GLG News by IT Services and Business Process Outsourcing Experts (North America)

1.  Solid State drives are the future (not too distant) 2.  Reports of problems grab headlines, but rarely stop a trend

Software developers that provide ecommerce solutions for the "do-it-yourself" IT crowd will feel the mounting pressure of social networks. Outsourcing providers that need to match pace with "best in class" Internet merchants will feel the pressure to keep up with Amazon and others. Consumer technology...

1. The ability to run Windows and macintosh software on the Macbooks creates less of a barrier for Macintosh in corporate america. 2. The iPhone as a corporate solution enhances Apple's position

The only thing preventing flash memory from taking over the notebook market is price.  With prices on flash currently in free-fall, that barrier is likely to be reduced or removed in the next few months.  Seagate and Western Digital’s patents are not likely to protect their market share.

1. Saving money in areas where basic computing is sufficient will increase in the coming years. 2. Linux is in the server room making support a possibility.

The iPhone has such a wide following among consumers, many of whom hold influential positions in enterprises, that some penetration into enterprises will happen quickly.  Once that early stage is past, however, future growth promises to be more difficult.  RIM is a formidable competitor!

The ability of traditional software vendors like Microsoft, IBM, SAP and Oracle to innovate and keep pace with the market will increasingly become difficult. Large ISVs will continue in their strategy of acquiring companies that have established traction in the marketplace. Corporate investment...

Growing by acquisition at some level seems like an easy approach to taking over much of the market, yet repeated failures through the years in various businesses have clearly demonstrated it is a road laden with minefields.  Oracle has figured out how to avoid those minefields and appears set to...

Considering the current fall-out in Commercial Lending with the big banks (most of which were deservingly so), such as Wachovia, Chase, and Bank of America, the Credit Union field has such great opportunities to grow their market-share if they just decided to move into the 19th Century, instead of living...

Many technology companies depend on cheap offshore labor to control their labor costs.  As the dollar continues to weaken those costs are escalating.  Similarly, offshoring companies depend on selling services in the US, and the weakening dollar makes those services more expensive and will...