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SAP's A1S and Salesforce.com's Force.com: Brinkmanship at Its Best

SAP's A1S and Salesforce.com's Force.com: Brinkmanship at Its BestAbsolutely Ridiculous - A1S = Way2LateThis advertisement for SAP is ridiculous in its lack of objectivity. Even people inside of SAP are not this bullish (i.e. are more balanced in their analysis) How many years has A1s been under...

Tags: Sales force management, Strategy, product innovation, SAP AG, SAP A1S, Brinkmanship, Force.com, Salesforce.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-09-14

Global Manufacturer Expects $60 Million of New Revenue From Product Innovation

Ampacet is a specialty chemical manufacturer and is one of the world's largest masterbatch producers with global Research and Development (R&D) facilities. Each of its five R&D facilities has its own product development process. Because these processes had little or no consistency, there was no accurate way to track projects,...

Tags: Innovation, Revenue, R&D, Product Innovation, Microsoft Corp., Ampacet, Product Development, Research & Development, Product Marketing, Strategy, Business Operations, Marketing, Management

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10 ways to evaluate your IT management software

Does your helpdesk work for you or do you work for your helpdesk? Saar Bitner of SysAid Technologies tells how to manage you IT management software. Commentary - Choosing the right IT management software solution is a strategic decision that requires the careful planning and consideration of every IT...

Tags: IT Administration, Information Technology, Software Solution, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Management, IT management, software, Saar Bitner SysAid Technologies, Special to ZDNet, Saar Bitner SysAid Technologies, Special to ZDNet

News items 2009-11-05

New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion

Normally I'd say this is just another NY AG trying to run for higher officebut this seems to have legs. I hope Intel didn't do it - but if they did, they need to be repremanded.Great to see some justice against InhellI can hardly wait to see the M$...

Tags: Video cards, Corporate law, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., antitrust, graphics

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

Google defines its focus in Apps in 2010

Chrostopher: the need for detailed formatting as we know it is going away.Actually, the detailed formatting is moving to making it look like you want on computer screens, NOT on paper, which is quite different.All of those baroque features for printing on 8.5x11 paper are looking more stupid every day.Interesting...

Tags: OpenOffice, Document management, Microsoft Office, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Microsoft to drop Office Accounting product, services

DumbWhat a dumb move their Accounting software was one of the best products they had.Anyone notice a trend?Dumping Money, dumping Office Accounting, and all at a time when the Feds are increasingly regulating Financial firms. While MS is clearly not a "Financial" Company it looks alot like they are...

Tags: Operational accounting, Financial services, accounting, Office Accounting, Microsoft Corp., Intuit QuickBooks, Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Making a foundation a real solution to the mySQL mess

Sounds good. Too good?This sounds like a great solution to a problem that is probably costing Oracle, destroying what little credibility Sun has as a brand, while ensuring that every website on the planet virtually retains access to a free, secure and efficient database. If we don't do something, the...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Dana, MySQL, Oracle Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

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

Will OpenSolaris survive Oracle?

We can only hope so! It would make a much better back end than what linux has to offer. Solaris has always been a solid performer and is a real UNIX, not some hacked up clone like linux. The best option for Oracle would be to ditch linux...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Sun Solaris, Oracle Corp., OpenSolaris, Open Solaris

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

The chief value of open source

Custom code solutions...It's great you can see the code, but for companies I disagree that is a "value".What SMB has the resources to comb through thousands of lines of code to assure reliability and security? Even if they do manage to find a bug, are they going to fork...

Tags: open source, software

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Nokia frustrated by iPhone US success? Sues Apple over wireless patents

Yes, Nokia has to be frustrated, but, they should put their efforts into anAndroid phone and forget the patent lawsuits. Patents...If Apple didn't get an agreement to use Nokia's IP, then Apple should face a court of law and be held to account.Considering all the other phone makers realize this...

Tags: Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, wireless, Nokia Corp., Apple Inc., patent, GSM

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

SaaS: Shelfware as a service?

Think the conclusions are a bit flawedI think we can all agree that SaaS saves operational expenses, increases agility and improves the user experience. I don't think the fact that Salesforce.com has been successful can be held against the category.The shelfware point is a bit more subtle. The...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, software-as-a-service, shelfware

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Windows 95 wiped out last PC competition

Installed only on IBMAt least, isn't that what wiped out OS/2?OS/2 was a great OS, but everyone heard about Windows through marketing and away the lemmings go. The interesting twist is that Apple's limited hardware base is still getting them more customers. Apple is starting to show up as...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, UNIX, Microsoft Windows 95, PC, operating system, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows, IBM OS/2, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Demand this from software vendors

I was getting a briefing last week from a software executive. We got to a point in the conversation where the discussion was focusing on existing products. I moved the conversation to a different space, though. If you're getting a pitch from a vendor, you should move the conversation, too!...

Tags: Software, Vendor, Customer, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Tools & Techniques, Sales, Management, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-10-20

With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker

Interesting view...I am not an Apple user, and I do think most of Apple's products are too expensive for me, but I didn't think $70 was that outlandish. Don't top end mice from Logitech or MS run around $50-100?Anyway, I guess I'd have to try it before saying it was...

Tags: Mice, mouse, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Apple announces most profitable quarter ever: Q4 2009

Q4 early?Doesn't Q4 end Dec. 31st? Shouldn't these figures be for Q3??yathats what i was thinking. How could they know their earnings before the Quarter is even over? RE: Apple announces most profitable quarter ever: Q4 2009I find it intrestering how the typical apple user is the berkinstock wearing...

Tags: Desktops, Win7, Apple Inc., hardware, PC

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Could you green the world brick by brick?

One California-based company is going to try. And they're going to make those "green" bricks in Wisconsin, not ship them in from China. The new-fangled brick has been pioneered by CalStar Products. A basic ingredient of the CalStar brick is coal ash, residue from burning coal. There...

Tags: Brick, CalStar Products, Coal Ash, Michael Kane, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Future ERP

Brian Sommer's provocative post that juxtaposes SAP's technology thinking around the 'old' and 'new' worlds provides insights into something SAP was talking about last year - the two speed world of ERP. At the back end there is still plenty to do, hardening applications, winkling out recurring bugs...

Tags: Innovation, Salesforce.com Inc., Financial, SAP AG, ERP, Brian Sommer, Brian, S-curve, Cloud Infrastructure, BRP, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Software, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Verizon unveils 30-second ad for Droid Android phone; slams iPhone

Too bad it's another locked in carrier!I love Verizon for its reliable service, and fast internet. But, Verizon is just as guilty as ATT/Apple with locked in phones. vCast sucks terribly, and at times you are forced to use that. Verizon cripples the Bluetooth functionality so you...

Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Verizon Smartphones, VCast, Verizon Communications Inc., advertisement, Apple iPhone, GPS, Apple Inc., phone

Discussion threads 2009-10-18