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Enterprise buyers: Spare us the Web celebrities

In a society where people can be famous simply for being famous, too many people are trying to make a brand out of it, and worse, trying to counsel enterprises with it. by Jennifer Leggio

Tags: Web, Social Media, Celebrity, Enterprise Buyer, Arrington, Howlett, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-09-02

Google Sites - spoiled by usability issues

Google Sites - spoiled by usability issuesAnother exampleJust another example of google rushing out pre-Alpha product onto public.Damn, when i see google do like this, it makes me think - what the F are all the ppl inside google doing!? 90% of the products stay in Alpha and Beta...

Tags: Wiki, Howlett, Google Inc., Google Sites, usability issue

Discussion threads 2008-02-28

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Cloudy issues around risk: the large enterprise user perspective

Is the cloud as safe as it needs to be in order to lure business critical data? Are we placing enough emphasis on security or simply taking SaaS/cloud vendors on trust? What is the large enterprise view? by Dennis Howlett

Tags: Security, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-30

Thanksgiving reading. Soccer and enterprise apps: the similarities and differences

The other evening I had the pleasure of visiting Old Trafford soccer stadium. It's the home of Manchester United, arguably the most successful soccer team in living memory. Consistently at the top or near the top of the British Premier League and European Champions League in the late 20th and...

Tags: Team, SAP AG, Team Management, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-25

SAP Users start to flex their muscles

User group conferences are always great places to test the pulse of what's happening in the real world. While wandering the halls of the SAP UK and Ireland User Group annual conference this week, I came across customer representatives prepared to openly share their experiences. While there are...

Tags: SAP AG, Business Structures, Leadership, Finance, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Fawning over Chatter and how SAP missed its chance

Chitter chatter over Salesforce.com Chatter is becoming almost hysterical. Is the hoopla worth the attention or is it a game changer? by Dennis Howlett

Tags: SAP AG, Games, Sales Force Management, Personal Technology, Sales, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Conference energy levels

Coming to Dreamforce has been a revelation. The news was dominated by Chatter but that only tells a fraction of the real story. As I sat in the media room chatting sic to an old buddy it occurred to me this was a conference that annoyed for all...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Software-as-a-service, Event, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Sales Force Management, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Sales, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-20

Chatter: Amplified

Last evening, fellow ZDNet'ers Mike Krigsman, Dion Hinchcliffe, Tom Foremski, Brian Sommer along with fellow Enterprise Advocate Vinnie Mirchandani and I sat down with Parker Harris, co-founder Salesforce.com to get a deep dive into the rationale behind Chatter, what it's really about and where it's going. ...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Sales Force Management, Sales, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-19

How FinancialForce crushes it in SaaS accounting

Financialforce.com customers are showing early success. They're demonstrating an enthusiasm for accounting I've not seen in years. How is that manifesting itself? by Dennis Howlett

Tags: Accounting, Software-as-a-service, Software As A Service (SaaS), Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Managed Hosting, Emerging Technologies, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-19

Salesforce Chatter: what a clanger!

Running Cover-it-Live has produced some interesting commentary about this morning's announcement of Salesforce.com Chatter. Best summed up by Nenshad Bardoliwalla: The length of this keynote has turned "Chatter" into "Splatter" IMHO A three and a quarter hour keynote marathon, laced with the kind of hyperbole we've come to...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Marc Benioff, Running Cover-it-Live, Saesforce.com, Sales Force Management, Sales, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Dreamforce 2009 - live

Dreamforce 2009 by Dennis Howlett

Tags: Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Oracle consulting layoffs: but what's the number?

It looks like Oracle is on yet a onther round of headcount reduction. This time it's the consulting organization that's being hammered. Rumors are flying as to the numbers but of greater concern should be the impact on morale among those left and customers whose projects might be impacted. by...

Tags: Layoff, Oracle Corp., Consulting, Rumors, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-15

Another chapter starts to unfold in the SAP maintenance story

More details are emerging about the difficulties SAP is experiencing in imposing its maintenance price rise, managing to annoy yet another group with recent proposals. More marquee customers are named as renegotiating terms. It's not getting any better for SAP. by Dennis Howlett

Tags: SAP AG, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-14

News to know: HP-3Com; AMD; Google; Blockbuster; Bing 2.0

News to know intro: Sam Diaz: HP announces $2.7 billion acquisition of 3Com; raises outlook Larry Dignan: Cisco vs. HP: 3Com acquisition ups the ante John Morris: AMD updates roadmap, promises "supercomputer in your lap" ...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Andrew Nusca, Blockbuster Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sam Diaz, Games, Linux, Open Source, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-11-12

Epicor's implementation cost drive: what does it really mean?

Epicor's announcement Monday that it has created a shared benefits program for implementations looks like a step in the right direction for those of us that want to see lowered implementation costs. On the face of it, the offer is compelling. According to the press release:...

Tags: Epicor Software Corp., Customer, Benefits, Roi/Tco, Outsourcing, Human Resources, Finance, Managerial Accounting, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-11

SAP and open source: it's about Oracle

Matt Asay has written a piece about SAP's 'sudden' love affair with open source: What is surprising is that it is SAP, the bastion of proprietary software, that delivers this message. Irony, thy name is SAP. SAP, after all, is hardly the most...

Tags: Oracle Corp., SAP AG, Matt Asay, Open Source, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-11

News to know: Logitech-LifeSize; Macworld; Droid sales; Tandberg; e-book readers

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: Logitech gobbles up LifeSize; Enters video conferencing Dave Greenfield: Logitech Buys LifeSize. Now what about Polycom?...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Sales, Ryan Naraine, Sam Diaz, E-book Reader, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, E-books, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-11-11

Epicor Perspectives: the analyst view

A thousand customers and 1,500 total attendees may be 20% down on past years but represents a good effort by Epicor to get the faithful out to hear the latest and greatest when compared with other vendor led events where attendance has been down 30-40%. ...

Tags: Epicor Software Corp., Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-10

Enterprise 2.0: now we're talking

The software industry is littered with the bodies of failure that have cost businesses billions. There is no reason to believe that Enterprise 2.0 -- which pre-supposes a technology solution to an ill-defined or non-existent problem -- is any different. by Dennis Howlett

Tags: Enterprise 2.0, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-09

Fidor Bank: a glimpse to the future?

While at the SOMESSO event last week I filmed Matthias Kroner, CEO of Fidor Bank. In this 9 min 43 sec video, Matthias explains the difference between the classical bank and the new form of community based bank. Fidor is the first bank...

Tags: Bank, Germany, Fidor, Banking, Financial Services, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-09