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- VC funding in Chinese IT companies falls
- Venture capital funding in Chinese information technology companies was $992 million in 2007, down 9 percent from 2006, according to data from Dow Jones VentureSource. The slowdown in venture funding for technology companies is striking given that funding in China hit its highest level in six years...
- Tags: Technology Company, Dow Jones & Company Inc., Information Technology, Information Technology Company, Internet, Strategy, Venture Capital, Management, Finance, Financing Startups, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-20
- We'll see more acquisitions that meld telcos with IT vendors
- News from London that Deutsche Telekom may make a bid to buy IT services giant EDS. This is only the opening volley in a forthcoming period of acquisitions that meld telcos with IT vendors. I recently suggested that BEA Systems, as it spurns Oracle's initial bid, may...
- Tags: Acquisition, Information Technology, Telecommunications Company, Iona Technologies, Information Technology Company, Fact, Strategy, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Management, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2007-11-21
- Indiecom Services (001582676-A) 2 (Windows)
- Indiecom Services (001582676-A) widget is RSS feeds based on an IT company's Web site called Indiecom Services (001582676-A) located in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Information Technology Company, Muhammad Nur Hanief, RSS, Microsoft Windows, Web Site Development, Internet, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2007-08-01
- IT Strategy Consulting for a Pharmaceutical Company
- The client's current IT set-up was predominantly legacy and loosely integrated. The key business challenges faced by the client were: ensuring FDA/ GMP Compliance, lack of Traceability for Exports, inadequate systems for formulations, lack of suitable production systems, inability to make on-time regulatory submissions, segmental reporting / Cost Centre, pricing/...
- Tags: Information Technology Company, Pharmaceutical Company, Client, BLUE STAR INFOTECH, Strategy, Management
- Case studies 2007-07-17
- Reuse of code is the key to keeping IBM from being a 500,000-employee company
- Nice piece in the The New York Times today about how IBM is again re-inventing itself as the "blended IT provider." Those are my words. IBM is seeking the means to blend talents, technologies, locations, approaches, people-process, and -- above all -- applications and services.After attending a few IBM conferences...
- Tags: Web Services, Virtualization, Software Infrastructure, Software Development, SOA, SAP, SaaS, Patents, Oracle, Microsoft, Intellectual Property, IBM, HP, GPL, Enterprise 2.0
- Blog posts 2007-07-05
- Developers Produce Better Software Faster at Global IT Company
- TietoEnator provides consulting, developing, and hosting services to meet its customers' digital needs. With nearly 16,000 employees, it is one of the largest IT providers in Europe and operates in 30 countries. The company needed to make its reporting processes more accurate and information easier to access. When customers enquired...
- Tags: Software, Developer, Information Technology, Information Technology Company, Microsoft Corp., TietoEnator, Microsoft Development Tools, Strategy, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Management
- Case studies 2007-05-14
- CRN sleuth Barb Darrow on IT vendor sports
- I began working with Barb Darrow back in 1988 at bi-monthly engineering trade pub Design News, and always respected her tenacity, verve, and newshound instincts. Barb went on to InfoWorld in 1993 but had left by the time I got there to run news for the website in 1995. Now...
- Tags: Barb Darrow
- Blog posts 2006-05-08
- IT vendors to increase customer support staffing by 40% a year through 2008
- IDC estimates that staffing of the Customer Experience function in IT vendor companies will grow by over 40% per year through 2008. Organizations that have previously invested in customer experience leadership expect their teams to grow more than 80 percent during the same period. IDC finds that IT vendors are...
- Tags: information technology, information technology company
- Blog posts 2005-12-05
- IBM, HP and BEA results point to software infrastructure resurgence
- Software infrastructure is again proving to be the "Little Train that Could" when it comes to chugging along -- even when the chips are down. My prediction is that the vendors that can sustain software infrastructure profit growth will be the biggest winners -- of any IT vendors...
- Tags: software
- Blog posts 2005-08-18
- IBM, HP and BEA results point to software infrastructure resurgence
- Software infrastructure is again proving to be the "Little Train that Could" when it comes to chugging along -- even when the chips are down. My prediction is that the vendors that can sustain software infrastructure profit growth will be the biggest winners -- of any IT vendors -- over...
- Tags: software
- Blog posts 2005-08-18
- The Full-Service IT Provider Controls Its Business With SAS Financial Intelligence
- With some 3,450 employees, FIDUCIA is one of the largest full-service IT providers in Germany. The core business of the Karlsruhe-based company is providing IT services to 811 offices of Volksbank and Raiffeisenbank, the central institutes and companies in the cooperative financial association Genossenschaftlicher FinanzVerbund and private banks. The FIDUCIA...
- Tags: Financial, Information Technology Company, SAS Institute, FIDUCIA Group
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- Indonesian IT Company Improves Customer Loyalty and Competitive Advantage
- Leading Indonesian IT company, Mitra Integrasi Informatika's PT MII sales team, receives up to 60 calls daily. It needs to closely monitor sales performance to eliminate missed business opportunities. PT MII upgraded to Microsoft Dynamics CRM to meet changing market demands. The solution integrates with the company's existing infrastructure, which...
- Tags: Competitive Advantage, Sales Performance, Information Technology Company, Microsoft Corp., Sales Strategy, E-mail Servers, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Groupware, Sales, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows
- Case studies
- IT Provider Saves U.S.$30,000 Annually, Enhances Security With System Upgrade
- As a leading IT provider in Sweden, Atea seeks to stay on the forefront of technology both to gain expertise to benefit its customers and to take advantage of new capabilities itself. The company has begun upgrading to the Windows Vista operating system for the security improvements, support for mobile...
- Tags: Security, Mobile, Information Technology, Information Technology Company, Advertising & Promotion, Strategy, Marketing, Management
- Case studies
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- U.S. Ethics Committee staffer file-shares sensitive document
- So the answer will be change the technology, right??...I certainly hope not. The person responsible should be fired immediately, if this group is supposed to be so secretive and protective of their data. Putting ANY work-related material on your personal computer is not only a bad idea, it may be...
- Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), U.S. Ethics Committee staffer, U.S. Ethics Committee, sensitive document, staffer, file-sharing
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- Spring Design sues Barnes & Noble over Alex, Nook
- I kind of want to see barnes and noble win this one...The whole concept of a sliding image preview isn't exactly revolutionary, and it does look decidedly different from the bulky, 2003-esque block interface of the alex.On a personal note, I think the alex looks like some children's toy out...
- Tags: Sales channel, E-books, NDA, Barnes & Noble Inc., B&N, credit card, patent, Nook, password
- Discussion threads 2009-11-03
- Smart.fm - almost enough to make me want an iPhone
- I really don't want an iPhone. I'm holding out for a Droid, just as soon as I figure out some way to justify getting rid of my perfectly adequate BlackBerry. However, the iPhone has lots of apps and one in particular is being unveiled today: Smart.fm's iPhone interface...
- Tags: Software, Apple iPhone, Smart.fm, iPhone App, RTI, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-11-02
- What's the key to Apple's success?
- One word: QUALITYA concept absent from WindowslandTDSo sad to see how Apple destroyed the word "innovation"Apple has never, ever, done anything innovative. By applying the term to blatant rebadging of 5 year old technology, you devalue the meaning of the word and insult those who actually [b]do[/b] innovate. For shame.Oh,...
- Tags: Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-29
- Samsung Intrepid (Sprint)
- The Samsung Intrepid made its debut at CTIA Fall 2009 as Sprint's first Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone. Admittedly, we weren't particularly impressed by the handset's drab and slightly plasticky design when we saw it at the show but now that we've had some time to get to know the device,...
- Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Handhelds, Sprint Communications, Samsung Intrepid, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., touch screen
- Product reviews 2009-10-22
- Gartner Magic Quadrant lawsuit: Sour grapes or real gripes?
- They should join the IIARMichael,Nice post, I agree with your analysis. As a bottom line, I think they should be more professional with their AR programme, maybe join the IIAR [u]http://www.analystrelations.org[/u] to benefit from best practices.See my earlier post on this:http://iiar.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/is-shooting-on-the-referee-productive/Merits of LawsuitWhile Gartner may have its own objectives, I...
- Tags: Gartner Inc., IIAR, lawsuit, Sour Grapes, Gartner Magic Quadrant
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- SaaS: Shelfware as a service?
- Software as a service is portrayed to be the future of information technology, but it isn't quite the cure-all it's cracked up to be. Shelfware and lock-in may not save you a lot of money. That's the message from Gartner analyst Rob DeSisto. Here's...
- Tags: Software-as-a-service, Shelfware, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
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