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PRWEEK UK Tech League Tables – pah

The annual agency rankings for tech PR firms in the UK was published last week by PRWEEK UK [subscription required]. It’s come under a lot of criticism by the PR blogerati. I’ve just had time…


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Congrats to NetScaler

Congratulations to the team at LEWIS client, NetScaler, which announced its acquisition by Citrix (another client in Europe) for $323m today. NetScaler is one of the hottest start-ups in the Valley at the moment (as…


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Under the Radar

Just came back from the Under the Radar event where 31 consumer tech companies presented in front of an audience of VCs, peers and the media. It was a great event, lots of interesting presentations….


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Dennis Howlett launches Bazaarz blog

My old journalist mentor, Dennis Howlett, has launched a European tech blog called Bazaarz. For those that don’t know him, Dennis is a crusty old hack veteran journalist who has written for Accountancy Age, InformationWeek,…


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Informal economic indicator #11b

Here’s another informal indicator that the good times are coming back. The back page of BusinessWeek (May 27, 2005) has a full-page color ad for the Dassault Falcon 7X corporate jet. This comes hard on…


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Hiring: General Manager for China

I’m looking for a General Manager to open an office in China – Shanghai and/or Beijing. Details are here. If you are interested or know anyone who might, please mail me here.




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Google Satellite

Here’s a pic of LEWIS SF using Google Maps’ new satellite feature. Rumor has it that an April Fool in SF was that the satellite camera was passing over on the first at noon, so…


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San Diego Delta Day

Just back from San Diego where we’ve been holding a LEWIS US company awayday. Fantastic to catch up with the folks from Boston, Washington DC and SD. Ian Lipner and I presented about the changing…