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- SAP: Enterprise software market 'difficult'; Emerging markets weak
- SAP's third quarter was a mixed bag. Earnings were a touch better than expectations, but revenue and the outlook disappointed investors. Meanwhile, SAP said the software market showed "signs of stabilization," but remained difficult. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Enterprise Software, Emerging Market, SAP AG, Financial Accounting, Marketing Research, Financial Services, Finance, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-28
- Wither Silicon Valley? IT will be driven by emerging markets
- WTF does "dead-cat" mean?Dear ZDnet,Please stop trying to make-up terms like "dead-cat" or "dead-finger". Nobody cares.SheeshWell good morning Mr. Happiness and feel good vibe. I wish I could take credit for dead cat bounce but the term has been around---oh let's say---FOREVERhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_cat_bounceRE: Wither Silicon Valley? IT will be driven by...
- Tags: Strategy, Communities, U.S.A., Wither Silicon Valley, pure research, information technology, emerging market
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Wither Silicon Valley? IT will be driven by emerging markets
- Gartner is projecting that the "worse year ever" for IT spending---down 6.9 percent in 2009---will be followed up with dead-cat spending bounce in 2010 of a meager 3.3 percent. Does this dead-cat IT spending bounce mean traditional tech power centers---notably Silicon Valley---are no longer in the driver's seat? ...
- Tags: Silicon Valley, Information Technology, Gartner Inc., Emerging Market, IT-spending, Application Roster, Marketing Research, Financial Services, Strategy, Marketing, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- Yahoo picks up Arabic portal Maktoob; Bets on Middle East as emerging market
- Maktoob RevenueI think Maktoob has great revenue potential for Yahoo. You can see their revenue details and community growth from 2001-2005 here: http://www.dubaibeat.com/2009/08/25/maktoob_revenue_from_2001_to_2.php
- Tags: Operational accounting, Maktoob, Yahoo! Inc., portal, emerging market
- Discussion threads 2009-08-25
- Yahoo picks up Arabic portal Maktoob; Bets on Middle East as emerging market
- Yahoo, in a move to expand into emerging markets, has acquired Maktoob, an Arabic portal with more than 16.5 million unique users. The company is betting on emerging markets where Internet adoption is in its infancy. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Emerging Market, Portals, Marketing Research, Financial Services, Web Technology, Internet, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-25
- Microsoft announces OneApp for emerging markets, includes Nokia smartphones
- Web apps for feature phonesWouldn't web apps be a better solution for feature phones, with limited memory/processing power?Then, you just need one app...an HTML browser...with perhaps the ability to create "web app" shortcuts on the home screen.Server-side processing could be used, for any/all heavy lifting.If the browser supports HTML5, the...
- Tags: cloud computing, Web browsers, emerging market, Microsoft Corp., smart phone, Web application, feature phone, Web browser, Nokia Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-25
- Microsoft announces OneApp for emerging markets, includes Nokia smartphones
- I received an email yesterday from a Microsoft representative regarding their Unlimited Potential Group's announcement for a new mobile software application. The funny thing about the email was that it stated the OneApp application was designed for feature phones to access mobile apps like Facebook, Twitter, Windows Live Messenger, and...
- Tags: Nokia Corp., Mobile, Smart Phone, Emerging Market, Microsoft Corp., Advertising & Promotion, E-mail, Marketing Research, Financial Services, Marketing, Online Communications, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-08-25
- IDC: PC sales growth to slow as emerging markets struggle
- Emerging markets--once the growth engine of PC sales--are showing signs of strain, according to an IDC report projecting sluggish demand for 2009. IDC on Wednesday said in a statement that it expects worldwide PC shipments to grow 3.8 percent in 2009, well below previous projections. IDC expects...
- Tags: PC, Emerging Market, International Data Corp., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- The Value of Working With Global Carriers in Emerging Markets
- There are many good reasons to expand one's business into emerging markets. Most importantly, the world's major emerging markets are projected to provide a significant portion of global economic growth over the next decade. However, these markets are unfamiliar and entering them will present challenges that are difficult to anticipate....
- Tags: Emerging Market, Carrier, Marketing Research, Financial Services, Marketing
- White papers 2008-12-01
- Microsoft: Windows and Linux offer same TCO in emerging markets
- Microsoft: Windows and Linux offer same TCO in emerging marketsThis line says it all ...[i]That's the conclusion of a recent [b]Microsoft-sponsored study[/b] from Vital Wave Consulting, which Microsoft is touting in new posting on the company's Unlimited Potential UP blog.[/i]Why am I not surprised of the results of this "study"?...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, ROI/TCO, OPEN SOURCE, emerging market, Linux, same TCO, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., TCO
- Discussion threads 2008-09-24
- Microsoft: Windows and Linux offer same TCO in emerging markets
- While Linux may be cheaper up front, but over time, Windows and Linux offer roughly the same total-cost-of-ownership to customers deploying large numbers of PCs in schools in emerging markets according to a new Microsoft-funded study. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: PC, Emerging Market, TCO, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Linux, Marketing Research, Financial Services, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-09-24
- Michael Dell takes direct model into emerging markets
- Michael Dell takes direct model into emerging marketsDellAll is Well
- Tags: Marketing research, Financial services, Michael Dell, emerging market
- Discussion threads 2008-09-12
- Global cell phone market to grow 11% in 2008
- Gartner expects cell phone market growth to slow to 11% from 16% in 2007, and in US dollar terms growth would slow to 9% from 11%. Handset vendors sold 304.7 mln mobile phones globally in Q2 2008, with strong demand in emerging markets lifting sales 11.8% from Q2 2007. The...
- Tags: Phone, Emerging Market, Cell Phone, Sales Strategy, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing Research, Financial Services, Sales, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, AM
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Emerging markets fuel first half chip sales; Memory prices crater
- Global chip sales were up 5.4 percent in the first half of 2008 to $127.5 billion courtesy of solid demand in the U.S. and emerging markets, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. Developing economies in China, India, Europe and Latin America are offsetting any weakness in the...
- Tags: Memory, Emerging Market, Semiconductor Industry Association, Chip, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Semiconductors, Sales, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- Hosted software development: an emerging market [includes podcast]
- Hosted software development: an emerging market [includes podcast]Emerging market?If we're talking about version control, bug tracking, compile farms, etc then how is this an emerging market? Companies have been doing this for years.As for leasing out computer time...this has been done for decades. It just went out...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Marketing research, Financial services, Podcasts, Development tools, Force.com, emerging market, tool, Hosted, Hosted software development, software development, podcast
- Discussion threads 2008-05-12
- Hosted software development: an emerging market [includes podcast]
- Note: Click the player above to hear my podcast interview on hosted development with Jeffrey Walker and Jeff Leyser from Atlassian Software. Hosted software as a service SaaS development solutions have become an important option for mainstream programmers. These products range from straightforward offsite storage, such as...
- Tags: Software, Podcast, Environment, Emerging Market, Workflow, Tool, Development Environment, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Software Development, Development Tools, Management, Software/Web Development, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-05-11
- Gartner: $100 laptop still too expensive for the emerging markets
- Gartner: $100 laptop still too expensive for the emerging marketsIt is a process to hit price points that will work everywhere. OLPC hasat least hit price points that mean probably hundreds of millions more will now be able to afford computers. True, there are billions in need, but, prices will...
- Tags: Financial services, Marketing research, emerging market, $100 laptop, laptop computer, Gartner Inc., phone, computer, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-07
- Gartner: $100 laptop still too expensive for the emerging markets
- The concept of a $100 PC has been held as the Holy Grail for computing in emerging markets, but the reality is vastly different, according to Gartner. Bottom line: $100 for a PC is still the monthly salary of a teacher in Russia and two to three months salary in...
- Tags: PC, $100 Laptop, Gartner Inc., Emerging Market, Laptop Computer, Desktops, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-07
- Will XP's 'execution stay' for emerging markets apply to other countries?
- Will XP's 'execution stay' for emerging markets apply to other countries?Disagree with your conclusionTo save face Microsoft won't extend the deadline again?Come on. With the consequence being hundreds of thousands of those eee PCs going out with Linux not to mention WIBRAINs and EVERUNs no exec in their right mind...
- Tags: Marketing research, Financial services, emerging market, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-04-01
- Will XP's 'execution stay' for emerging markets apply to other countries?
- Speculation continues to swirl as to when and whether Microsoft will extend the June 30, 2008, cut-off date on which many PC makers will be expected to cease bundling Windows XP with new PCs. But some pundits seem to have forgotten that when Microsoft initially granted Windows...
- Tags: PC, Emerging Market, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-04-01
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