All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Software

Capgemini intends to start promoting Google software to it's client base. It is all but certain every other consultancy will jump on the badwagon - they do so much tend to follow each other around.... The question is.... How will Microsoft react?

SaaS continue to grow at a staggering 30% CAGR, but will remain to be a small drip in the worldwide software market.Pure-play SaaS will be limited to a few segments of the software spectrum and the collective share of that will be less than 5% of the overall software market in next five yearsEvolution...

The enterprise software industry and business application vendors in particular will be watching closely the upcoming SAP 'A1S' Global Announcement Event in New York on September 19th, 2007. We all know that SAP's much talked about new product 'A1S' is aimed at small and medium sized businesses (SMBs),...

Who could possible be surprised?  Was anyone besides Microsoft expecting some other outcome?  Are there alternatives? 

* Why do people make software? * Why do people use software? * People routinely change communications channels. * When businesses focus on wise decisions followed by constructive action, no one remembers or cares what lights pixels.

Industry standards are meant to be universally accepted concepts, formats, structures, and/or capabilities which are commonly accepted amongst all users and vendors as the most appropriate way to do something. When a vendor like Microsoft attempts to create a standard the question that has to be asked...

Nokia’s acquisition of Twango raises the question of whether handsets with social-networking technology will also succeed with the social marketing of brands and products.  Social networking integrated with marketing is facing three factors: 1) Mobile content, 2) User profiles, 3) Carrier focus....

Reminds me of Qualcomm in the early days of the CDMA standardStandards development is about compromiseAll the vendors want to make a dollar; so if you give the other guy a shot at making some money he will give you a shot as well.Standards should never be rubber stampedStandards can be developed properly...

Citrix now owns Xen. Microsoft owns Connectix and VMware has the first mover advantage in server virtualization. How will this play out? Why is server virtualization so important? My prediction: management of virtual machines will be the next hot thing!

What most people do not realize is that iTunes is turning into a complete Apple software platform that runs on iPhones, iPod touch, Macs (of course) as well as any Windows PC so basically anywhere. iTunes can control your photo's, your music, your video's, your ring tones, allows you to activate your...