Steve Ballmer
Microsoft CEO gives presentation at Stanford Business School – see bottom of article for link to full video
Content: Thought Leader | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Management | Industry: Software
Worldwide Storage Software Market
Digital-Rights-Management (DRM) Software Market
Analytics the Latest Must-Have CRM App
Much of the World Hooked on Piracy
Open Source, Part 2
A second generation of open-source tools such as databases and app servers is winning business converts. But do they have the innovation and influence to prosper?
Content: Article | Author: Charles Babcock | Source: InformationWeek | Subjects: Industry Specific, IT / Technology / E-Business | Industry: Software
Process Manufacturing Software: A Primer
Process manufacturing has unique requirements differentiating it from other types of manufacturing. When selecting software for the process industry, special attention and emphasis should be placed on these requirements to ensure that a company can operate at optimal levels, consistent with how it does business and not on how the software lets the company do business. This article defines process manufacturing; discusses its formulation, packaging, … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Joseph J. Strub | Source: TechnologyEvaluation.com | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Operations | Industry: Software
Web-analytics Software Market
Performance Management’s Growing Pains
Identity-Management Software Market
U.S. Hosted Software Market
ERP Licensing Revenues
Price-Optimization (PO) Software Market
Post-Merger Integration: How I.B.M. and Lotus Work Together
AT 8:25 A.M. on Monday, June 5, 1995, Jim Manzi, chief executive of the Lotus Development Corporation, received an unexpected phone call from Louis V. Gerstner Jr., the chairman and chief executive of the International Business Machines Corporation.
I.B.M., Mr. Gerstner said, had just tendered an all-cash offer of $64 a share for Lotus, a storied software maker in Cambridge, Mass., and he hoped Mr. … [ Read more ]
Content: Case Study | Author: Glenn Rifkin | Source: strategy+business | Subject: Industry Specific | Industry: Software | Company: IBM
Getting Reorganization Right: How Bruce Chizen Drove Change and Innovation at Adobe Systems
Five years ago, when the technology sector was booming, Adobe Systems was in trouble. The company was respected for its technical prowess and popular products, but Wall Street was skeptical; Japan, a major market, was tanking; and Quark, Adobe’s rival, launched a hostile takeover attempt. Forced to swim or sink, Adobe Systems launched a massive turnaround effort spearheaded by executive vice president Bruce Chizen, who … [ Read more ]
Content: Case Study | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subject: Change Management | Industry: Software | Company: Adobe Systems
PC Software Retail Sales
Worldwide revenue for collaborative software
Government Purchases of Software
Programmers abroad: A primer on offshore software development
Developing software in foreign lands can save time and money-but only if companies do it right.
Content: Article | Authors: Ajay D. Parkhe, Inigo Amoribieta, Kaushik Bhaumik, Kishore Kanakamedala | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Operations | Industry: Software
BI: Everything Must Go
Corporate managers often feel boxed in by their own supply chains. Business-intelligence software may open them up to new possibilities.
Content: Article | Author: Russ Banham | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Operations | Industry: Software