Here is a brief synopsis of an enlightening article by Samuel Greengard, a freelance writer for Baseline magazine, Top 10 Trends in IT for 2009:
In 2009, these technologies can provide companies with a competitive advantage in what is expected to be a very tough year on the bottom lines of IT budgets, IT management and IT vendors. However, even in an economic downturn those companies that invest, develop and capitalize on technologies that save money while improving the efficiency and effectiveness of business have an opportunity to grab significant market and mind share with new and existing customers.
Here are Samuel Greengard’s Top 10 Trends in IT for 2009…
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Posted on 2nd December 2008
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Here are several excerpts from an informative article by Heather Clancy, a freelance high-tech industry journalist, that appeared in bMighty.com, Cheap, Easy Tools For Productive Online Meetings:
Looking for an easier way to set up a Web conference or share presentations while you’re on the run? You’re not alone. The worldwide market for collaboration services — including audio conferences, Web presentation sessions, and various video meetings — logged its first $1 billion quarter in 2007, according to Wainhouse Research. Wainhouse researchers project that in North America alone, revenue from audio, video, and Web collaboration services will reach $4.4 billion by 2011, a compound annual growth rate of 8%.
One thing that the big players in this market (LiveMeeting, WebEx and GoToMeeting) didn’t expect were the numerous free collaboration services popping up all over the Web, many of which are designed by entrepreneurs fed up with the complexity of existing options.
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Posted on 26th November 2008
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Here are several excerpts from an interesting article by Joshua Weinberger, Managing Editor of CRM Magazine, The Litany of Retail Woe: 50 Chains Shutting Stores:
A frighteningly long list of retail closures came across the transom during the last few days, and while I haven’t yet fact-checked every point (stay tuned for links, chronology, etc.), I quickly found enough supporting material to merit republishing and amending the list.
The sheer breadth of the damage here is breathtaking. The bloodbath crosses every kind of retail sector, and is clearly not just a reflection of the tough times we’re in, but a harbinger of worse times to come.
Every closed retail location may represent eventual savings for the company involved (after shouldering the actual costs of the close itself, that is), but also represents dozens or even hundreds of out-of-work employees (who are, after all, someone else’s customers), reductions up the supply chain, and rent and taxes removed from that store’s local economy.
In other words, this is bad news with ripple effects that will be felt for months and years to come. (For starters? According to one report, “Consumers will lose $100 million this year on worthless gift cards, from restaurants and stores that have gone belly up.”)
Things don’t look like they’re going to be getting better any time soon given the following news reported in an AP article today…
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Posted on 25th November 2008
Filed in: E-commerce, Internet Marketing, Leadership-Mgmt, Marketing | Share Your Thoughts »
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Posted on 24th November 2008
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