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Ray Lane: Good riddance, software business

The software business model is dead. May it rest in pieces. Experts of all stripes are declaring an end to the software business as we know it. But whats going to take its place? The picture isnt clear yet, but one thing is certain -- well see fewer and fewer...

Tags: Business ROI, General, software, software business

Blog posts 2007-02-07

Close but no cigar: Wharton B-School's DRM analysis

Close but no cigar: Wharton B-School's DRM analysisSo where's the downside?Keep in mind that B-schools Wharton no exception are all about making the most of the assets of a [b]business[/b], not about looking out for consumers.Wharton is gushing about the potential of Apple's business because they're in a position...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, job, Apple Inc., digital-rights management, Wharton, cigar

Discussion threads 2006-01-31

Wharton: podcasting here to stay

Wharton: podcasting here to stayWharton regularly wrong on AppleB-Schools like Wharton are constitutionally unable to recognize market-changing events like the coming of the iPod, podcasting, and the emergence of MacOS X as a viable alternative to Windows. They'll study them to death later and tell us all why it...

Tags: Podcasts, Blogging, Wharton, podcasting

Discussion threads 2005-07-16

Wharton: podcasting here to stay

Knowledge@Wharton picked up the hot topic of podcasting this week. Experts at Wharton says it's the latest Web movement here to stay with advertising and subscription revenues eventually coming into play as business models emerge. The article cited Kendall Whitehouse, senior director of information technology at Wharton saying,...

Tags: podcasting

Blog posts 2005-07-15

Wharton professors weigh in on Longhorn

Professors at Wharton are in agreement with what many think: getting corporate customers and consumers on the Longhorn bandwagon may take some doing. An article takes a high-level strategic look at the widely anticipated operating system and raises major questions, such as if the enhanced security is going to spark...

Tags: Wharton, Microsoft Longhorn

Blog posts 2005-05-10

CEOs unnecessarily risk averse, say Wharton experts

The lack of confidence among executives is the underlying cause for the slew of profit warnings technology companies announced at the end of the second quarter this year,say experts at the Wharton School of Business.  According to Wharton finance Professor Jeremy Siegel, capital spending from corporations has largely been absent...

Tags: Wharton

Blog posts 2004-09-23

Additional Resources

Works of Edith Wharton. FREE Author's biography & story in the trial (Mobile)

Indulge Yourself with the best classic literature on Your PDA. Navigate easily to any poem from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases. Features Navigate from Table of Contents or search for words or phrases Make bookmarks, notes, highlights Searchable and interlinked. Access the e-book anytime, anywhere...

Tags: Mobile, Biology, MobileReference, Manstey

Software downloads 2009-09-01

Works of Edith Wharton. FREE Author's biography & stories in the trial 11.1 (Mobile)

Indulge Yourself with the best classic literature on Your PDA. Navigate easily to any poem from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases. Features Navigate from Table of Contents or search for words or phrases Make bookmarks, notes, highlights Searchable and interlinked. Access the e-book anytime, anywhere...

Tags: Mobile, Biology, MobileReference, Manstey

Software downloads 2009-09-01

Reports: HP cutting more EDS salaries

Updated: HP is reportedly cutting salaries of EDS workers again. It's the second round of salary cuts for EDS staffers since HP acquired the services giant. According to the Dallas Morning News and television reports, EDS workers have been notified that another round of pay cuts is...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Salary, Worker, Benefits, Payroll Solutions, Personal Finance, Human Resources, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-05

Virgin mulls suspensions of file sharers

Virgin mulls suspensions of file sharersAnd after they lose alot of customers.. they will do what?I know these media companies think that ISP's should disconnect the users but why would an ISP cut off its feet?Its dumb. Let the courts handle it and if they dont want to, then...

Tags: INTERNET, sharer, file sharer, Virgin, piracy, suspension

Discussion threads 2009-06-15

Google says it loves competition

With Justice Department scrutiny over the Google Books Settlement only the the leading edge of antitrust regulators' attention to Google, the company has launched a dog-and-pony show dedicated to combating the impression that more control is needed. In a presentation PDF acquired by Consumer Watchdog,...

Tags: Google Inc., Antitrust, Corporate Law, Security, Business Operations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-06-11

Twitter needs young users and regular tweeters to grow past niche

Now that Twitter has received Oprah's Midas Touch and been the subject of a conference of its own - called Twtrcon - does that mean that it's "arrived?" Some might argue that Twitter's growth numbers in recent months are proof enough that the site has gone mainstream....

Tags: Twitter, Productivity, Internet, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-02

Gauging the return on R&D: Do tech giants spend too much?

Tech giants are spending heavily on research and development, but it's difficult to follow the bouncing return on investment ball. The research and development return topic was brought up by my ZDNet UK colleague Rupert Goodwins earlier this week. Rupert went on a tour of Microsoft Research...

Tags: R&D, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., IEEE Spectrum, Research & Development, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-14

HP MFPs, Pharos Print Management Solution Deliver Convenience, Efficiency

Wharton School of The University wanted to offer convenient on-campus student print capabilities with a built-in chargeback system. The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania deployed new HP Multifunction Printers equipped with Pharos print management software. As a result released processes eliminates unwanted, wasteful printing, duplex printing default cuts...

Tags: Wharton School, Hewlett-Packard Co., Document Management, Portals, Printers, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Internet, Hardware, Peripherals

Case studies 2009-05-01

Google's VC fund: Would you rather have a dividend?

Google has a bevy of side projects and now there's another one: A reported $100 million venture capital fund.  Google announced its venture fund on its blog post and like all things the search giant does it has garnered a lot of attention Techmeme. Google says: ...

Tags: Google Inc., Venture-capital Fund, Dividend, Intel Corp., VC, Intel Capital, Venture Capital, Investment, Finance, Financing Startups, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-31

So what is the cloud, exactly? Experts want to know

So what is the cloud, exactly? Industry experts would like to know, according to a panel discussion today at Wharton Business School's 13th annual business technology conference, "Future Unleashed," in Philadelphia. The panel, which consisted of six industry leaders whose respective companies are...

Tags: Service, Cloud, JA, BL, PK, KH, AA, VC, MC, Hosting Industry, Cloud Computing, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-02-27

AMD CIO: Key to success is fusion of business acumen and tech innovation

The intersection and fusion of business insight and technological innovation is the key to creating successful new business models, said AMD Chief Information Officer Ahmed Mahmoud today in the keynote of Wharton Business School's 13th annual business technology conference, "Future Unleashed," in Philadelphia. In a "fireside chat"...

Tags: Innovation, Information Technology, IT Professional, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Technology, Strategy, Management, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-02-27

Microsoft: Vision to 'fundamentally re-imagine productivity'

Imagine drawing on floor-to-ceiling office windows with your finger, using them like a whiteboard, aided by contextual information right at your fingertips, translated as necessary. You haven't lost your marbles -- you're participating in a global corporate meeting, and your colleagues are doing the same thing on four other continents....

Tags: Software, Vision, Microsoft Corp., Technology, Consumer Quality, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Management, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-02-27

Can this man build the video PSTN?

Skype rolled out Skype 4.0 too much fanfare about its improved video quality, but improved voice quality won’t matter much if your video buddy isn’t running Skype. Scott Wharton thinks he might have just the solution. The former marketing mastermind behind Broadsoft, spun out to start Vidtel last year. The...

Tags: Phone, Skype Technologies S.A., Video, Endpoint, Service, PSTN, Scott Wharton, Vidtel Video Service, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2009-02-09

Google Latitude launches; Social networking meets maps

Just in case you have ever wanted to know your friends' precise movements--every location, every right turn, every trip to Starbucks--Google has launched Latitude, a new feature for Google Maps that runs on your PC and mobile device. Latitude is more evidence that social networking tools will increasingly be layered...

Tags: Social Networking, Google Inc., Network, Google Maps, Dell Latitude, Location, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-04