Manoj Ranaweera

I started preparing a detailed analyst report on OB10 in September 07. Unfortunately, very few manhours were spent with the end result being an incomplete report. Perhaps, the best way to achieve the end goal is to break it down to bite sizes, just like any other project. There is a high probability of completing […]

Since handing over the organising of OpenCoffee Manchester to Paul Robinson and given the success of collaboration during the past events (e.g. founding of edocr), Paul has decided to combine OpenCoffee with Co-Working, an original initiative by Paul. The next event will take place on 22nd January 2008 at MDDA in Manchester. The details of […]

This evening, I will be hosting my 8th event in Manchester. Doug Stellman of YFM Private Equity and Paul Barraclough of Tecmentor will be joined by Stuart Scott-Goldstone of Aaron & Partners, and Pam Holland of Telecity. Let me introduce the two new speakers: Stuart Scott-Goldstone – Aaron and Partners Stuart Scott-Goldstone is Head of […]

Without a doubt, Bruno is the master of e-invoicing in Europe if not the world. His e-invoicing Quarterly is a much anticipated update of the e-invoicing market. Whilst I have hoped to do something similar for the UK market, I must admit, I am less organised than Bruno. However, I plan to put my e-mail […]

Copyright for this post remains with Bruno. My review of this posting will follow shortly E-Invoicing Quarterly 2008-1January 2008 In This Issue 1.    European Market Outlook 20082.    About E-Invoicing Quarterly and the European EXPP Summit3.    ADP Clearing becomes ACCELYA4.    BasWare to partner with e-invoicing operator crossgate5.    Swisscom IT Services – E-Invoicing goes international +++++++++++++++ 1.  […]

This year, I plan to reach out to my readership, clients and prospects through e-mail marketing campaigns. This presents an opportunity for you to advertise on e-mail marketing material that I plan to generate. If you are interested, please do get in touch through here. In addition, here is a list of advertising opportunities, which […]

The first NW StartUp 2.0 event of 2008 will be held at KPMG Manchester on 17th January 2008 covering the subject of software startup business funding. Once again, I had to make last minute arrangements as my keynote speaker can no longer attend the event due to imminent launch of his new startup, GoSecure. In […]

Let me start the first blog post of 2008 by wishing all my Readers a happy and prosperous New Year. I see 2008 as the year of recovery, consolidation and growth. I would like to take a moment of your time to share some of the activities I will be involved in. Without further ado: […]

I am a collector of people – the basic ingredient of networking. Forbes just published the list of Top 25 Web Celebrities. Here is the list: 1. Perez Hilton2. Michael Arrington3. Mark Frauenfelder4. Seth Godin5. Cory Doctorow6. Matt Drudge7. Gina Trapani8. Mark Zuckerberg9. Harry Knowles10. Robert Scoble11. Frank Warren12. Om Malik13. Will Leitch14. Jeff Jarvis15. […]

Yesterday, Ariba announced the completion of it’s acquisition of Procuri, Inc. According to Bob Calderoni, CEO of Ariba: “The acquisition of Procuri is a very positive step for Ariba that builds upon our successful on-demand strategy. On-demand is the fastest growing segment in the spend management market, and Ariba is the clear leader with its […]