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Could solar slump be a solar boon?

Solar panel purchases are in a slump. Blame Spain. The cash-strapped government there has cut its subsidies despite continued sunny climate. So with solar panels in over-supply, is this a time for price cuts and consolidation? We shall see. by Harry Fuller

Tags: Solar Panel, Slump, Solar Panel Purchase, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-13

Apple, Amazon may hold future of DRM-free music

Apple, Amazon may hold future of DRM-free musicSales SlumpRemoving DRM from thier music won't improve sales. The Major Labels are in slump because of the content they are offering. First it's limited in terms of choice and what you have to choose from is all the same. You can have...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Linux, Sales strategy, Digital media, UNIX, Major Label, Apple Inc., dinosaur, similiarity, Amazon.com Inc., music, slump, digital-rights management, RIAA, late 80s, CD, sales

Discussion threads 2007-05-17

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Carwatchers watching Tokyo

Arguably the Tokyo Auto Show is now more important than the one that opens the calendar year in Detroit. And the show in Tokyo opens officially on October 21, so that means all the competitors are busy seeding the blogosphere with their hints and leaks and hype. There...

Tags: Mitsubishi Corp., Subaru, Car, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Plug-in, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-17

Ford finds its car sales hybridizing

Ford hybrids lift company's car sales in September, bucking industry slump. by Harry Fuller

Tags: Car, Ford Motor Co., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-14

Collaboration Strategy Shortcomings? Whack the Community Manager

There's been a good flow of conversation around the role of 'community management' in large companies recently, with an underlying idea that although it's a tough job things will work out if the right people are involved, although Dennis Howlett recognises the danger of burn out....

Tags: Exec, Community Manager, Underling, Underlings, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-10-03

Sun faces H-1B visa probe

Many points to make, but here is 1 quick point...Well before the current "economic slump", many U.S. citizens were Vocal, taking a stance against the H-1B visa program and the growing "offshoring" process. It's not just because of the economic downturn.. There are real problems with the H-1B program (and...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., H-1B, H-1B visa

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

News to know: Microsoft; Apple; Palm; Twitter as botnet command channel

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. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Exchange 2010 buzz grows louder Ryan Naraine: Brazilian ID thieves using Twitter as botnet command channel...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Palm Inc., Microsoft Zune, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Sam Diaz, Tablets, Notebooks, Digital Cameras, Digital Music, Digital Media, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-08-14

Where's the tipping point for on-demand ERP?

NetSuite delivered a solid quarter, indicated it was gaining traction with its OneWorld ERP suite and took a few jabs at SAP's Business By Design. The larger question: Where's the tipping point for on-demand ERP? That question was raised by JMP Securities analyst Patrick Walravens. The tipping...

Tags: Revenue, On-demand, NetSuite Inc., SAP AG, ERP, Business, Design, McGeever, Managed Hosting, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-31

It's official: Microsoft-Yahoo ink 10-year search pact; Regulator scrum begins

It's official: Microsoft-Yahoo ink 10-year search pact; Regulator scrum beginsPork Chop DateWe used to joke about a particular person being so ugly their parents would have to hang a pork chop around their neck to attract a date. That's kind of the same feeling I get about Bing. ...

Tags: Free trade, SEARCH, Rep, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-29

News to know: Microhoo; Multilingual spam; Apple; Verizon; Sprint

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. Larry Dignan: Microsoft-Yahoo search pact appears to be a win-win if smaller deal Boomtown: Microsoft-Yahoo Deal Struck-Will Be Announced...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Verizon Communications Inc., SPSS Inc., Apple Inc., Spam, Microsoft Corp., Sprint Communications, Business Analytics, IBM Corp., Web Browsers, Financial Planning, Channel Management, Internet, Finance, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-07-29

SAP revenues slump, in line with analyst expectations, bottom line up

SAP has revealed its Q2 2009 numbers and as widely predicted, top line software revenues are off 40%, down from €898 million in 2008 to €543 million this time around. Software services, support and maintenance was also off, 5% from €2,061 million to €1,953 million. That left total revenues down...

Tags: Revenue, SAP AG, Operational Accounting, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-07-29

News to know: Amazon-Zappos; eBay earnings; Windows server; AMD; Plastic Logic Reader; Apple-AT&T

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. Larry Dignan: A good fit: Amazon gobbles up Zappos Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Don't Forget to Turn Out the Lights,...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Plastic Logic, Microsoft Windows Server, Server, Matthew Miller, Earnings, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., eBay Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Team Management, E-books, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Management, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-07-23

AMD sales slump 13%

AMD sales slump 13%AMD's PhenomII-550 and...Athlon2 dual core chips are excellent chips for the price. These chips will please all but the hardest core gamers. For a business environment they scream with Vista. Pair these with the 780G chipset, for instance Foxconn's A7GM-S 2.0 MB or the ASUS M4A78 -...

Tags: Sales strategy, Semiconductors, Network technology, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AMD sale, chip, sales

Discussion threads 2009-07-22

AMD sales slump 13%

Things are bad at AMD. The Q2 '09 financials paint a very gloomy picture for the company. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-07-22

How much alcohol is too much? Feds to decide.

No, the absolute nightmare of beer regulation is not happening. But the EPA is threatening to make a decision about alcohol that goes into American gasoline. To nobody's surprise the ethanol folks want their product to become a mandated 15% of the nation's "gasoline" supply. The last...

Tags: Gasoline, Alcohol, Corn Price, Current Federal Mandate, Regulations, Government, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-07-18

PC sales to see biggest drop since 2001 tech bust; IT spending responsible

PC sales to see biggest drop since 2001 tech bust; IT spending responsibleEveryone is just waitingfor Windows 7 to launch, [i][b]then[/b][/i] they will purchase new systems. :)Another idea....Maybe people are content with their Windows XP machines they bought just before Vista came out and now everyone is just waiting for...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Sales strategy, Microsoft Windows, Sales force management, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), TVs, TV & Home Theater, sales, IT-spending, PC sale, PC

Discussion threads 2009-07-14

Gartner: companies gear up SOA for upcoming economic recovery

In a recent interview, Gartner's Paolo Malinverno, reflecting on the consultancy's recent Application Development and Integration Summit, said interest in SOA is riding high, despite the recent economic slump. He also added that many companies are aligning their SOA strategies to be ready to go with new systems and business...

Tags: Recovery, Gartner Inc., SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-06-30

Vendors being pushed into cloud, kicking and screaming?

Lately, if you have listened to the pronouncements of vendors large and small, they all are enthusiastically embracing cloud computing as the next wave of software and service delivery. However, the Wall Street Journal's Ben Worthen and Justin Scheck have a different take on all this happy...

Tags: Software, Wall Street Journal, Tools & Techniques, Management, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-06-22

10 data center paradoxes -- out of complexity comes simplicity

For every action there is an equally potent reaction, and that is certainly the case in IT developments we've been seeing as of late. Call them paradoxes if you will, and I just published some of them in an article for Database Trends & Applications on the...

Tags: Data Center, Paradox, Data Centers, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-06-18

Mac prices: Bargains to some, still too high for others

Lauren would have felt so uncool at yesterday's Worldwide Developer's Conference keynote speech. You remember Lauren, right? She was the gal in the Microsoft commercial who actually wanted to buy a Mac but had to walk out of Apple store when she discovered there was no 17-inch laptop there for...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Pricing Strategy, 17-inch, Desktops, Pricing, Hardware, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-09