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EquaTerra Position: The Pros, Cons and Market Trending for Multi-Sourced ITO: As the Information Technology Outsourcing ITO market continues to expand and mature, an increasing number of buyers are finding themselves in multi-sourcing scenarios. Whether buyers arrive at this point by design or default, multi-sourcing introduces both additional opportunities and complexities into the ITO equation. At minimum, multi-sourcing mandates changes and...; Tags: Information Technology, Buyer, EquaTerra, Strategy, Outsourcing, Management, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting; White papers 2008-02-18
ZoomInfo offers evidence of 'controlled circulation' advertising benefit now emerging on the web: Get ready for new "controlled circulation" models on the web, ones that target you based not on your preferences for music or soft drinks -- but on what you consume in your occupation. Think of it as B2B social networking. [Update: LinkedIn is tacking furiously in this direction.] ...; Tags: Goods, Web, Advertisement, Benefit, Seller, Buyer, ZoomInfo, Channel Management, B2B, Marketing, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2007-12-07
Warehouse Of Manufacture (exe): Warehouse Of Manufacture is appointed for the control of clothing manufacture. It lets to conduct accounting of the expense of materials. Any quantity of warehouses. The program automatically unpacks packings. For example. You in a warehouse have three packings. The buyer has taken one commodity unit. The program will show...; Tags: Warehouse, Buyer, Manufacture, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Finance; Software downloads 2007-03-12
Buyer's guide: IBM customer experience solutions for midsize business: Customers are at the core of your business. To be competitive in today's marketplace, growing businesses must not only attract new customers but they must build customer loyalty by providing a superior customer experience. This buyers guide reviews a sample of IBM CRM offerings that are flexible and affordable.; Tags: Midsize Business, Buyer, IBM Corp., Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software; White papers 2006-09-01
Two days to go for Google Checkout: If the speculation is true, there are only two days left until Google launches their payment system Google Checkout -- the target of rumor and speculation since October last year. There is almost as much discussion about this service as there was about Google Calendar before it was released...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Checkout, Buyer; Blog posts 2006-06-26

Storage Manager Express Buyers' Guide: Backup and recovery software is frequently expensive, complex to install and difficult to administer--exactly what your small or midsize business doesn't need. This buyer's guide helps you select a solution that's simple, reliable and affordable.; Tags: Buyer, IBM Corp., Smb/Sme, Backups, Storage, Hardware; White papers 2006-03-01
Auction Seller's Heaven on eBay (exe): Find Buyers looking to buy your products. Auction software for eBay can match 10 or more of your products to Buyers. Want it now is a new feature on eBay to aid Sellers and Buyers. Buyers request items they want to purchase on eBay. Our software can match 10 or...; Tags: Buyer, eBay Inc., Tools & Techniques, Management; Software downloads 2005-12-23
Buyer Beware: Tips for Getting the Best Agreement From Hosted Application Vendors: More and more businesses are choosing hosted applications in general, and CRM applications in particular, to help them meet their business technology needs. Unfortunately, most hosted CRM buyers spend 95 percent of their time focusing on the features and functions that a solution contains, and nearly no time on what...; Tags: Entellium, Agreement, Buyer, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software; White papers 2005-12-13
I Want it Now (exe): Sellers auction software can match 10 or more of your items to Buyers. Want it now is a new feature on eBay to aid Sellers and Buyers. Buyers request items they want to purchase on eBay. Our software can match 10 or more of your items to buyers in the...; Tags: Item, Buyer, eBay Inc., Tools & Techniques, Management; Software downloads 2005-11-15
Buyer's Guide: Information Management solutions for mid-sized businesses: It’s a double-edged sword. The more successful your business becomes, the more information your organization creates. And it’s not limited to one type of information—paper files, electronic files, image files. Nor is it all stored in a single location, but across filing cabinets, multiple databases and spreadsheets.And if you...; Tags: Information Management, Midsize Business, Buyer, Strategy, Management; White papers 2005-08-01
Oracle Real Application Clusters 10g Release 2: Technical Comparison With Microsoft SQL Server 2005: The cluster database market is rife with competing marketing claims, with each vendor touting the benefits of its own architecture. The buyer has to make the choice of a mission-critical software platform while sifting through a mass of rapidly evolving benchmark results, conflicting analyst reviews and uniformly positive customer testimonials....; Tags: Oracle Corp., Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., Buyer, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Oracle Real Application Cluster, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Software, Data Management; White papers 2005-05-01

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Can Nortel pull an AMD on Cisco?: Nortel is apparently trying to take a page from AMD's old playbook and sneak up on its much-larger rival-Cisco. Just a few years ago-it's hard to believe given AMD's recent execution issues-but AMD snuck up on Intel and gave it fits. Intel was off its game. AMD...; Tags: Nortel Networks Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-21
Could an OEM like Dell ever be as cool and as stylish as Apple?: The news that Apple now commands a massive 66% of the market share of PCs costing more than $1,000 and 14% of the overall market mush have sent shivers through some of the big OEMs. Part of Apple's runaway success has to be down to the fact that the company...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., OEM, Apple Inc., Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-21
Panda Security delivers cloud-based security management service for SMBs: Panda Security delivers cloud-based security management service for SMBsBuyer BewareAfter our experience with Panda's Gateway Defender and the lackluster customer service we received in trying to address the multiple shortcomings of that appliance, we steer clear of Panda. But they do certainly talk a good game.; Tags: SMB/SME, risk & compliance, security, PANDA SECURITY, security management service, security management, small and medium business; Discussion threads 2008-05-20
Mobile software Monday: Opera Mobile 9.5: Mobile software Monday: Opera Mobile 9.5Use with a KeyboardCan you use it with a keyboard without having to touch the screen?RE: Mobile software Monday: Opera Mobile 9.5It sounds excellent. I am interested to try it out on a more standard size mobile phone screen. Size seems to matter.Mobile...; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Keyboards, mobile, Opera Mobile, Opera Mobile 9.5, Opera Software, Mobile software Monday; Discussion threads 2008-05-19
Web 2.0 and the end of advertising: Web 2.0 and the end of advertising...Adblock, no-script, flash-block... that's how I prevent them from annoying me! ]:)...When are people going to say enough with the ads already? Seriously, it's way out of hand now. ]:)RE: Web 2.0 and the end of advertisingRight on Phil. We don't believe the...; Tags: Channel management, advertisement, Web 2.0, Web; Discussion threads 2008-05-16
Web 2.0 and the end of advertising: The idea that software on the Web is going to be largely funded by advertising is just so wrong-headed, I hardly know where to start. It had me spluttering in the latest BriefingsDirect Insights analyst podcast hosted by Dana Gardner â€” more on that in a moment. Let's move on...; Tags: Software, Web, Web 2.0, Advertisement, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Yahoo to Icahn: You misunderstand: Yahoo's board has responded to activist investor Carl Icahn: "Your letter reflects a significant misunderstanding of the facts about the Microsoft proposal." That letter--delivered by Icahn earlier Thursday Techmeme--has one theme: Yahoo's board botched the Microsoft deal and hasn't served shareholder interest. In its...; Tags: Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Stockholder, Proposal, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Icahn reportedly preps his board slate for Yahoo: That Yahoo proxy war looks like it's on, but with a new cast of characters. According to Reuters, billionaire investor Carl Icahn will move ahead with an alternate slate of board of directors. The goal: Turn over Yahoo's 12 directors at once and sell Yahoo to Microsoft--or...; Tags: Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Craigslist fires back at eBay; Bogus Google ads to Kijiji alleged: Craigslist fires back at eBay; Bogus Google ads to Kijiji allegedEbay and CraigslistEbay should be worried about Craigslist Craigslist is an easy,simple,FREE service for the individual. Ebay is a complicated mess with complicated support. I have sold on both. I didn't have to pay Craigslist and neither did the...; Tags: advertisement, Google Inc., Craigslist, eBay Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-13