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This suit was always about corporate image, rather than specific damages.  The longer and bigger that Oracle can make the suit, the more adverse publicity SAP gets.  Mediation is therefore a big win for SAP, unless Oracle is able to dig up more dirt.

1. Proactive strategies for cost reductions are better than reactive. 2. Communication about the current realities is critical to your staff

Software does evolve over time.  Every user of software, whether it’s a home version of Windows or an enterprise version of SAP, must at some point decide to upgrade.  Upgrades are usually expensive and painful.  As long as Oracle provides a reasonable upgrade path users should not be...

1. Yahoo and Microsoft together are not as big as Google in search 2. Will the culture clash of two companies outweigh the search market share gains?

“You can have it fast, cheap or good:  pick any two!”  In too many cases fast and cheap has won over good.  The primary driver behind offshoring has been cost savings, not quality.  Network redundancy is an insurance policy which many executives have chosen not to buy.  Sadly,...

1. Vista Service Pack 1 could increase Microsoft Revenues 2. IT organizations may still be reluctant

Apple's effort to limit and restrict iPhone users to subscribe solely to AT&T's wireless phone service backfires.

Are they really AWOL? Only to AT&T, assuming their records are accurate. Perhaps they're holding out on Apple and will "discover their mistake" down the road. Greater Market share for the entire product line, as consumers who buy one product from Apple tend to buy a second, or a third; Larger adoption...

Motorola is struggling in the handset business, while at the same time Nokia is going from strength to strength.  Motorola’s new CEO, Greg Brown, has very limited time to rescue the handset business.  Motorola needs to be able to make a profit on low-cost cell phones.  Barring that, they...

Advancing technologies and system design have made it possible to significant improve hospital patient safety and improve clinical outcomes. Technologies can enforce safeguards in a nurse's workflow to administer medications.  The technology forces checks and validates the right...