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First MISO, then GISMO, next GOAT?

First MISO, then GISMO, next GOAT?vinnie mirchandaniDennis,in terms of enterprise penetration and utility Oracle outstrips the other 3 but not on innovation or value for money..and that is even after burdening Apple with ATT's TCO. Oracle is spray painting slim slivers of innovation on products which are 10-30 years old...

Tags: Leadership, first MISO, Gismo, MISO

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

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Surviving and thriving: or why MISO has it (mostly) wrong

Microsoft, IBM, SAP and Oracle collectively make up what Irregulars call MISO. Harsher critics might think they are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Whichever your chosen position I am coming to the view that the way they are going to market is wrong for the conditions in which we...

Tags: CIO, Oracle Corp., Social Computing, SAP AG, IBM Corp., MISO, Vendor Response, David Dobrin, Vertica, Social Networking, Strategy, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-05-21

Lawson Software: Positive first impressions

I'm currently attending Lawson Software's annual conference, called CUE 09, in San Diego. Since this is my first in-depth exposure to the company, I thought it appropriate to share a few thoughts and comments. Overall, I like the company: the people are nice, they articulate product strategy clearly, and senior management obviously...

Tags: Lawson Software Inc., Customer Satisfaction, Blogger, Blogging, Product Marketing, Internet, Marketing, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2009-04-21

Enterprise vendors: in pursuit of reality

Michael Hickins at BNet cracks open the customer/vendor relationship kimono, using Ray Wang's most recent post as the backdrop. As we enter the conference season, the timing could not be better: Indeed, most customers have a love-hate relationship with their vendors that is heavily weighted towards hate....

Tags: Beverage, Customer, SAP AG, IBM Corp., MISO PR, Carr, Food & Beverage, Software As A Service (SaaS), Mergers & Acquisitions, Internet, Managed Hosting, Manufacturing, Emerging Technologies, Investment, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-04-16

The battle for the social enterprise: Jive makes its move

Jive Software wants to be the backbone for all things collaborative in the enterprise, but it could run ultimately into tough competition from the likes of Microsoft, Oracle and IBM.  On Tuesday, Jive launched Social Business Software SBS 3.0, a suite it calls an enterprise class armada...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., Enterprise, IBM Corp., Social Business Software 3.0, Jive Social Business Software 3.0, Oliver Marks, Sales Strategy, Collaboration, Groupware, Sales Force Management, Enterprise Software, Sales, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-10

News to know: Intel; Oracle; Microhoo; iPhone; Online video

Notable headlines: Dancho Danchev: Remote code execution through Intel CPU bugs Nate McFeters: Symantec says Microsoft Access ActiveX attacks to increase Robin Harris: FTP: untrustworthy file transfer Dennis Howlett: Enterprise 2.0 looking more like 1.0? Dana Blankenhorn:...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Oracle Corp., Online Video, Video, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., 3G, Corporate Communications, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-15

First MISO, then GISMO, next GOAT?

Awhile back my Irregular chums came up with MISO as the acronym to describe the main enterprise players of the time: Microsoft, IBM, SAP and Oracle. We also quipped that could change to include Google and so with a little creative thought we ended up with GISMO. Last week's Apple...

Tags: Google Inc., Oracle Corp., Steve Gillmor, Apple Inc., 3G, Operational Planning, Advertising & Promotion, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Business Operations, Marketing, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-07-14

Machiavelli's approach to the 'new' IT

I'm indebted to David Chassels of Procession for this quote from Niccolo Machiavelli:Nothing is more difficult than to introduce a new order, because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the newAnd...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Information Technology, SAP AG, Earnings, Automatic Data Processing Inc., Machiavelli, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2007-08-25