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- SAP: build to flip?
- SAP: build to flip?Flip or deliver on Platform Strategy ?There is a simple answer behind the questions about SAP's "sticking to its core" this post and apparent hesitation between vertical and horizontal (Is SAP’s Weakness Its Real Strength?).4 years ago, SAP announced its Platform Strategy aka BPP, recognizing it could...
- Tags: SAP AG, strategy
- Discussion threads 2008-05-23
- Is Enterprise Software Recession-Proof?
- Amidst the PR blitz and the blizzard of 1:1 meetings that constitute the foreground experience of SAP's Sapphire user conference this week (see Larry's coverage here, and Dennis' coverage here), there's an interesting back story emerging. If you look at SAP's last quarter, and believe the formal and informal guidance...
- Tags: SAP AG, Enterprise Software, Software, Joshua Greenbaum
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- SAP-BusinessObjects: what was unsaid
- The SAP-BusinessObjects go to market show was mildly interesting but left key questions unanswered. Colleagues Dan Farber and Mike Krigsman were on the call as was James Governor. I asked how the combined operation might incorporate non-financial measures into the new solutions. I was thinking about how...
- Tags: Opportunity, Hyperion Solutions Corp., SAP AG, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Human Capital, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-01-16
- Supernova 2007: The Internet's black hole
- Supernova 2007: The Internet's black holeExcellent AnalysisMake a lot of sense to me but trying to change the status will require a tremendous public push from a largely uneducated in this area public.lol"...data in the hands of people who have economic incentives to keep the information out of the mainstream"Don't...
- Tags: Internet, Supernova 2007
- Discussion threads 2007-06-22
- SarbOx Changes - Good for Corporates, Bad for IT
- Eric Savitz in a Barron's Online blog reports that on Wednesday the SEC approved new guidance on how to implement Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act. Section 404 is the portion of SarbOx that required CEOs to sign off on the documentation and effectiveness on internal controls and processes...
- Tags: Business Models, Enterprise Software
- Blog posts 2007-05-24
- Cisco: The giant network squid
- Cisco: The giant network squidTestThis is a test to see if the talkback server is workingBobJ
- Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., network
- Discussion threads 2007-03-18
- Dell crowdsources innovation
- Dell crowdsources innovationI'll make a bet...In teh first week or two every Linux zealot will come out of their basement long enough to say that Dell should install this or that version of Linux on everything. What a waste...Absolute joke siteLots of people who couldnt care less about Dell...
- Tags: UNIX, E-mail, Operating systems, Dell Computer Corp., Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-02-19
- How Microsoft's SUSE certificates work
- How Microsoft's SUSE certificates workLet's say...... at least two of the companies, again I will not tell any names, were existing Novell customers.So, not really worth any news.To Say That We Will All BenefitFrom anything Microsoft does is the same as saying we have all benefited from their monopoly status...
- Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Corp., SuSE, Novell Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-12-20
- Microsoft: Pact with Novell is just swell (really it is)
- Microsoft: Pact with Novell is just swell really it isDid the trio switch from other vendor, or just stop paying Novell direct?What is seriously unclear is does the three companies already deploy SUSE Linux already? It might be the case in Deutsche Bank coz according to the Press Release, it...
- Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Corp., O-O, Novell Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-12-20
- Inadvertent pirates to pay Microsoft millions
- Inadvertent pirates to pay Microsoft millionsOh no, not in the EUnow working hand in hand with MS. Dogs and cats, lions and sheep laying together. It's the end of the world, and just in time for the holidays. Those darn communists. ;)Inadvertent pirates to pay Microsoft millionsJustice...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., piracy
- Discussion threads 2006-12-20
- Another suspected NASA hacker indicted
- Another suspected NASA hacker indictedScaryJust more prove that no one is safe.I hate hackers, they are so inconsiderate and clueless as to how much harm they cause everyone.One day when they are messing with government computers they are going to end up jeopardizing peoples lives, not just their finances.Hacking should...
- Tags: Hacking, hacker, burglar, job, security, NASA
- Discussion threads 2006-12-01
- Court sides with alleged 'vacation' spammer
- Court sides with alleged 'vacation' spammertheir statements come trueisn't this what a lot of critics said when this useless law passed, inundating state laws that were more clear on spam, and allowing some forms of spam to become legal. Our wonderful government at work again because they know...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Constitution, spammer, spam
- Discussion threads 2006-11-28
- Microsoft denies role in British Linux flop
- Microsoft denies role in British Linux flopWell..."What part of 'Windows XP was cheaper' is hard to understand?"At face value the OS itself is not cheaper. The total cost of upgrading to XP vs switching all of the desktops to Linux, still would seem to not be cheaper.Therefore, it would...
- Tags: Operating systems, web technology, Microsoft Corp., Al Capone, Linux, Microsoft Windows, nuisance law
- Discussion threads 2006-11-27
- Florida judge gets tough on 'Bully'
- Florida judge gets tough on 'Bully'As with every other topic you've posted on hereYou are absolutely clueless about this one...unless of course you really beleive [b]a game with no blood, and no killing[/b] is "indecent" and should be banned.Ain't the gaming industry that needs changes necessarilyActually, the government is only...
- Tags: Games, game, decency law, government, Thompson
- Discussion threads 2006-10-12
- California wants you to drive with both hands
- California wants you to drive with both handsWhy such little fines?Exceeding the speed limit in order to keep up with traffic and maintain better traffic flow is punishable by at least $100. Talking on a cell phone while driving on the freeway is FAR more dangerous and yet the...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, phone, cell phone
- Discussion threads 2006-09-03
- Microsoft investigates leak of 'Office' videos
- Microsoft investigates leak of 'Office' videosI really don't see the harm here , if anything it was a good laugh .MS cries over leak video, Apple names Google CEO on boardZDNet reports video leak!I bet what surprised MS was that they released something;-)Shows the futility of trying to lock up...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., video
- Discussion threads 2006-08-29
- What price utility computing for the Web 2.0 era?
- What price utility computing for the Web 2.0 era?PriceThe articles I've seen put Amazon at ten cents per HOUR, not minute. Maybe just qubbling, but your title was "What price utility computing". Try real hard not to screw up the price quotes.BobJCPU per Hour Usage is a Stupid MetricDifferent architectures...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), CPU-per-Hour Usage, Web 2.0 era, utility computing, software-as-a-service, Web 2.0, Amazon.com Inc., Web
- Discussion threads 2006-08-25
- Hackers try to crack Windows PowerShell
- Hackers try to crack Windows PowerShellRep told me not to worry...Our CSO called me in and demanded an answer to this bogus claim. I calmly whipped out my Windows Mobile Phone, flipped it open and dialed my rep. My rep then told my CSO this malicious code was FUD and...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Operating systems, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Windows PowerShell, security, rep, powershell, worm, Microsoft Windows, operating system
- Discussion threads 2006-08-01
- Microsoft dallies with open source
- Microsoft dallies with open source"Won't you come into my parlor."Said the spider to the fly.Embrace, Extend ... Extinguish is the "help" MS has for the OSS community. I'll believe MS is out to "help" ANYBODY when a single call to tech support doesn't result in a tab that is...
- Tags: ISO standards, Process improvement, TQM/Six Sigma/ISO 9000, Microsoft Corp., open source
- Discussion threads 2006-05-16
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