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December 31, 2009

Looking for the Next Google or Salesforce.com

In the process of doing research to watch for the next Google or salesforce.com from an IT investment-research point of view, I take a look at Inc. magazine’s annual listing of fastest growing U.S. ... More >

December 30, 2009

Mea Culpa: 2009 Enterprise Software Clarifications and Corrections

As the year 2009 (and the decade if you are not a purist) wraps up, it’s worth one post to clarify some comments I made during the year that caused confusion among or possibly misled readers:   ... More >

December 29, 2009

Buying Microsoft Software This Week? Come on Down to the Auto Mile!

When you’re buying a new car, you always walk into the dealership knowing how the dealer is being spiffed by Detroit (or Toyota City or …). So it’s just as important to know what kind of deals major ... More >

How Midsize Businesses Are Using ERP to Gain Competitive Advantage in a Tough Economy

Read this case study to learn how Gavina Coffee defied the current challenging economic conditions by leveraging an ERP solution to improve company efficiencies, reduce costs and improve competitiveness.

Tape Fallacies Exposed — The Future of Tape Is Still Bright

Tape isn't going away anytime soon. This Mesabi Group white paper sheds light on the most common misperceptions about tape-based storage.

December 28, 2009

In Enterprise Software, Google Needs to Define "Win," Not "Open"

Jonathan Rosenberg, Senior Vice President, Product Management at Google, believes “open systems win,” according to this blog post "The Meaning of Open."   Of course, Rosenberg can believe anyth... More >

December 23, 2009

ARIS for Independent and Occasional BPM

With IDS Scheer about to be folded into Software AG as soon as all the I’s are dotted and T’s crossed in the acquisition documentation, it seemed like a good time to catch up with the business proces... More >

December 19, 2009

TIBCO iProcess Spotfire Moves You Another Step Closer to Intelligent BPM

In mid-December I caught up with Rourke McNamara, TIBCO product marketing director, to discuss iProcess Spotfire functionality recently announced by the middleware company . TIBCO, as I mentioned in... More >

December 16, 2009

BPM 'A la Carte' or in the Stack Just Became a Tougher Choice

The Dec. 16 announcement that IBM has acquired business process management (BPM) software supplier Lombardi Software puts a nice cap on 2009 because it revives a discussion stream I had back and fo... More >

December 14, 2009

Cloud Computing Can Be the Start of IT Scams

Sorry, but it has just gotten to the point where it had to be said out loud.   Take any claim about cloud computing from anybody that is trying to sell you something in 2010 and discount it 99 p... More >

December 9, 2009

The ERP 2010 Panorama: These Consultants Get It Right

In the past I criticized Panorama Consulting on its view of the ERP market (see "Panorama Asks All the Right Questions in ERP Research Except One" ), primarily on methodology grounds. So its only fa... More >

December 8, 2009

Business Process Management of the Supply Chain Hits Brick Wall

In business process management (BPM) of the supply chain, the aircraft carrier still turns slowly.  A report released Tuesday sponsored by AT&T’s Sterling Commerce group and conducted by the CMO... More >

December 4, 2009

Looking at the Nexus of GRC, BPM, EAM, ITLM and Whatever Comes Next

I hate acronyms in headlines, but I can't avoid it with this post. This week I caught up with Terry Lee, vice president of North American Operations for MEGA, and Dan Hebda, his peer for technology, ... More >

December 2, 2009

Learning Open Source Lessons in the EU/Oracle Fight by Example

Jean-Jacques (JJ) Dubray is a service-oriented architecture (SOA) guru and editor at InfoQ .  I read him as a a technologist who understands the market dynamic that SOA is an enabler of business pro... More >

November 30, 2009

Facebook, the Enterprise Software Company

In a recent interview with Sam Ramji, vice president of strategy at Sonoa (see “ Where's the Business in Enterprise Software APIs ?”), Sam helped me understand the generational differences among MyS... More >

November 27, 2009

Is Oracle AIA Business Process Management by Another Name? And Vendor Lock-in by Another Route?

I've been meaning to catch up with Oracle to get an update on its AIA because the concept was upgraded to version 2.5 at Oracle OpenWorld in October . But the task kept falling down my to-do list. N... More >

November 25, 2009

EU Objection to Snoracle Teaches Three Open Source Lessons

Oracle was supposed to be presenting information to the European Union on Wednesday concerning its acquisition of Sun. But the meeting has been delayed until Dec. 4. Moving the meeting date also move... More >