If history is any guide the practices and business models that constitute advantages for today's most successful companies confer those advantages only because of particular factors at work under particular conditions at a particular time.
Dell has gained most headway among buyers wishing to replace older servers that use RISC processors, he said. Dell is looking to boost sales of servers and storage, as well as professional services such as installation and maintenance, to further...
Its competitors are at a bit of an ebb because of their transitional issues," Eunice said, referring to Sun's embrace of Fujitsu's high-end Sparc64 processor and HP's switch from its PA-RISC chips to Intel's Itanium.
For example, workforce information can be shared with a CRM database to guide training programmes, or a customer database can have a direct link into inventory information. PeopleSoft has split its relationship management enterprise software...
He was also critical of the way software companies communicate with customers, especially those in small government departments, citing the example of one unnamed software vendor which recently published a 64-page guide to its software.
Nokia is doing well on the harmful chemical stakes: since the beginning of the year it has eliminated PVC from new models of mobiles and launched the first phones without any components containing BFRs, the guide revealed.