He claimed this shift in focus from expanding the customer base to making profits would spark an industry trend. Year on year growth has dropped from 843,000 new customers in the quarter ending 31 March 2000 to just 656,578 this quarter.
Oracle has launched its latest swipe at its closest database rival by offering a migration path for DB2 users. The company has released a Workbench for developers to migrate applications from IBM's DB2/AS400 platform to its own Oracle 9i database.
Most companies do not have the correct data on which to base full TCO and ROI calculations and measuring them will require them to maintain the status quo for an extended period of time - just when they need to change.
Bulldog's expertise in the SDSL market, tied together with BT Wholesale's market reach and Retail's customer base, will fuel demand. Danon said in a statement: "While this trial is about reaching a specific segment of our customer base in the...
SAP will tomorrow launch a campaign to grab its rivals' customers from under the cloud of uncertainty caused by Oracle's bid for PeopleSoft. Just under a week after Oracle's $5.1bn bid stirred up the market, the ERP giant is to put forward special...
The mobile industry seems to suffer a big disconnect between marketing, sales, engineering reality and the customer base. Of course the other reason is the industry doesn't seem to watch or listen to either the customer base or engineering advice.