select comfort

ZDNet Resources

• sort by:
• Relevance
• Date
• Popularity

Select Comfort: Management malaise and ego

Select Comfort: Management malaise and egoI cannot see how IT could hurt the companyfinancially: Are they not saving money by using and building off of Linux?Are you trying to be funny?Do you know what SAP is? Do you have any idea how immaterial the licensing costs for Linux vs....

Tags: Linux, UNIX, Operating systems, Select Comfort

Discussion threads 2009-03-20

Select Comfort: Management malaise and ego

Select Comfort's problems suggest that Select Comfort adopted a cavalier and ego-driven attitude toward IT; their CEO led the charge to acquire new and larger systems without proper regard to need, cost, or process. by Michael Krigsman

Tags: Financial, Information Technology, Select Comfort, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2009-03-20

Select Comfort: home-grown IT failure

Select Comfort: home-grown IT failureGood Research"A splashy CEO, rather than a hands-on CIO, appears to have developed IT strategy"Yes, this really says it all. I have worked in at least several companies where a major, multi-million dollar effort was undertaken with little real consideration for the tactical knowledge of how,...

Tags: Strategy, Select Comfort, IT Failure, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-01-06

Select Comfort: home-grown IT failure

Mattress retailer, Select Comfort, has abandoned its SAP implementation mid-stream, raising serious questions about the company's present and historical IT strategy. Select Comfort has not blamed SAP or any other third-party vendor for its problems. by Michael Krigsman

Tags: Oracle Corp., Implementation, Information Technology, SAP AG, Select Comfort, 10-k, Company, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Management, Software, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-12-30

Additional Resources

myBlogEdit 2.4 (Mac)

myBlogEdit is 'Featured Download' at apple.com.myBlogEdit is an easy-to-use weblog editor focusing on the most important functions for blogger with easy to use features and a clean user interface. Why should you hinder yourself by using the slow and hard-to-use webinterface WordPress comes with, if you could do it with...

Tags: HTML, Apple Macintosh, Blog, Wordpress, MOApp Software Manufactory, myBlogEdit, Blogging, Internet

Software downloads 2009-11-20

2010 Audi A5 Cabriolet

Photo gallery:2010 Audi A5 CabrioletThe Audi A5 is a stunningly beautiful coupe with excellent power and performance. Unfortunately, the 2010 Audi A5 Cabriolet is not that car. In an effort to please drop-top lovers, Audi cut the roof off of the A5 Coupe, an element that accounted for the majority...

Tags: Audi AG, A5 Cabriolet

Product reviews 2009-11-16

Atrise Wakeup 2.1.1 (Windows)

The Atrise Wakeup is an alarm clock with music alarms. With Atrise Wakeup you can get additional awakening reliably if you cannot awake with using your alarm-clock, cell phone, PDA or other alarm-clock device. Do not slumber away your important event. Simply start the program on your PC or a...

Tags: PC, Setup, Microsoft Windows, Atrise Software, Atrise Wakeup, PDAs, Desktops, Corporate Communications, Handhelds, Hardware, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-10-27

Ultrasone Edition 8

We've reviewed a number of Ultrasone headphones over the years--everything from iPod-inspired iCans to the luxurious HFI-2200s. But the new Edition 8s are, in so many ways, a very different Ultrasone. First, the Edition 8s have, according to Ultrasone, a completely original design that doesn't share any parts with...

Tags: Ultrasone, headphone

Product reviews 2009-10-21

2010 Lexus RX 350

Photo gallery:2010 Lexus RX 350Few automakers do luxury as well as Lexus these days, and it shows with the interior and ride quality of the 2010 Lexus RX 350. A simple five-seat SUV, the RX 350 damps out the bumps in the road while treating occupants to a well-styled cabin....

Tags: RX 350, Lexus

Product reviews 2009-10-20

Cell2Tel Bluetooth Gateway

Even though a lot of people use their cell phones as their primary means of contact, many are still hesitant to give up their landlines altogether. Not only is the call quality usually better, but the comfort of using a regular desk telephone can't compare to holding a little cell...

Tags: Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, Cell2Tel Bluetooth Gateway, cell phone, phone

Product reviews 2009-08-18

2009 Volkswagen Touareg TDI

Photo gallery:Volkswagen Touareg TDIWe've seen dramatically good mileage in diesel cars, such as the BMW 335d and the Volkswagen Jetta TDI, but the 2009 Volkswagen Touareg TDI doesn't meet the possibly unrealistic expectations given to us by these other cars. This SUV shows diesel's ridiculously high torque, while delivering the...

Tags: Touareg TDI, Volkswagen AG, car

Product reviews 2009-08-13

2009 Audi Q5

Photo gallery:2009 Audi Q5Small SUVs present a good compromise of practical cabin space, carlike drivability, and good fuel economy. Or, at least, they should. But some small SUVs we've tested failed on that third trait. The Acura RDX and the Land Rover LR2 turned in worse economy than we expected,...

Tags: Downtown San Francisco, navigation system, Audi Q5, Audi AG

Product reviews 2009-08-13

Solitaire 1.0.1 (Mobile)

- the ultimate game of patience also known as Klondike, the most popular version of Solitaire.The game has eye soothing graphics and user friendly design. The application design will not puzzle you with hazardous controls rather gives you extreme comfort to make you concentrate on the game.If you liked and...

Tags: Card, Mobile, Key, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-07-28

'Not For Tourists' comes to the iPhone with Manhattan City Guide app

I'm not going to lie. I've been waiting to buy an iPhone in hopes that Apple will include other service providers once its contract is over with AT&T. But it's been hard, and I mean hard -- especially when I'm lost in Manhattan wishing I was...

Tags: Apple iPhone, App, Manhattan, NFT, NFT Manhattan City Guide, Not For Tourists, Not For Tourists iPhone App, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-07-14

2009 Mercedes-Benz S550

Photo gallery:2009 Mercedes-Benz S550When Mercedes-Benz launched the model update for the 2007 S550, it created a car with cutting-edge technical features, including radar-based cruise control that could bring the car to a full stop and a night vision system. But major updates like this usually take five years in the...

Tags: V-8, Mercedes-Benz S550, Mercedes-Benz, car

Product reviews 2009-06-16

Acer G24

The 24-inch Acer G24 is an LCD computer monitor that costs about $399, with an expected street price of $359. If you're looking for a gaming-friendly monitor, you've come to the right place. Thanks to its high-gloss, TN+Film panel, the colors on the G24 look vibrant and smooth and high-speed...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Games, footstand, Different Categories, Acer G24, Dell Computer Corp., brightness, monitor, Acer Inc., display, game

Product reviews 2009-06-16

VanillaSurf 1.2 (Mobile)

Browse the web in full screen in the portrait and landscape mode without losing comfort. You can also lock the auto rotation. Define the behavior of creating new Tabs in the settings. New Tabs can be opened in the background or directly. VanillaSurf stores the currently opened Tabs and reopens...

Tags: Search Engine, Mobile, Home Page, Boris Stock, VanillaSurf, Search

Software downloads 2009-06-08

2009 Lexus IS 350

Photo gallery:2009 Lexus IS 350Further shedding its image as a maker of boring luxury cars, Lexus turns its 2009 IS 350 into a tuner car. The IS 350 already featured fairly sporty performance, but now you can add bolt-on performance parts from the company's F Sport accessories, similar to the...

Tags: IS 350, Lexus

Product reviews 2009-05-20

2009 Aston Martin DB9 Volante

Photo gallery:2009 Aston Martin DB9 VolantePeople use the word sexy too freely when describing inanimate objects these days, but if ever a thing should deserve this adjective, it's the 2009 Aston Martin DB9 Volante. This long, classic grand tourer uses its creases and curves suggestively, without resorting to ostentation or...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Aston-Martin DB9 Volante, cabin, dashboard, DB9

Product reviews 2009-04-20

Aegis Shell 1.7 (Windows)

Unique Windows shell replacement tool with 2 unbounded virtual desktops, 8 taskbars with original features, various hotkeys, sound effects, system resources monitoring, snapshooting and changable skinz . Extremely light and fast: don't load Your processor or eat memory, since it core is based on DirectX technologies and perfectly optimized. Additional...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Virtual Desktop, Tool, Ogimosoft, Aegis Shell, Productivity, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware, Virtualization

Software downloads 2009-03-24