Microsoft launches competition for Google Apps.????
September 20, 2009
Will You Use Microsoft's Office Web Apps? | www.microsoft-watch.com
1. Will Microsoft's launch of a web-based office suite undermine their current office products?2. Does Microsoft know how to deliver web applications?3. Can Google reach the enterprise?
Cisco's advantages and challenges. Comparisons to Juniper, ProCurve, Brocade.
August 5, 2009
Cisco’s Sales Will Drop as Much as 17%, Chambers Says | www.bloomberg.com
Cisco's strengths and challenges for their first fiscal quarter and beyond can be further defined when we compare them to their competition. Juniper, HP ProCurve, Avaya, Brocade (Foundry), Nortel, 3COM are vendors that can help us define and understand Cisco. Cisco's success may very well be due to the weakness of their competition versus the strengths of Cisco. In addition, with $30 plus billion of cash they are better positioned than most.
Breakup of the Wintel alliance caused by Netbook
June 1, 2009
Intel goes after Windows 7 on netbooks with Linux | www.computerworld.com
1. Economy forces partners to go it alone. 2. Does Intel know software?
Will Netbooks be the place where Microsoft stumbles?
April 27, 2009
Maker: First Android netbook to cost about $250 | www.computerworld.com
1. Low price competition with good enough computing environment means Microsoft must get it right with System 7. 2. If a netbook costs less than a Ipod touch, will the number of netbooks increase beyond the number of Ipods?
Finding a win win strategy for Microsoft and Yahoo is the challenge
April 13, 2009
After a year of bad blood, Microsoft, Yahoo talking again | www.computerworld.com
1. Both Microsoft and Yahoo need to gain from any alliance 2. Yahoo is an early pioneer on the internet and Microsoft is the pioneer of the PC, but can they take on the upstart Google?
iPhone will win over the corporation because of its applications
March 30, 2009
iPhone gains smidge of enterprise cred | www.networkworld.com
1. The new API's will drive new applications 2. Third Party applications will fill in any void's for iPhone
IBM has the leverage to sell SUN better than SUN
March 26, 2009
IBM Can Probably Sell Sun Better than Sun Can | www.eweek.com
1. IBM has access to CIO's and can influence larger purchases 2. SUN products broaden reach of IBM
XP is good enough .... Why go to System 7
March 16, 2009
Who cares about Windows 7? | blogs.computerworld.com
1. We do not need another desktop operating system 2. IT will upgrade to System 7 because we will be forced into it.
BI vendors need to create Industry best Practices
March 9, 2009
Businesses Are Still Crazy for BI After All These Years | advice.cio.com
BI will mature when creating metrics becomes easier. Common measure across industries for best practice will improve business.
Dell needs to create a unique value to regain leadership position
March 2, 2009
Dell's identity crisis | money.cnn.com
1. PC's continue to be commodoized 2. A unique value will draw customers to them and enhance all of their product lines.
Switzerland sues Google over Street View privacy concerns
November 13, 2009
Here Come the Droids! A brief review of Verizon Wireless' new Droid line-up.
November 11, 2009
October 30, 2009
Vodafone Orange Iphone Deal Ends Two Years Exclusivity Of O2 In UK
October 5, 2009
IPhone Coma Mode puts Apple in the ICU
September 19, 2009