Comments on: BPM = Car and motorcycle tax? http://www.column2.com/2006/07/bpm-car-and-motorcycle-tax/ BPM, Enterprise 2.0 and technology trends in business. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:29:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Sandy Kemsley http://www.column2.com/2006/07/bpm-car-and-motorcycle-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-5173 Sandy Kemsley Mon, 10 Jul 2006 19:32:28 +0000 http://www.column2.com/2006/07/bpm-car-and-motorcycle-tax/#comment-5173 BPM, as Ron points out, is also found in all sorts of music references (beats per minute). I had heard about the SOA translation -- apparently only if you say it as "so-ah" instead of spelling out the letters -- and BPEL has a pretty unsavoury second meaning as well! BPM, as Ron points out, is also found in all sorts of music references (beats per minute). I had heard about the SOA translation — apparently only if you say it as “so-ah” instead of spelling out the letters — and BPEL has a pretty unsavoury second meaning as well!

]]> By: Derek Miers http://www.column2.com/2006/07/bpm-car-and-motorcycle-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-5172 Derek Miers Mon, 10 Jul 2006 11:23:33 +0000 http://www.column2.com/2006/07/bpm-car-and-motorcycle-tax/#comment-5172 Sandy, That also explains a bit why BPM gets some fantastic scores on Google Trends. I also remember someone saying that SOA stands for sexually transmitted disease of some kind in Dutch. Just goes to show that you cannot take Google trends results at face value. Sandy,
That also explains a bit why BPM gets some fantastic scores on Google Trends. I also remember someone saying that SOA stands for sexually transmitted disease of some kind in Dutch.

Just goes to show that you cannot take Google trends results at face value.

]]> By: Ron http://www.column2.com/2006/07/bpm-car-and-motorcycle-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-5171 Ron Fri, 07 Jul 2006 16:40:50 +0000 http://www.column2.com/2006/07/bpm-car-and-motorcycle-tax/#comment-5171 You're right, BPM stands for 'Belasting van Personenauto's en Motorijtuigen' You’re right, BPM stands for ‘Belasting van Personenauto’s en Motorijtuigen’

]]> By: Sandy Kemsley http://www.column2.com/2006/07/bpm-car-and-motorcycle-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-5170 Sandy Kemsley Fri, 07 Jul 2006 14:57:37 +0000 http://www.column2.com/2006/07/bpm-car-and-motorcycle-tax/#comment-5170 Ron, I might be missing something, but how does "BPM" mean "Belasting Toegevoegde Waarde"? Wouldn't that be "BTW"? :) It's common to see BPM meaning beats per minute, but I've never passed it through a Dutch-to-English translation before so the car and motorcylce tax was a surprise. Good luck with the blog. Ron, I might be missing something, but how does “BPM” mean “Belasting Toegevoegde Waarde”? Wouldn’t that be “BTW”? :)
It’s common to see BPM meaning beats per minute, but I’ve never passed it through a Dutch-to-English translation before so the car and motorcylce tax was a surprise.

Good luck with the blog.

]]> By: Ron http://www.column2.com/2006/07/bpm-car-and-motorcycle-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-5169 Ron Fri, 07 Jul 2006 08:40:38 +0000 http://www.column2.com/2006/07/bpm-car-and-motorcycle-tax/#comment-5169 Sandy, Yesterday I started the blog you've mentioned. … In Dutch BPM stands for 'Belasting Toegevoegde Waarde' (indeed Car tax) or even 'Beats-per-Minute', dance music is still very popular in Europe. A 'scriptie' is the final paper you write as part of a study My blog is about Business Process Management. Next to a daytime job as an IT consultant I’m studying Information Architecture at a University (Pro Education). Recently I started writing my final paper (scriptie) about BPM. During the writing about BPM I come across all kinds of subjects and many thoughts, idea’s and questions. I started the blog as a diary to share these with others. The mentioning of my blog on column 2 is a pleasant surprise. Regards, Ron Sandy,

Yesterday I started the blog you’ve mentioned.
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In Dutch BPM stands for ‘Belasting Toegevoegde Waarde’ (indeed Car tax) or even ‘Beats-per-Minute’, dance music is still very popular in Europe.
A ’scriptie’ is the final paper you write as part of a study

My blog is about Business Process Management.
Next to a daytime job as an IT consultant I’m studying Information Architecture at a University (Pro Education). Recently I started writing my final paper (scriptie) about BPM.
During the writing about BPM I come across all kinds of subjects and many thoughts, idea’s and questions. I started the blog as a diary to share these with others.

The mentioning of my blog on column 2 is a pleasant surprise.

Regards,

Ron

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