Jumping Jack Flash, It’s British Gas, Gas, Gas

Z/Yen is trilled to announce that it has officially replaced the hackneyed phrase "Z/Yen is delighted to announce" with the infinitely snappier "Z/Yen is trilled to announce". Z/Yen is also trilled to announce that it has embarked on a substantial IT assignment to establish a contract management team for British Gas plc. Having won the work in Competition against Goliaths such as Price Waterhouse, the team currently consists of John Thompson and Stuart Otter, who are doing the first phase of work during July and August.

In their desire to assert themselves, our fine team decided to launch some symbolic rockets at a training event (the team has not explained the exact nature of the symbolism sought). Sadly, rocket science Hamleys-style backfired and the rockets went sideways rather than upwards, landing in an adjacent garden. Out whizz-kids demonstrated their extensive diplomacy skills by calming down the owner of the invaded property, turning a potential problem into a happy ending. The moral of this story: Z/Yen is an ideal choice for setting up a contract management team, but you’re better off asking British Gas to get your central heating started.

Mainland European Banking Work Starts To Flow

Z/Yen is thrilled to announced that its push into banking work in Europe, especially Eastern Europe, is starting to take shape, with projects at Rossiyskiy Kredit and Zivnostenska Bank already on the block, as well as work for software company System Access No doubt there shall be more to announce on this subject shortly

Z/Yen’s Hatched, Matched And Dispatched Column.

Hatched: Elizabeth Reuss has moved to 2 Silver Crescent, Chiswick, W4, telephone number (0181) 742-0671 (you mean hutch, not hatch. - Ed)

Matched: Mike Smith has married the lovely Mariana from Slovakia – congratulations folks,

Dispatched: Z/Yen is thrilled to announce that Katie has sent out a record number of copies of Now and Z/Yen this time (or at least, she will have done by the time you read this).

Comments on Now and Z/Yen, as always, are welcomed. Please fax articles and ideas through for the next issue (copy date 1 September). See you all, Z/Yen!