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Sony, Bertelsmann appeal annulment of joint venture: Sony, Bertelsmann appeal annulment of joint ventureSony should just sue the courtit's about time a court got sued for its or the systems' "error" and Sony's just the one to hold them to the fire or at least their own batteries.; Tags: Engineering, Sony Corp., Bertelsmann AG; Discussion threads 2006-10-06
Bertelsmann Software Migrated From Mainframe to Windows Supports 20 Million Customers: In 2002, Bertelsmann AG achieved U.S.$1 million annual cost savings by moving the management of some of its book clubs off a mainframe and onto a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 - based solution. In 2005, when its largest club considered joining the move to the Windows operating system, Bertelsmann needed...; Tags: Bertelsmann AG, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Mainframes, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware; Case studies 2006-04-21
Bertelsmann looking to create 'MySpace' for older set: Bertelsmann looking to create 'MySpace' for older setOld people Use Computers?For some reason, I don't think this will fly.; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Bertelsmann AG, MySpace; Discussion threads 2006-04-03
Bertelsmann to offer P2P download platform: Bertelsmann to offer P2P download platformWhy not TV programs?How about sticking adverts in TV programs, encoding them in DIVX or MPEG4 go into Media Markt and notice these are the popular player formats, and make them available for download.With something like bittorrent you hold the torrent tracker and so can...; Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD, torrent, P2P, Bertelsmann AG; Discussion threads 2005-03-22
Case against Napster backers gets green light: Case against Napster backers gets green lightwoo hoo!this is like a bunch of shark in a frenzy, feeding on anything... even each other... one RIAA affliate being sued by others...Eating their youngOkay, now this is funny. Nice to see RIAA companies wasting millions of dollars suing each other for...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Financial accounting, infringer, Bertelsmann AG, Napster Inc., RIAA; Discussion threads 2004-07-14

mySAP.com Business Intelligence for Analytical CRM: Efficient Customer Relations Thanks to a Personalized Service: Bertelsmann's book and music clubs are developing the systematic management of their customer relations with the help of the Customer Interaction Center CIC, a central component of mySAP.com Customer Relationship Management. Gaining new customers, keeping customers longer and increasing sales per customer are the most important business goals of Bertelsmann...; Tags: Business Intelligence, Bertelsmann AG, mySAP, SAP BW, Customer, SAP AG, Customer Relation, CRM, Sales Strategy, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Sales Force Management, Enterprise Software, Sales, Software; Case studies
Bertelsmann Mediasystems Implements Userfriendly "One-Step Business" at BMG: Even famous musicians need to be marketed. For every new CD that comes on the market, a huge promotion is launched to ensure that the CD achieves spectacular sales in the shortest time possible. The sale of marketing items is fully supported throughout all phases of the sales cycle at...; Tags: Bertelsmann AG, Bertelsmann Music Group, CD, SAP AG, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales Tools, Marketing Research, Sales, Marketing; Case studies

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SOA market will double, but will success stories follow?: SOA market will double, but will success stories follow?No they won't.SOA proponents are throwing out the propaganda. But that is all SOA has to offer. SOA does one thing efficiently - burn money. If it has the word service in its description, it has become a joke. Every layer of...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, SOA proponent, SOA, SOA Market; Discussion threads 2008-07-11
Approximately 800 vulnerabilities discovered in antivirus products: In what appears to be either a common scenario of "when the security solution ends up the security problem itself", or a product launch basing its strategy on outlining the increasing number of critical vulnerabilities found in competing antivirus products, the IT/Security consulting firm n.runs AG claims to have discovered...; Tags: Antivirus Product, Antivirus, Vulnerability, Malware, Security, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-07
Top Web properties in Germany in April 2008: Apr-08 Mar-08 Property Audience, 000 N/A N/A Total Internet 34,539 1 1 Google Sites 25,790 2 2 eBay 18,394 3 3 Microsoft Sites 18,271 4 4 AOL LLC 16,602 5 5 United-Internet Sites 16,169 6 7...; Tags: Web, Site, Wiki, Internet, Channel Management, Online Communications, Marketing, NB; Blog posts 2008-06-28
High-tech trifecta dabbles in solar technology: What is it with high-tech giants and solar energy research and development? Apparently, as it turns out, many of the same manufacturing and design ideas that people have been applying to computer systems and microprocessor technology matter in the world of solar. Intel is the third huge...; Tags: Solar Energy, Transistor, Photovoltaics, Microprocessor, Technology, IBM Corp., Manufacturing, Semiconductors, Hardware, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-06-16
The Netbooks are coming: Laptop cannibalization today; Smartphone war tomorrow?: The message out of Computex this week is loud and clear: The Netbooks are coming. Intel is touting its Atom processor. Acer is on the board with its Aspire one. Microsoft is adapting Windows to the Netbook market. Nvidia says Netbooks will be graphics intensive. The big question: Are buyers...; Tags: Computex, Device, Acer Inc., Smartphone, Laptop Computer, Netbooks, Computing Device, Smart Phones, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-06-03
Does 'SOA lifecycle management' say it better than 'SOA governance'?: Oh what a difference five years makes. Back in the good old days, 2002-03, IT people at the time our ancestors were fascinated with this new approach called "service oriented architecture," which would make integration faster and cheaper and less onerous. Now that many companies have services in production, they...; Tags: Lifecycle Management, SOA, SOA Governance, Miko, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-05-15
SOA Software acquires respository and governance vendor LogicLibrary: SOA Software, a provider of governance solutions for services-oriented architecture SOA, has acquired LogicLibrary, a leading SOA repository and governance vendor. The acquisition of the Pittsburgh, Pa.-based LogicLibrary by Los Angeles-based SOA Software creates a more comprehensive SOA governance and automation solution, said the companies. The goal...; Tags: Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Austrian Securities Agency Enhances IT Security With New Operating System: As Austria's official Export Credit Agency ECA, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG OeKB represents the government, handling volumes of sensitive financial information on a daily basis. OeKB's systems ran on the Windows 2000 operating system. However, while updates for Windows 2000 may still be available, the life cycle of the operating system...; Tags: IT Security, Information Technology, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Austrian Securities Agency, OeKB, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Operating Systems, Software; Case studies 2008-05-08
SAP: Security keeps it off Symbian, Windows Mobile, iPhone for now: SAP: Security keeps it off Symbian, Windows Mobile, iPhone for nowWTF is SAPC'mon with acronym overload on max, how hard would it have been to explain who or what SAP is?RE: SAP: Security keeps it off Symbian, Windows Mobile, iPhone for nowAbsolutely, all acronyms should be defined the first time...; Tags: Operating systems, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Right Now IT, SAP AG, Symbian Inc., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Apple iPhone, WTF, mobile, Microsoft Windows, security; Discussion threads 2008-05-07
Web Hosting Provider Uses Powerful Web Servers to Meet Customers' Expectations: Customers continually expect more from their Web hosting providers. Web 2.0 services and the proliferation of Web services are constantly pushing the boundaries of technology. So for customers with high expectations, STRATO AG is now offering dedicated servers in its two professional computer centers. The Berlin-based IT company has taken...; Tags: Web Server, Server, Web Hosting Company, Web Hosting, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Internet, Operating Systems, Software; Case studies 2008-05-01
Analogy: WOA treats symptoms, but SOA the cure for IT complexity: "There is a very specific disease of Enterprise IT that SOA cures. It cures chronic ESSD, or Enterprise Software Stupidity Disease." Leave it to Miko Matsumura Software AG to come up with a clever analogy for all things service-oriented. Miko has been following the WOA-SOA brouhaha I...; Tags: Patient, Information Technology, SOA, Business User, Miko, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Strategy, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Web Services, Software, Management, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Top German WEb sites in February 2008: Feb-08 Rank Jan-07 Rank Property Audience 000 N/A N/A Total Internet 33,814 1 1 Google Sites 24,380 2 2 eBay 19,102 3 3 Microsoft Sites 17,586 4 5 AOL LLC 16,058 5 4 United-Internet Sites...; Tags: Site, Wiki, Internet, Online Communications, NB; Blog posts 2008-04-16
SOA and compute clouds point to rethinking data entirely: roles and permissions, not rows and tables: SOA and compute clouds point to rethinking data entirely: roles and permissions, not rows and tablesand Software AG webMethodsI dont know if it's because we are not NASDAQ traded, but it always seems to slip your mind Dana...=)MikoNo, it was intentionalI just don't think you all matter as much as...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Advertising & Promotion, Miko, SOA; Discussion threads 2008-04-15