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JVM adds to iPhone's seduction of enterprise IT buyers for mobile computing

JVM adds to iPhone's seduction of enterprise IT buyers for mobile computingHot to trotSomeone thinks that we computer users are just a bunch of salivating glands ready to slobber all over anything new. I've run Macs since 1984 and I'm getting used to upgrades. Same thing on the PC side....

Tags: Java, haha, Apple iPhone, JVM, seduction, IT buyer, mobile computing, information technology, mobile

Discussion threads 2008-03-10

Stop enterprise software hype: send me your stories

Stop enterprise software hype: send me your storiesHype to content ratio calculationYou always need to take account of this making due allowance for divide by zero errors.Also be careful when the integration layer of the product is the salesman's powerpoint presentation.NT 4.0 . Beyond time 10/100/1000 and serv.2000.All these upstsrt...

Tags: Strategy, Microsoft Windows NT, Insurance, IT buyer, Gap Report, enterprise software, software

Discussion threads 2007-08-22

Public discourse under way over definition of "open"

I've been taking some time to digest the open vs. closed discussion (the context being Microsoft's new XML document format for Word, Excel and PowerPoint) that's taking place in various corners of the blogosphere. IBM's Bob Sutor, whose blog is entitled Open standards, open source, open minds, open opportunities,...

Tags: IBM Corp., blog, Bob Sutor

Blog posts 2005-06-17

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Verizon's HTC DROID ERIS may be the best $100 smartphone

Power of the Linux distro model!Yes, the claimed 'niche' Operating System as theMS fans scream does not appear to be a 'niche'anymore...;)Sorry butMS fans by their nature will consider anything that is not a PC to be a niche product.The whole point of Android is it can be done either...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, phone, Verizon Communications Inc., HTC Droid Eris, smart phone, OTA, phone company, High Tech Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

SAP Q3: sales down, profit up

SAP's Q3 results demonstrate continuing softening in the enterprise software sales market. Revenues were down year on year by 31% to €525 million ($787 mill) from €763 million ($1.144 bn) in the same period 2008. Software and software related service revenues declined 3% or €57 million...

Tags: SAP AG, Sales Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Operational Accounting, Sales Force Management, Sales, Management, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-10-28

Netflix lands Sony PS3 distribution deal; Bolsters streaming footprint

Ineteresting but...Wont be available in Canada... as Usual.Not even a regular video and TV storeI've read before that a lot of video distribution companies don't want to deal with Canada because of piracy - namely, the center of all piracy in the Western world: the Pacific Mall in Markham.Requires a...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Sony Corp., piracy, CRIA, Sony PlayStation 3

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Would you let Wal-mart do your home-theater installation?

Above all else, Wal-mart is about offering the lowest prices possible seemingly at all costs, but when it comes to electronics products like HDTVs, being the cheapest only gets you so far. Best Buy has remained strong during the recession in thanks to its service offerings, most notably its Geek...

Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Home Theater, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-10-25

HP Pavilion Elite m9515y

Buyer beware: Product Failed, Support Failed.This product was sold as a multimedia center and a type of DVR replacement. It has completely failed to function in that role. From day one core functions like, recording tv programs, playback of previously viewed programs, and burning Video DVD's from the...

Tags: Consumer electronics, TV & Home Theater, Video Error, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion, DVD

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

SAP and Siemens: kiss and make up?

Where are the facts?Dennis, What a nice piece of speculation. So you and Vinnie don't really know anything about what has been going on between Siemens and SAP, but you dare to publish your best guess. And you say you defend the buyer here. Well, If I were a buyer...

Tags: SAP AG, Siemens AG

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

SAP and Siemens: kiss and make up?

The other week news broke that Siemens planned to can its estimated €40 million plus annual maintenance agreement with SAP. What a difference a few weeks makes. According to a press release issued by SAP: SAP...today announced that Siemens AG, a global leader in electronics and electrical engineering, has...

Tags: Siemens AG, SAP AG, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-10-22

Finally! A Three-Cornered Consulting Service for Enterprise 2.0

Managing Change is the Biggest Challenge for Enterprise 2.0 & Social MediaGreat post Paul- and agreed that congrats are in order. What is often missed in deploying new technologies or old standards is the degree to which it changes how people do their job, what their daily life looks like-...

Tags: Customer relationship management (CRM), Leadership, Enterprise software, Dion, Managing Change, Enterprise 2.0, CRM

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Here's why Apple is doing so well -- it's the top half, stupid

Heh... this is going to be fun to watch...ntWhat???This sounds like a lot of BS.. Apple is overpriced and the mac lovers will pay whatever Apple charges. There is the summary of this article.There is a difference in purchasingthe best product, verses the "perceived" best product.I hear many of the...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Notebooks, Engineering, Blogging, Cyberthreats, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

B&N's Nook e-reader: Weirdly unrevolutionary

In addition to this posting, please visit this clarifications posting to get the whole picture. It would be nice to say, as Matt Miller has, that the e-book and e-reader market was revolutionized today. It simply got more interesting. A careful reading of the $259 Nook's...

Tags: E-reader, Device, E-book, Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Inc., Wireless, B&N, Nook, Cover-flow, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Application performance can't be maximized in the dark

When optimizing and managing how applications perform ? from the eyes of the user ? IT teams need light shed onto the actual trouble spots says OpTier's Motti Tal. Commentary - Sometimes, when end users experience application trouble, response times degrade slowly. Other times, applications seem to turn off...

Tags: Performance, Monitoring, Application Performance, Response Time, Storage, Hardware, applications, database, Motti Tal OpTier, Special to ZDNet, Motti Tal OpTier, Special to ZDNet

News items 2009-10-20

Gartner in the dock over Magic Quadrant

Persona Non GartnerOver the years, I've watched, participated in researching and experienced the results of the positing of Gartner's disclosures. My analysis is as follows:On any given subject at any given time, there is a .90 probability that the opinions expressed by Gartner will be either flat out wrong or...

Tags: Gartner Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Art of the software deal can get messy

So, are you saying we are stuck with this or are there alternatives? N/TRE: Art of the software deal can get messybrilliant article. Clear concise and incredibly timely. If I had another hand it would be a triple thumbs up but you are stuck with two.RE: Art of...

Tags: Sales strategy, Tools & Techniques, software deal, software, sales, server

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Nine out of 10 corporate PCs can run Windows 7 ... but that's not the whole story

RE: Nine out of 10 corporate PCs can run Windows 7 ... but that's not the whole storyMost corporate PCs were not updated to Vista, because Vista didn't add any additional values; required more powerful hardware and had a very bad name from the start.Most companies will also not upgrade...

Tags: Operating systems, Software Developement, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, corporate PC, PC, Win7, whole story, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Two Views of the Software Market

A Bridge Too Far? In a blogger briefing this week at SAP’s TechEd, SAP CTO, Vishal Sikka, drew a chart of the application software market and what new areas of technology are of interest to the firm. I’ve tried to reproduce his freehand drawing into the following...

Tags: ERP, Vishal Sikka, S-curve, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-10-16

Oracle Fusion - a damp squib

Earlier in the week I speculated that Larry Ellison, CEO Oracle would make a monster announcement about Fusion apps. I was wrong. According to Sam Diaz, it's worse: Ellison spent some time talking about new Fusion applications coming down the pipeline. But first, Ellison said he recognized that companies...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, Jim, Revenue Recognition, Team Management, Public Relations, Operational Accounting, Strategy, Financial Services, Management, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-10-15

Microsoft recovers 'most, if not all' Sidekick users' data

I lost my contacts for a few days. Give me ONE HUNRED BILLION DOLLARS!!!Says with pinky raised to mouth.RE: Microsoft recovers 'most, if not all' Sidekick users' dataI don't feel sorry for anyone who owns a Sidekick and lost their data. It is moronic to purchase a device that...

Tags: Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-15