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The Switch to Open Source Software in Enterprise Applications

by Erik on September 23, 2009

in Cloud Computing,Enterprise Systems,Facebook,IBM,Open Source,SaaS

The current landscape of the enterprise information systems sector is one with a vast selection of software vendors armed with a seemingly endless number of proprietary software applications. In the typical business model, the users of these applications are charged large sums of money for licenses to run the programs, and at times, even larger [...]

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As Slowdown Drags On, IBM Looks to Governments for New Growth

by Erik on August 6, 2009

in IBM

“There has been a very significant change at IBM,” says Harvard Business School professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter, who features the company among a handful of others in her upcoming book “SuperCorp.”Rather than merely making sales calls to push computers, Ms. Kanter says, IBM is showing customers how to revamp business functions. IBM “is back,” she [...]

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I.B.M. Profit Exceeds Wall Street Forecasts

by Erik on July 18, 2009

in Economy,IBM,Markets

International Business Machines has long been viewed as a barometer for corporate technology spending. And its second-quarter results, announced after the close of the market on Thursday, provided another encouraging sign for the technology sector. Yet I.B.M.’s performance, analysts say, is probably an indication that the company’s strategic steps in recent years are paying off, [...]

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Google Chrome OS: Be A Part of the Cloud

by Erik on July 11, 2009

in Cloud Computing,Competition,Google,Green Tech,SaaS,Technology

Cloud computing could become mainstream with Google’s annoucement this week to release the Chrome operating system for NetBook PCs. I believe the cloud is the platform of the future, and Google is uniquely poised with their already popular office suite, Google Docs, and their other Google Apps which do just about everything owners of netbooks [...]

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Say Hello to Underachieving

by Erik on July 5, 2009

in Economy,Education,Uncertainty,Unemployment

There may be reason for concern. Students who enter the job market during a recession can see their wages lag behind comparable students who graduated in better times for as long as 15 years, according to a recent study by Lisa B. Kahn, an economist at the Yale School of Management. [via NY Times]

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