April 2005
Poisoned web poses risk to security
Computer criminals are redirecting internet users to bogus web-sites through a scam known as "DNS cache poisoning". The antidote is a free piece of software called BIND9.
Bio giant GSK counts on virtual network for new drug discovery
GlaxoSmithKline, Britain's biggest pharmaceutical company, is to launch a drug development initiative to take advantage of opportunities outside the company.
The Lifecycle of a Bioteam
How bioteams are born, grow, reproduce, decline... and die!.I would like to use the Ant Colony to introduce and illustrate a general model for the lifecycle of a bioteam. Whilst Ant colonies vary greatly in their social structure, they all share four basic stages in their development and life. Like the Trinity of Living Systems this is a general model which applies to all living systems.
Bioteams Glossary
Here is a number of terms definitions that relate to bioteaming and virtual teams.
A Design Framework for Bioteams
The Trinity of all Living Systems - A Design Framework for Bioteams. Dr Humberto Maturana and Dr Franciso Varela, 2 Chilean biologist/neuroscientists, in their ground-breaking book "The Tree of Knowledge - The Biological Roots of Human Understanding" [1] suggest a simple but profound model, represented graphically below, which wonderfully captures the essence of living systems.
Bioteaming: A Manifesto For Networked Business Teams
A Conceptual Framework For The Successful Management Of Physically Distributed Collaborative Business Networks And Highly Mobile Virtual Teams
By Ken Thompson and Robin Good








