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Economic downturn could be over ... for Intel

For Intel, it seems that the economic downturn could be over as the company announced better than expected profits for the third quarter. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Economic Downturn, Intel Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-10-13

Cisco's Chambers breaks out economic downturn playbook; Eyes cost cuts as demand dries up

Cisco's Chambers breaks out economic downturn playbook; Eyes cost cuts as demand dries upWall Street is cutting its own throat.No matter how much profit companies are making Wall Street is not happy. So companies cut jobs. This causes their products and services to suffer. It also weakens the economy...

Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., economic downturn

Discussion threads 2008-11-05

Will the economic downturn have a negative effect on open source?

Will the economic downturn have a negative effect on open source?First Vote!... and, as usual, the mathematical geniuses who coded the stupid poll function manage to give 100% to yes, 100% to no. Neat trick, that.Positive effectBy participating in open source projects, unemployed programmers can keep their skills up...

Tags: Development tools, open source, programmer, negative effect

Discussion threads 2008-10-22

Where open source will be sucked into the downdraft

Where open source will be sucked into the downdraftPure play open source is not going away ...... bad business models are.I've run a pure play open source company for seven years and expect to be around for many more. We have a unique business model called "spend less than you...

Tags: Pure-play open source, open source, downdraft, economic downturn

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

Financial Times: Insight Business Growth

Just over a year on from the onset of the credit crunch, and the slowdown in the global economy, the threat of inflation and high oil prices continue to cast a long shadow over corporate profitability and the ability of executives to manage their businesses. World financial markets remain jittery...

Tags: Economic Downturn, Financial Times, Business Software, SAP AG, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Purchasing & Procurement, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Software, Business Operations, Finance

White papers 2008-09-11

When the going gets tough, will the tough go to Web 2.0?

A few months back, in a post over at the FastForward Enterprise 2.0 site, I pondered if new, on-demand technologies would change the dynamics of economic downturns. The post garnered some interesting reactions, and it's still extremely timely, so I thought I'd share it with readers here as well: ...

Tags: Web, Economic Downturn, Recession, Worker, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2008-08-12

Additional Resources

Monte Ford, CIO, American Airlines

Monte Ford, CIO of American Airlines talks to ZDNet?s Sumi Das about developing a new passenger service system that will allow customers to connect more easily to the airline through their web site and other mobile devices. Ford also discusses how his IT organization faced the challenges of 9/11 and...

Tags: American Airlines, CIO, Web Site Development, Internet

Videos 2009-11-04

What's the key to Apple's success?

Apple's weathered the economic downturn like almost no other company, pulling in massive profits without having to resort to deep price cuts. But what's its secret? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Apple Inc., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-10-29

3 Strategies for Reducing IT Support Costs

As companies brace for more bumps in the economic downturn, many organisations are indiscriminately cutting costs. To ensure a seamless transition into the post-recession market, however, slashing and burning is not recommended. Now is the time to strategically trim and strengthen for success. This IDC White...

Tags: Information Technology, Citrix Systems Inc., Cost Savings, International Data Corp., Strategy, Management

White papers 2009-10-29

Intuit enhances Quickbooks by bringing cloud apps to desktop software

Intuit, a trusted name for some 4 million small business customers who manage their finances using the Quickbooks software, is bringing a bit of the cloud to the desktop. The company, like so many others these days, is unveiling an app store of its own and opening its API to...

Tags: Software, Desktop, Intuit Inc., Sales Force, Desktop Software, Intuit QuickBooks, Sales Force Management, Tools & Techniques, Sales, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-27

Survey: cloud interest grows triple-fold; cost may not be main factor

buble bust...anyone learns from 2000 and so IT burst?Current interest in private cloudsHi Joean interesting piece, and thanks for the link to my post? This current enthusiasm for private Clouds is also interesting? and I am left wondering how long it will continue.It's presumably a mix of security concerns (real...

Tags: Marketing research, cloud computing, survey

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Print and online ad revenues plunge at New York Times Co.

Their losses will continue, and it's not because of a bad economyThe company said that there was some sign of an improving economy and that fourth quarter losses should be lower than in the most recent quarter.That's some good spin. However, their losses and that of the MSM started...

Tags: Customer relationship management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Sales force management, online advertising, New York Times Co., advertisement

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

CIO Sessions: Verizon Telecom's Shadman Zafar on Internet TV

Shadman Zafar, CIO of Verizon Telecom talks to ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das about the company’s promise to deliver the Internet to television with its new Fios platform. The service will include social media widgets like Facebook and Twitter. Zafar describes the company’s approach to innovating in an economic downturn and...

Tags: CIO, Internet TV, Verizon Communications Inc., Telephony, TVs, Telecom & Utilities, Tv & Home Theater, Telecommunications, Networking, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-22

Shadman Zafar, CIO, Verizon Telecom

Shadman Zafar, CIO of Verizon Telecom talks to ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das about the company?s promise to deliver the Internet to television with its new Fios platform. The service will include social media widgets like Facebook and Twitter. Zafar describes the company?s approach to innovating in an economic...

Tags: CIO, Verizon Communications Inc., Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Internet, Telecommunications, Networking, Verizon Telecom

Videos 2009-10-21

Short clip: Verizon invests in growth over cost-cutting

Shadman Zafar, CIO of Verizon Telecom, describes how the company is responding to the current economic downturn by investing in growth and innovation as opposed to cost-cutting and automation.

Tags: Growth, Verizon Communications Inc., Telephony, Leadership, Telecom & Utilities, Strategy, Telecommunications, Networking, Management, Verizon Telecom

Videos 2009-10-21

Short clip: How American Airlines faced the challenges of 9/11 and the recession

Monte Ford, CIO of American Airlines discusses how the company was able to overcome the tragedy of 9/11 and weather the current economic downturn by staying focused, managing to a plan, and developing a set of processes to guide the airline into the future.

Tags: American Airlines, Recession, 9/11 Commission

Videos 2009-10-21

Intel is ready for your fourth quarter business: Will you show up?

Intel spent a lot of time talking about inventories on its fiscal third quarter conference call. The industry is stocking up on Intel chips ahead of server refreshes and the launch of Windows 7. The nagging worry for many analysts: Will businesses and consumers show up to drive the upgrade...

Tags: PC, Inventory, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Desktops, Servers, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-14

News to know: Intel; Microsoft; Cisco; Google Voice; Postini; Nokia

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Intel: Solid third quarter; Sees brighter prospects ahead Sam Diaz: Analysts interested in Intel's 2010, not just...

Tags: Google Inc., Postini Corp., Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., Voice, Camcorder, Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, 3G, Data Centers, Wiki, Operating Systems, Software, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Online Communications

Blog posts 2009-10-14

Economic downturn could be over ... for Intel

Depression for the main street stays the course... and the way Dollar is falling everyday, it is shaping up to be a depreflation, that is depression plus hyperinflation, sth that makes 1970's stagflation look like good ol' days. No, I'm NOT kidding tho I wish I were.

Tags: Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Intel's third quarter powered by inventory builds, back-to-school demand; Outlook bright

Updated: Intel's third quarter earnings and revenue handily topped estimates and the company said it was "confident about our business prospects going forward." Intel added that its fourth quarter revenue would come in ahead of projections. Specifically, Intel on Tuesday reported net income of $1.9 billion, or...

Tags: Revenue, Microsoft Outlook, Intel Corp., Operational Accounting, Sales Strategy, Finance, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-13