On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:00:18 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
> 
>> But for #10, over here, I hear "opportunity" instead of "problem".
> 
> Does it bother anybody else that every piece of technology must be
> referred to as a "solution"?
> 
> "We have developed a new HR solution."
> 
> Erm, no you haven't. You've thrown together a half-broken piece of VB
> code that is going to cause the HR and IT departments endless headaches
> for years to come. You have *not* developed a *solution*!!

Occasionally, yes.  But at the same time, a "solution" is the antidote to 
a "problem", and if you have a business problem to solve, you want a 
solution.

Jim

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