Documentum is a developer of well-regarded content management software. It also offers a software package that helps companies manage multilingual Web sites. And yet the Documentum Web site itself could use a little help in the globalization department. If you…
Microsoft likes to make a big deal of how global a company it is, and for good reason. The company now makes more money from outside the US than from within. But the company still has a long way to…
The Pew Global Attitudes Project recently released the results of a study that show remarkable differences between how different age groups (and cultures) view globalization. You can download the complete report here. It’s an excellent read. Here’s an excerpt: Older…
From Verizon Wireless to Office Depot, executives have finally awakened to the importance of the Spanish-speaking market within the US. Consider the following stats, compliments of The Cobalt Group: The US Hispanic population is the fastest-growing demographic group in the…
It looks like global warming is going to be a key issue this election season, and for good reason. I, for one, do believe that global warming is happening and is a serious threat. And it seems that more and…
The NY Times published an article yesterday about a relatively new literary journal that publishes only translated prose. It is called Words Without Borders: www.wordswithoutborders.org. Why is such a journal important? As the journal itself notes: Few literatures have truly…
The San Francisco Chronicle recently interviewed with Carol Bartz, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Autodesk. Clearly, this is one company commited to taking full advantage of globalization — be it through offshoring jobs or selling products around the…
And now for the sobering aspect of my trip to the Antarctic. The naturalists on board our ship told us that the water temperature in the region has increased a few degrees over the past 50 years. This change seemed…
I was fortunate to spend 10 days in Antarctica recently. It was an experience that I haven’t quite shaken, and probably never will. Frankly, I still can’t quite believe I was there. The trip opened my eyes to a few…
I’m getting caught up after a very long trip and came across a few interesting items worth mentioning: * From the law firm Baker & McKenzie: As of March 1 2004, it will become possible to apply for the registration…
The UCLA World Internet Project released findings from a recent survey of more than a dozen countries. Key findings include: • Television viewing is lower among Internet users than non-users in all of the surveyed countries. • Information on the…