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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

Additional Resources

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

Hands-on with the HTC HD2, most impressive Windows Mobile device to date

I like what HTC is doingYou've got the Hero and the HD2. I'd like to see what the difference is in performance between the two, but the Hero has a slower processor. Personally, I like the Windows Mobile platform, and it is the best option for Windows-based IT...

Tags: Smart phones, Notebooks, Operating systems, mobile device, Apple iPhone, HTC HD2, High Tech Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Mobile

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Wow! Top execs say they are influenced by social networks

What this means for B2B marketers:Trade publishers have tried, unsuccessfully, for years to build such on-line communities which they could control and mine. As it turns out, customers (C-level execs) like everyone else want to own and control their own networks. If customers are increasingly turning to each other for...

Tags: NETWORKING, social networking, network, social media, Astak

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Psystar massacred in court

I wouldn't.....buy even with a 100% discount, Psystar is toast and part of Apple's claim would invoke a recall of all machines and buyer's info. Apart from the 'no support' from Apple, there will be no support from a defunct company too.Yep, there is pent-up demand for an expandable cheap...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Apple Inc., Psystar, hardware, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Life insurance may prove difficult to get if you contract H1N1

Insurance company business model:Only sell insurance to those who will not need it and hence not collect.For life insurance, they at least have a case, because it should not be possible to take out a $1M policy the day before you die of cancer.Health CARE however is supposed to be...

Tags: Financial Planning, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Personal finance, payroll solutions, H1N1 flu, insurance, life insurance, health insurance, health care

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

SAP and open source: it's about Oracle

SAP's open source interest linked to Europe's love affair with Open SourceEurope is in love with open source. It's the only reason SAP has any interest in it. Having been an SAP buyer and user I feel like I just confessed to a drug addiction I can say unequivocally that...

Tags: SAP AG, open source, Oracle Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Apple bans bobble head Congress app

There are few people in this country more desserving of ridicule......than politicians.A couple of observations from Rasmussen:"Only four percent (4%) of voters say most politicians keep their campaign promises. Forty-five percent (45%) believe they deliberately make false promises to get elected.""Voters by more than two-to-one think high congressional reelection rates...

Tags: Smart phones, U.S. Congress, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., iDont

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Smartphone Buyer's Guide: What are the choices on my carrier?

Page 2I cannot get to Page 2 of the November 9th article. Clicking on the "Let's see what AT&T has" link leads to Page 2 of the November 1st article.Correction - The 1,2,3,4 workThe blue links with the next carrier to be reveiwed do not work, but the Page...

Tags: Handhelds, Cellular phones, Smartphone, smart phone, Page 2, Smartphone buyer

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

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