A key trend over the last two or three years is organized piracy which has become a legitimate business in some countries.

We remain deeply concerned for the future of our business and the livelihood of thousands of our staff and subcontractors.

Both are going on. These are large companies. Within them are strategists telling them that they will have no business left in 15 to 20 years if they continue to focus on fossil fuels. But in most cases, the public relations case is a stronger one. There is a real fear that they will be subject to things like windfall taxes.

This is a company and a brand that's tied to one person. A guilty verdict will further damage the business because people generally don't like to be associated with a person convicted of a crime. Can the brand survive? I think it will.

IBM is collaborating with universities around the world to develop innovative technologies and business models. The Academic Initiative provides students with direct access to cutting edge tools and business insight in an effort to prepare them for jobs in the growing and rapidly changing IT industry.

If you're in the business of selling advertising in the UK, traditional media has been pretty tough over the last 18 months. There haven't been many media categories that have seen much growth other than the Internet.