technology insights from
to hear that I’ve always had a passion for monitoring
a business viewpoint to stimulate
trends, understanding emerging technologies
thinking and even provoke debate. We
already have held a number of seminars,
and gaining insights into other industries and innovative thinking days and round table
organisations. Hopefully some of the articles in the following pages will do
discussion on topics we have written
about in previous articles – please feel
just that – and my team in Group Architecture will welcome the opportunity
free to contact me or one of our authors
to explore these and any other topics that you think can make a difference to
if you are interested in further exploring
our business.
any of the topics in this issue.
In reading this issue I was impressed by Stephen Brobst’s engaging
Brigid whoriskey
insights in our interview on The right time for right decisions – and he call to authors
actually does make data sound interesting! You’ll also find articles on
John McCreesh was one of the people
who responded to my call to authors in
a wide range of topics – all with a technology angle – ranging from the
our last issue – His article Open source:
potential impact of Quantum Computing on the world of security to the
Software as a commodity is on page 4.
growing influence of Microfinance in emerging markets.
Contribution of articles are welcomed from
all areas. Please contact Rhona Dalgarno
The article exploring the benefits and challenges of Open Source software
with details of the article you’d like to
contribute or read about in future issues.
may create some debate – I for one believe that we’ll see more and more
(Rhona.Dalgarno@rbs.co.uk)
open source developments in the world of commodity software in the years
+44 (0)131 523 3507
to come (not sure Microsoft would agree!). At RBS we now have operations

in 53 countries across the globe and many of us are familiar with the request your perspectives
difficulties in identifying the right person to contact and arranging meetings
interviews on dvd.
Our perspectives interviews are all
with colleagues across multiple locations – is Presence Management the
available on one DVD, including:
answer? Read the article and draw your own conclusions.
1. Dr Stephen Brobst, The right time
for right decisions
And finally, we also have a DVD containing the interview with Stephen
2. Marc Gaudart, Globalisation
3. Maz Hardy, The Facebook
Brobst along with 3 other Perspectives interviews – details on how to
Generation
order your copy are on this page. 4. Pekka Viljakainen, Changing
Customer Behaviour
Enjoy reading and please let us know what you think. I look forward to
meeting more of you in the weeks and months ahead.
Please email (Rhona.Dalgarno@rbs.co.uk)
if you would like a copy
David Lister
Chief Architect
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