All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Software

1) Fortune 1000 companies are balancing the benefit of web 2.0 style collaboration versus the need to maintain control over company information flow. 2) Oracle Investment in Enterprise 2.0 will help validate the use of new web 2.0 style collaborative technologies in an enterprise environment 3) Oracle's...

Oracle has always had very solid and innovative ideas on just what a database can do. In this case, though, they have to balance a number of things in order to have this new suite be something that is indispensable rather than a novelty. This means balancing ease-of-use with power-use, flexibility with...

Making applications easier to use will help increase the breadth and depth of their deployment within an organization.  Applications that allow user collaboration are also likely to see increased usage, especially in organizations that encourage interdepartmental cooperation rather than departmental...

Security is very important to endusers, expecially now. Microsoft image is not what is desired right now. Enduses are not willing to spend money and time to learn new OS.

Oracle is getting close to delivering on their promises about Fusion.  If the final suite of products can match the early previews, they have achieved a “game-changer” in enterprise applications.

Why EMC? (1) EMC’s RSA Division is the best known encryption firm in the world; and data encryption is the next frontier in preventing data theft. (2) EMC makes data storage and encrypted data requires substantially more storage as encrypted data cannot be compressed.

Other OEMs are developing business strategy on VMWare's innovations? As a consequence the expanding competition landscape is threat to VMWare's market share?

While I have no inside information on the details that are going to be announced, there has to be a provision for giving away certain iPhone applications for free at the iPhone store.

* Citrix has an impressive product portfolio, but is focused on the low enf of the market (SMB) and leads in the desktop and application area * VMware and Microsoft will square off in the enterprise datacenter business. VMware leads with 75-80% marketshare, but has limited management solutions, doesn't...

The release schedule for Windows 7 effectively means most enterprises will go directly from XP to 7.  Windows 7 appears to be Vista done right, with problems addressed and some nice functionality added.  If delivered as promised it should maintain Windows’ position in the market.