De Volkskrant spoke with fifteen (former) employees of the company in recent months. In the piece ' Bookings burn-out machine' from the Saturday supplement, which can also be found online - the developers complain about programming language Perl, which forms the basis of the online platform and which they believe is being held too rigidly. According to an anonymous source, criticism of Perl may even be dismissed. The developers understand that a company that originated at the end of the 1990s carries a certain legacy , but according to the ex-employees there is a ‘barely untangled tangle of millions of lines of code’, the newspaper summarizes

De Volkskrant spoke with fifteen (former) employees of the company in recent months. In the piece ' Bookings burn-out machine' from the Saturday supplement, which can also be found online - the developers complain about programming language Perl, which forms the basis of the online platform and which they believe is being held too rigidly. According to an anonymous source, criticism of Perl may even be dismissed. The developers understand that a company that originated at the end of the 1990s carries a certain legacy , but according to the ex-employees there is a ‘barely untangled tangle of millions of lines of code’, the newspaper summarizes

All the VMware/public cloud partnerships. Source: VMware’s ‘Switzerland’ cloud partnership strategy will be a key focus at upcoming VMworld

All the VMware/public cloud partnerships. Source: VMware’s ‘Switzerland’ cloud partnership strategy will be a key focus at upcoming VMworld

More than 80% of the organization was outsourced, which inhibited information sharing and collective vision. Thomas set a goal to reduce outsourcing to 50%. Source: Nissan CIO Driving Toward a Digital Future

More than 80% of the organization was outsourced, which inhibited information sharing and collective vision. Thomas set a goal to reduce outsourcing to 50%. Source: Nissan CIO Driving Toward a Digital Future

If you know, say, that the Tibetan monks' ceremonial drumsticks were bamboo, yellow, and curved like carpetbeaters, you convey a lot more than if you say they were weird and fantastical. If one monk wore bright red-and-orange striped socks under his robe and another a watch with an expandable band, you say more than if you write that they're not free of western influence. Details bring the reader into the room with you.

If you know, say, that the Tibetan monks' ceremonial drumsticks were bamboo, yellow, and curved like carpetbeaters, you convey a lot more than if you say they were weird and fantastical. If one monk wore bright red-and-orange striped socks under his robe and another a watch with an expandable band, you say more than if you write that they're not free of western influence. Details bring the reader into the room with you.

“Symantec will be left with its consumer product portfolio, which includes the Norton antivirus software and LifeLock identity protection brand.” And lots more details, including recent Broadcom acquisitions and pressures. Source: Broadcom acquires Symantec’s enterprise security business for $10.7B

“Symantec will be left with its consumer product portfolio, which includes the Norton antivirus software and LifeLock identity protection brand.” And lots more details, including recent Broadcom acquisitions and pressures. Source: Broadcom acquires Symantec’s enterprise security business for $10.7B