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Analyst: Big on Motorola, Android; no love for RIM, Palm

An analyst confirms it: the market is bullish on Google's Android Mobile OS as a true competitor in the smartphone game but not so big on the stale RIM Blackberry or the ho-hum Palm WebOS. by Sam Diaz

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Palm Inc., Analyst, Motorola Inc., Smart Phones, Mobile Operating Systems, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-11-02

CDPS Analyst Interview with John Webster of Illuminata

Instead of focusing on recovery after disasters, midmarket businesses need solutions that enable business continuity before and during them. Listen to the recording, "CDPS Analyst Interview with John Webster of Illuminata," to see how the IBM® Comprehensive Data Protection Express solution addresses the needs of midmarket companies that don't have...

Tags: Analyst, Illuminata Inc., IBM Corp., Backups, Disaster Recovery, It Services, Data Management

Download resources 2009-10-26

Gartner in the dock over Magic Quadrant

Friday October 23rd will see Gartner argue a motion to dismiss a complaint by ZL Technologies Inc about the famed Gartner Magic Quadrant. According to court papers, Gartner will argue to dismiss based on First Amendment rights citing that the Magic Quadrant is not meant to represent statements of fact...

Tags: Quadrant, Analyst, Vendor, Gartner Inc., Vinnie, MQ, Blogging, Operational Accounting, Marketing Research, Internet, Finance, Marketing, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Apple's September quarter: Expect Mac unit upside

Recent signs of PC market strength are likely to translate into a happy September quarter for Apple courtesy of Mac sales. Gartner and IDC reported that the third quarter was better-than-expected for PC sales and that bodes well for Apple. Meanwhile, NPD data is also looking good...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Analyst, Apple Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Google's third quarter: Expectations are high

Google's third quarter is expected to be strong and analysts are already busy raising targets for the fourth quarter. The search giant reports earnings Thursday and Wall Street is expecting earnings of $5.42 a share on revenue of $4.24 billion, according to Thomson Reuters. However, most analysts...

Tags: Paid Search, Revenue, Google Inc., Analyst, Search, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-15

Analysts interested in Intel's 2010, not just Q4

The big buzz word in technology these days is efficiency. And even the quarterly earnings conference calls aren't immune from some change. Intel today altered the process a bit today when it issued its CFO's summary of the company's third quarter financials PDF ahead of the call, leaving more time...

Tags: Analyst, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Sales Strategy, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Sales, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-13

Enterprise Advocates launches; Targets IT buyers

A band of analysts and industry experts have formed Enterprise Advocates, an advisory group geared to the buy side of the information technology equation. The group, which includes ZDNet's Dennis Howlett and Oliver Marks, is a timely addition to the tech buying equation. In addition to Howlett...

Tags: Roster, Information Technology, Webinar, Analyst, Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-06

Analysts: We still expect a Verizon Pre next year

Analysts today are shaking their heads at a report by TheStreet.com that basically said Verizon had decided against a launch of the Palm Pre next year. One analyst, Deutsche Bank's Jonathon Goldberg, went so far as to call it "off-base." Simply, Palm yesterday reiterated its full year...

Tags: Palm Inc., Analyst, Verizon Communications Inc., Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-25

Analyst: Jobs will hit the stage next week

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster calls next week's new iPod unveiling a non-event with a big headliner: CEO Steve Jobs. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Job, Analyst, Recruitment & Selection, Digital Music, Digital Media, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-01

Your Analyst Firm Pitch

(Question: Do you have anything new and interesting to say?) One of my old Marketing clients recently rang me up. They were prepping for a briefing call with an IT analyst firm. The lead Marketing exec wanted to run by me his thoughts for a presentation deck...

Tags: Analyst, Firm, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-08-27

CRM failure: An all-star analyst discussion

I assembled three top-notch analysts to discuss, debate, and help us understand why CRM projects fail and how you can assure success. The result is a unique and informative podcast that drills deeply into the most important issues. by Michael Krigsman

Tags: Analyst, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Podcasts, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Internet, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2009-08-22

Jeremiah Owyang quits Forrester

Some will parse this as an exodus but following on from Ray Wang's departure from Forrester, we now learn Jeremiah Owyang is on his way to pastures new. From the Interactive Marketing Professionals Forrester blog: Nearly two years ago, I heard that an influential blogger was interested in an...

Tags: Analyst, Forrester Research Inc., Jeremiah Owyang, Ray Wang, Blogging, Benefits, Internet, Human Resources, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-08-20

PR Blues

Immediately prior to an event, such as IDG World Expo's OpenSource World or VMware's VMworld, suppliers having something new to offer and planning an announcement at the event do their best to "get out the word out" to analysts, consultants and journalists (A/C/Js). This means that public relations, analyst relations...

Tags: Analyst, Supplier, A/C/Js, AR/PR/MR, Side Effect, Public Relations, Channel Management, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-08-19

HP's July quarter expected to be mixed bag

Hewlett-Packard is expected to report a solid fiscal third quarter, but worries have analysts questioning whether the company is ultimately about growth or an "IT superstore" that will live and die by cost cutting. HP on Tuesday is expected to report third quarter earnings of 90 cents...

Tags: Revenue, Hewlett-Packard Co., Analyst, Printing, Cihra, Printers, Document Management, Operational Accounting, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-18

Watching Palm's August Pre numbers - it's anyone's guess

When it comes to sales of the Palm Pre smartphone, it's anyone's guess how the numbers will look when the quarter ends in two weeks. Even the experts on Wall Street have conflicting outlooks. Barrons' Tech Trader Daily blog today points to conflicting reports by Wall Street...

Tags: Palm Inc., Analyst, Barrons, Faucette, Rozwadowski, Palm Pre, Sales Strategy, Smart Phones, Sales, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-17

Wall Street analysts descend on Redmond for annual financial meeting

Today, July 30, is Microsoft's annual Financial Analyst Meeting FAM, when Wall Street analysts and press treated to back-to-back presentations from Microsoft's top execs, where they outline the company's product and strategy agenda for the company months. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Financial, Analyst, Wall Street, Financial Accounting, Strategy, Finance, Management, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-07-30

Yahoo: The second quarter cheat sheet

Yahoo reports second quarter results on Tuesday and if Google's revenue growth was weak what's the second largest search player going to do? Simply put, analysts aren't expecting much from Yahoo. Analysts expect Yahoo's second quarter results to be "muted." That said Yahoo's conference call should be...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Analyst, Social Networking, Pricing, Operational Accounting, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-21

Dell: IT demand has stabilized, but margins pinched

In advance of its analyst powwow on Tuesday, Dell said that demand for its technology gear has stabilized and the company is expecting revenue to be up a bit sequentially in its fiscal second quarter. However, Dell's gross margins will fall short of Wall Street expectations. Dell...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Information Technology, Analyst, Mergers & Acquisitions, Pricing, Marketing Research, Corporate Law, Strategy, Investment, Finance, Marketing, Business Operations, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-13

Dell's analyst meeting: Looking for the big vision

Dell's analyst powwow on Tuesday is expected to focus heavily on storage and cost cutting, but lack any big transformation plans---although many observers are itching to hear more about the company's acquisition strategy and vision. Caris analyst Robert Cihra sums it up well. Dell has been focusing...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., PC, Analyst, Vision, Cihra, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows 7, Storage, Desktops, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-13

Google's Chrome OS: A threat to Intel and the rise of ARM chips

Google's Chrome OS, which generated an extreme amount of hubbub, is a defensive move as much as it is an offensive one, say analysts. Nevertheless, Google's move will have a wide impact on the industry. Analysts were handicapping Google's move into operating systems on Thursday and some...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, ARM, Operating System, Analyst, Google Chrome, Intel Corp., Chip, Cloud Computing, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-09