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- LiveBlog: Apple's notebook event
- update: (Editor's note: The updates of this entry appear in reverse order.) 11:03 a.m. - The event is over. Steve thanks us for coming and we're done. 10:54 a.m. Answers questions about relationship with Nvidia, as well as integration of Blu-Ray. Jobs said...
- Tags: Job, Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Graphics, Apple MacBook Pro, Tim Cook, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- SAP's EcoHub, here's the rub
- SAP has created a marketplace for its own and partner solutions called EcoHub. Pre-sales are handled by SAP, with content created by the partners. Comments can be left but there are a number of questions about how this operates. The good news is that SAP spent...
- Tags: SAP AG, EcoHub, Pre-sales, Marketing Research, Marketing, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- Dell negotiations: Street ball without the refs
- Negotiating hardware deals with Dell isn't for everybody. In fact dealing with Dell can be downright difficult relative to other hardware vendors. That takeaway came from Gartner analyst Leslie Fiering's presentation at the Gartner Symposium ITxpo. In that presentation, Fiering noted that Dell's pricing isn't transparent if you're an IT...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Negotiation, Free Trade, Pricing, Finance, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- And speaking of Sun Microsystems
- Sun Microsystems is not a name we often associate with education outside of high-end technical fields at the university level. Of course, Sun is responsible for OpenOffice and has recently acquired both MySQL and VirtualBox, all of which (especially OO.org) have quite a bit of relevance here. ...
- Tags: K-12, Sun Microsystems Inc., Virtualization, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- IT warning: Turbulence ahead
- The technology budget is on the skids. The business types don't quite get IT (and by the way you don't get them either). And amid all this turmoil all you have to do is keep your infrastructure humming and solve the 25 most contentious business-technology issues by the first half...
- Tags: CIO, Information Technology, Gartner Inc., Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Why MySpace's MyAds won't be the next Google AdWords
- When it comes to online advertising everybody wants to be the next Google, and News Corp-owned MySpace is no exception. Today the company rolled out its latest advertising platform called MyAds, designed to service "individuals and small businesses" rather than the big name brands that the social networking site's existing...
- Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Google AdWords, MySpace, Steve O\'Hear
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Gartner's worst case for 2009 IT budgets isn't so bad
- Gartner has revised its 2009 IT budget prognostications, a move that isn't surprising, but the firm's projections could be a lot worse. Peter Sondergaard, senior vice president of research at Gartner, outlined the research group's new projections in his opening keynote at the Gartner Symposium ITxpo in...
- Tags: IT Budget, Information Technology, Gartner Inc., Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- BlackBerry Bold sales halted in UK
- Orange has stopped selling RIM's first HSDPA handset while it works with the manufacturer on a software fix for unspecified 3G-related concerns. Orange has temporarily stopped selling the BlackBerry Bold while it tries to figure out a solution to unspecified 3G-related problems on the handset. ...
- Tags: Orange PCS, Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, Sales, BlackBerry Bold, 3G, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk, Sales Strategy, BalckBerry Bold, Research in Motion, Orange, UK
- News items 2008-10-13
- 1.5 million Android phones pre-sold? What's up with the 16 October launch party?
- As we get closer and closer to the launch of the T-Mobile G1 Google Android device the rumors are heating up. The latest report comes from The Motley Fool (it hasn't been confirmed by anyone else yet) states that T-Mobile has sold out of the first we all knew that...
- Tags: T-Mobile G1, Phone, T-Mobile, Sales Strategy, Blogging, Performance Management, Sales Force Management, Telecom & Utilities, Sales, Internet, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-10-12
- Netbook returns blamed on Linux 'teething problems'
- Netbook returns blamed on Linux 'teething problems'Where are these returned MachinesI keep looking online for refurbished Linux Netbooks and canīt find any. Are they being resold as new?'teething problems'well written but i would like the know the return rate for Linux not compared XP or vista, is it...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- Forrester: Credit crunch may freeze tech services projects
- Forrester Research in a report is confirming that the credit crunch is beginning to hit technology services firms. The extent of the damage is unclear, but IBM's lower-than-expected third quarter revenue its earnings are stronger than expected may indicate something worse is afoot. Forrester's...
- Tags: Service Provider, IBM Corp., Forrester Research Inc., Business Services, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Economy-pinched semiconductor industry: How to ride the storm
- The credit crisis and overall economic downturn is starting to hit the semiconductor industry, which saw 5.5 percent sales growth in August. Research firm iSuppli has cut its 2008 sales growth forecast for the semiconductor industry from 4 percent to 3.5 percent and potentially even more if economic conditions continue...
- Tags: iSuppli Corp., Semiconductor Industry, Lidlow, Semiconductors, Hardware, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- The five products Apple must make
- What ought to be Apple's next leap of faith? Here are a few ideas for where Apple should go next. What are your ideas? Apple made its latest big move into new territories last year with the launch of the now ubiquitous iPhone, expanding beyond the desktop and...
- Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Keyboards, Games, Monitors & Displays, Desktops, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Components, Apple, iPhone, video games, tablet, Jo Best, Silicon.com
- News items 2008-10-09
- Apple's $800 notebook - Winners and losers
- Apple's $800 notebook - Winners and losersYou left out Apple as a choiceI think this will appeal more to the people who where allready going to purchase an Apple laptop then a less expensive Dell or HP.It may hurt Apple a bit in that the margins I would imagine, will...
- Tags: Notebooks, Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Apple Inc., notebook, OEM, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- What's a Little Money Between Friends?
- Gaming Incentive Systems Joel Spolsky (www.inc.com/keyword/spolsky) wrote a nice piece in the October 2008 issue of Inc. magazine. The article, Sins of Commissions, provides a cautionary tale to executives who are contemplating the addition of or changes to sales incentives in their workforce. ...
- Tags: Incentive, Commission, Joe, Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy, Sales, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Is Microsoft's fatal flaw the computer?
- Is Microsoft's fatal flaw the computer?Not realy, their flaw isThey honestly believe they know vastly more than everyone else, refuse to listen, and miss major oportunities.Not a fatal flaw, but MS recognizes the need to change.MS became dominant, the big dog with selling it's and only it's OS on PCs...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., fatal flaw, flaw, computer, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- How much would an $800 Apple laptop hurt Microsoft?
- How much would an $800 Apple laptop hurt Microsoft?RE: How much would an $800 Apple laptop hurt Microsoft?apple make an 800 dollar laptop.... dont think so...maybe an 800 dollar netbook... that seems more in line with apple raping its customers...Maybe, maybe not.I know, it's a weak answer, but it really...
- Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, Apple Laptop, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- Easing the SaaS-to-cash cycle
- Easing the SaaS-to-cash cycleCredit crunchMonetization of services becomes all the more critical in these times. As volumes increase operational efficiency becomes critical. At eVapt we therefore go beyond allowing service providers to plug in eVapt billing and payment capabilities. We allow users to scale and automate collection and analysis...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, SaaS IS, SaaS-to-cash, software-as-a-service
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- Tempest or Nuclear Winter
- A Hurricane Ike for Tech Start-Ups VentureWire Alert free subscription required today reported that venture capitalists are advising their portfolio firms to prepare for a potential nuclear winter. One venture capitalist featured in today's newsletter was quoted as telling firms "to slow down their burn rate, and...
- Tags: Firm, Venture Capital, Product Development, Investment, Product Marketing, Workforce Management, Finance, Financing Startups, Research & Development, Business Operations, Marketing, Human Resources, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
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