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- Stallman admits GPL flawed, proprietary licensing needed to pay for MySQL development
- You really believe that?Look at Red Hat. $5.1 Bln market cap and they're not making *any* money with free software? There is plenty of money out there for consulting services and support. Just ask IBM.Proprietary software is not religion.The problem with Sun was that they couldn't commit either...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Websters, MySQL, GPL, Stallman
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- News to know: Nook; Yahoo; Sun; Net Neutrality; Apple; Windows 7
- 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. Ed Burnette: Meet Nook: Barnes and Noble's sexy new book reader Matthew Miller: B&N Nook ebook reader revolutionizes...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Sun Microsystems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Apple MacBook, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., Net Neutrality, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, E-books, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Notebooks, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- News to know: T-Mobile; Cloud computing; Oracle; HP; Apple
- 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. Andrew Nusca: HP revamps TouchSmart PCs with Windows 7; starts $899; will you ditch your desktop PC, HDTV? HP...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Cloud Computing, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., PC, T-Mobile, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Desktops, Palm Pre, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-13
- Driving Enterprise Software Financial & Business Value
- While my day job is very much designing social business design with my colleagues at the Dachis Group, today we're announcing a loose federation of experts we've named 'enterprise advocates'. The intent, as outlined on the site, is to be advocates for the...
- Tags: Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-10-06
- The troubling thoughts re: outsourcing
- Some facts and inferences should be updatedAccenture's Consulting revenue dropped 12% and Outsourcing grew by 1%http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/Accentures-Future-Remains-Bright-ACN-IBM-HPQ1005.aspxSome of the issues you highlighted around process innovation, dated technology, etc will continue to remain. However, the nimbler players will also adopt the benefits of innovations like SaaS and Cloud platform.Underlying platform is an...
- Tags: Managed hosting, Business process outsourcing (BPO), Programming languages, outsourcing, BPO, COBOL, outsourcing company
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- Move over Enterprise 2.0, it's now Social Business Design
- Given the relatively friendly pounding I took over my Enterprise 2.0 - what a crock post, it's gratifying to see that it has stirred some interesting interpretations and thoughts on the topic. That's always good and especially pleasing when one considers that most blog posts are the equivalent of digital...
- Tags: BPR, Enterprise 2.0, Re-engineering, Cohen, Oliver Marks, Business Process Engineering, Organizational Structure, Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Human Resources, It Operations, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-09-21
- Does Oracle matter to open source
- only as long as Oracle fights M$the reason OSS is doing very well is because people hate M$ and proprietary software in general.As long as Oracle will fund this insurgency against the evil M$ empire everybody will be better off.Eventually M$ will collapse like the Soviet Union and great days...
- Tags: open source, proprietary software, OSS, Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-18
- JD Edwards certification woes
- Andy Klee takes a stern look at JD Edwards certification: I'm here to tell you that the JDE certification program is on life support. It barely exists. JDE employees cannot be certified, and neither can JDE clients. Only business partners are eligible to take certification exams. ...
- Tags: Certification, Oracle Corp., J.D. Edwards & Co., Andy Klee, EBS Certification, JDE World, JDE Customer, Quality, Training And Certification, Business Operations, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-09-03
- BT Retail Boosts Upselling and Productivity and Cuts Churn in Price-And Service-Driven Market
- A major force in the U.K. communications market, BT Retail offers a mix of innovative propositions, integrated offerings, and bespoke solutions that have won it 17 million business and residential customers. BT Retail has increased agility, improved customer service, and cut costs by consolidating enterprisewide performance management on Oracle's business...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., British Telecommunications, BT Retail, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management
- Case studies 2009-09-01
- Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Leverages Centralized Intelligence to Reduce Field Services Costs
- Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe wanted to gain a holistic real-time view of the status of hundreds of jobs managed by communications field services teams in the U.K. and monitor subcontractor and partner workloads, optimize resources, and track Key Performance Indicators KPIs. The challenge was to give function heads and divisional managers...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Europe, Fujitsu Ltd., Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking
- Case studies 2009-09-01
- Chartered Cuts Time to Report a Bill of Materials From One Hour to Less Than One Minute
- The ability to respond quickly to customer requests is a significant competitive advantage and more important than ever in challenging economic times. However, the use of suboptimal systems to track and manage critical Intellectual Property IP and process attributes was hampering Chartered's ability to react quickly to design opportunities. Staff...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Semiconductors, Intellectual Property, Hardware, Research & Development, Business Operations
- Case studies 2009-09-01
- Gartner financial apps MarketScope
- Earlier today I saw Oracle crowing about getting a top slot in Gartner's Marketscope for financial applications. They weren't the only ones. SAP took a similar top slot. But then all the others Gartner looked at: Epicor, Lawson, Microsoft, Exact, Infor, Sage and Unit 4 Agresso scored 'positive.' Odd you...
- Tags: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., Financial, On-demand, Gartner Inc., Sage, KashFlow, Managed Hosting, Smb/Sme, Cloud Computing, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-08-17
- ERP sales are falling: here's one reason
- I'm on a small project that is typical of many: "I have a modest sized business but our complexities are no different to the Big Boys. Help." So off we trot so see if there's a solution that comes vaguely close to an 80% fit. As a 'day job sometimes'...
- Tags: Solution, Oracle Corp., ERP, Microsoft Corp., ERP Sale, Sales Strategy, Social Networking, Outsourcing, Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-08-04
- Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Reduces Inventory Costs by 15%, Cuts Reporting Time With Oracle E-Business Suite R12
- Al-Abbas Sugar Mills wanted to replace ageing accounting system with a more advanced platform to increase visibility into payables and receivables and automate procure-to-pay process and improve supply chain management. The challenge was to implement a system to track requisitions and approvals and ensure a transparent audit trail and reduce...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Oracle E-Business Suite, Al-Abbas Sugar Mills, Operational Accounting, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Finance, Software
- Case studies 2009-08-01
- Greven City Council Modernizes Administration and Improves Performance by Up to 70%
- Greven City Council operates six servers simultaneously to meet the database needs of approximately 70 different specialist processes within the city's local administration. The challenge was to speed up slow, computer-intensive operations, such as the monthly payroll run, and enable parallel running of processes and improve the daily backup, which...
- Tags: Accounting, Oracle Corp., Performance, Administration, Greven City Council, Workforce Management, Operational Accounting, Performance Management, Financial Services, Databases, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Finance, Software, Data Management
- Case studies 2009-08-01
- Electricity Authority of Cyprus Reduces Customer Query Response Times From Two Hours to Minutes
- The Electricity Authority of Cyprus EAC wanted to establish a new system to resolve customer queries more efficiently and improve the speed and accuracy of customer billing. The challenge was to reduce the time and employee resources required to complete customer billing processes and reduce the number of visits to...
- Tags: Billing, Oracle Corp.
- Case studies 2009-08-01
- Cummins China Investment Improves Budget Accuracy by More Than 60%
- In China, Cummins has a complex business structure that makes it difficult for head office staff to understand the budget requirements of its four units - engines, generator units, automotive parts, and automotive accessories. This affected the ability to create accurate budgets. In 2007, Cummins engaged Oracle Certified Partner Beijing...
- Tags: Budget, Oracle Corp., Cummins China Investment, Investment, Finance
- Case studies 2009-08-01
- JCH Cuts Budget Planning Process From 130 Days to 80 Days With Centralized System
- Due to rapid business expansion and intensifying competition, JCH found that its legacy budget management system did not offer the sophisticated features necessary for detailed planning and in-depth analysis. It did not provide the high quality data needed for informed decision-making on strategic and operational matters. This resulted in poor...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Strategic Planning, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Management
- Case studies 2009-08-01
- CNACG Improves Budget Accuracy by 50% With Integrated Budget Management System
- CNACG undertakes central budgeting and accounting for more than 300 coal-related enterprises across the country. These enterprises have a complex managerial hierarchy, making it challenging for the Beijing head office to maintain operational control. Budget management in particular was a problem. For instance, budgets did not reveal the operating capacity...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., CNACG, Financial Services, Tools & Techniques, Personal Finance, Operational Accounting, Management, Finance
- Case studies 2009-08-01
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