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More electronics salespeople recommend Samsung, not Sony LCD HDTVs

Why Samsung?Inquiring minds want to know.Is it just because Sammy makes Sony's panels?RE: Why Samsung?Good question. MAYBE - Samsung reaches out to them more? Just speculating, but when I did retail computer sales (15+ years ago) we had vendors reps that were in the store all the time. They did...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Sales force management, Salesmen, Sony Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., electronics salespeople, Sony LCD, Sony LCD HDTV, HDTV, electronics

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

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Going commando: Four signs of CRM failure

Snake oil salesmen[i]Should you become the exit champion who calls out warning signs of a CRM effort in jeopardy?[/i]If you wait until you see warning signs, you've already lost. Every CRM and SOA project I've been involved in the seeds of destruction were sown way before the project ever...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Customer relationship management (CRM), Enterprise software, CRM

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Next-gen operating systems: Facebook on steroids?

Chrome OS is a key building blockThis is why I think the concept of Chrome OS is so powerful.Sure you will be able to use your web apps offline, like desktop apps (thanks to HTML5/Gears), but the core functionality of the apps will live in the cloud. And because the...

Tags: Operating systems, Chrome OS, Facebook, Next-gen operating system, operating system, Next-Gen

Discussion threads 2009-10-07

Staying on legacy systems ends up costing IT more

Sorry, but ....This sounds like the car commercials targeting struggling consumbers to "take advantage of great deals" to prop up the sagging sales at the expense of overburdened buyers.Yes, there are cost savings but at a greater price than the actual savings.I may save $100 a month on gas but...

Tags: Hardware upgrade, information technology, legacy system

Discussion threads 2009-09-30

Imonggo Free POS Software 3.58 (Windows)

Imonggo free pos software is not only a point of sale software,, but also a complete retail management solution that enables you to operate and manage hundreds of retail stores. The all-in-one Imonggo pos software combines point of sale, inventory management, sales analysis and business intelligence functions into an easy...

Tags: Point-of-sale, Microsoft Windows, Inventory Management, Imonggo POS Software

Software downloads 2009-08-18

Auto Loan Calculator 1.0 (Mobile)

Auto Loan Calculator allows you to calculate monthly payments of an auto loan based on the automobile's sale price, the term of the loan desired, down payment percentage, and the loan's fixed interest rate. A complete payment schedule allows you to view monthly payments by interest and principal paid. This...

Tags: Car, Payment, Mobile, Internet Inferno, Auto Loan Calculator, Operational Accounting, Finance

Software downloads 2009-07-24

Oil shortages are over, we're gonna squeeze it from diatoms

Oil shortages are over, we're gonna squeeze it from diatomsI won't gripe about the lawyer crack.You can even throw in used car salesmen an politicians.Interesting thing about diatoms. They live in water. The article you linked to neglected to mention whether or not the diatoms in question live in ocean...

Tags: carbon, carbon dioxide, pollution

Discussion threads 2009-06-23

CIO Jury: iPhone has no place in business

CIO Jury: iPhone has no place in businessCorporate PDANot ready for Business? I think it depends on your business. I'm A Senior Systems Engineer, my needs for email and calendar are fairly basic. As long as it syncs, and I can access my mail it is fine.What I use my...

Tags: Web browsers, Mobile operating systems, Operating systems, Handhelds, Apple iPhone, Web browser, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Apple Safari, mobile, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-18

Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac

I've often been asked why I don't own a Mac. The answer is simple, and yet complex, and requires a trip down memory lane artwork by Spidermonkey David Morgenstern’s column last week about Psystar’s imminent demise and his accompanying “Good Riddance”...

Tags: Software, Steve Jobs, Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Next Computer, Canon Inc., Fanboy Template Let, Andrew, NeXTStep, Desktops, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-02

The $17.5 million hard drive

Some employers think they own you when all they're doing is renting your time. It cost 1 company $17.5 million to learn that stealing an employee's hard drive is really, really stupid. It's about time. Wha' happened? An RV sales manager was hired...

Tags: Hard Drive, Sales Manager, Punitive Damage, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Notebooks, Sales, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-05-25

Why are plasma HDTVs still the minority view?

Why are plasma HDTVs still the minority view?Size and Power ConsumptionI think the main issues with plasmas is that they are hard to find below 50" and I would be that most TVs sold today fit into the

Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, LCD technology, HDTV, LCD, plasma, TV, minority view

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

Living with the limits of Windows 7 Starter Edition

Living with the limits of Windows 7 Starter EditionYou are a GENIUS! :-)Actually going through a process called "testing and evaluation" - with an actual product no less! Genius!! ;-)p.s. more should try it.Shareware style limitStill baffles me who would want to buy this, it makes MS look cheapskate and...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Linux, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter Edition, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, netbook

Discussion threads 2009-04-20

What is Microsoft SiArch (and why did they hire a Sun chip guy)?

What is Microsoft SiArch and why did they hire a Sun chip guy?just more M$ dirty deedsHiring engineeres from competitors should be banned under antitrust law.RE: What is Microsoft SiArch and why did they hire a Sun chip guy?You are so funny. Next we all should become communists and live...

Tags: Semiconductors, Recruitment & Selection, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SiArch, chip guy, donation, Sun Microsystems Inc., chip

Discussion threads 2009-04-09

Survey says: Cloud computing proving to be a two-edged sword in a down economy

Survey says: Cloud computing proving to be a two-edged sword in a down economyToo much hypeRemember when everyone said "client/server" computing was going to kill the mainframe? Yeah that was before something called the Internet took off. Of course such idealistic notions forgot to consider the fact that if you...

Tags: Virtualization, cloud computing, Survey Says, two-edged sword, sword, survey

Discussion threads 2009-03-09

Panasonic TC-P50X1

Panasonic TC-P50X1Great TV Excellant PriceBeing my first HD purchase, I have researched the topic to no end, and found that I had become more knowledgable on the subject than most salesmen. I was quick to see that 720 was the way to go at this time since I...

Tags: Monitors & displays, DVD, Consumer electronics, Panasonic, LCD

Discussion threads 2009-03-01

Obama health agenda takes shape

Obama health agenda takes shapeAnd hisSocialist agenda rolls forth... with a 39% tax rate on the rich (coming soon from your friend with hope...) those that have earned their way up will be further punished for success. This of course will drive many to move their money off shore as...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, Benefits, Comparative Effectiveness, health care, Medicare, hospital

Discussion threads 2009-02-26

Microsoft to open retail stores. Yeah, good luck with that

Microsoft to open retail stores. Yeah, good luck with thatTime frame?"The time frame for opening the stores, as well as locations, will be the first order of business"How about a time frame of "never"? :)(That exec should take a cue from Libertarians who run for an office that's been vacant...

Tags: Retail, Microsoft Corp., retail company, good luck, hardware

Discussion threads 2009-02-12

Interview: Wired’s Chris Anderson on the ‘free’ business model

Interview: Wired’s Chris Anderson on the ‘free’ business modelYou don't compete with the web?I was really surprised to hear this statement, "We do 8,000 word articles with full-page photographs. We don?t really compete with the Web the same way the book doesn?t compete with the Web." I'm sure you don't...

Tags: Channel management, Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, Strategy, Grievous, Wired Inc., Chris Anderson, Web, Linux, software

Discussion threads 2009-02-10

Angst in Oak Park over failed PeopleSoft project

Angst in Oak Park over failed PeopleSoft projectA fool with a tool...A fool with a tool remains a fool. Poor processes implemented with PeopleSoft will continue to work poorly only more quickly. Lots of blame to go around, lots of incompetence too. You gotta fix the process first, then find/craft...

Tags: Operational accounting, payroll solutions, PRODUCTIVITY, payroll, PeopleSoft Inc., Oak Park, Human Resources, spreadsheet

Discussion threads 2009-01-29

Governance snake oil warning

According to a Tweet message I've seen that is being repeated: The GRC market is believed to boom after the indian enron "Satyam" case came into picture last wednesday. SAP and ORACLE seeks opportunities In an application sales starved market, all vendors will be scrambling for opportunities. ...

Tags: Audit, Governance, Satyam, Audit Profession, Questions, Sales Strategy, Financial Accounting, Litigation, Sales Force Management, Sales, Finance, Business Operations, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-01-09