IBM Introduces "Smarter Commerce"
Today IBM announced a new initiative called "Smarter Commerce" that ties together $2.5 Billion in acquisitions, organic software assets and a new Global Services practice of over 1000 consultants to capitalize on what IDC is calling commerce 2.0. A few…
jCatalog: Thriving and Supporting the SAP SRM Ecosystem (Part 1)
When I was over in the UK a couple of weeks ago, Peter Smith and I caught up with jCatalog’s Head of Marketing and Business Development, Kelly Babbit. Even though I’ve known Kelly and jCatalog for sometime, it was Peter’s first ex…
The New Face of Commerce; Local, Social and With a Unified Experience
Twice this year Google has attempted to buy a leg up in the local commerce arena and twice they have failed. Last January they made a run at Yelp and last week the target was Groupon. Google, it would seem,…
Oracle and ATG Redux
Image via Wikipedia One of the more interesting developments of the last week has been the announced acquisition of ATG (Art Technology Group) by Oracle Corporation. ATG is one of the leading suppliers of ecommerce solutions and Oracle liked their stuff well enough to plunk down a cool billion bucks for the logo. I thought [...]
Oracle to Buy ATG
Image via Wikipedia Analysis The news is that Oracle is buying independent ecommerce software provider, ATG (Art Technology Group) of Cambridge, MA for $1 billion. I think it’s a good move for both companies. ATG is known as a premium provider of ecommerce solutions at a relatively affordable price with more pre-built solutions that its [...]
Research Report: Next Gen B2B and B2C E-Commerce Priorities Reflect Macro Level Trends
Recessionary Forces Challenge Organizations To Not Only Right Channel, But Also Personalize Organizations with e-commerce initiatives face a flurry of competitive forces that challenge existing assumptions put in place a decade ago. On the operational efficiency front, organizations must battle reduced product margins, shorter product life cycles, greater pricing transparency, and increased friction in multi-channel [...]
E-Commerce Pioneer Brings Social Web to the Enterprise
Listen to my conversation with Giovanni Rodriguez, chief marketing officer of e-business pioneer BroadVision, which recently launched a new enterprise social networking platform called Clearvale. In this podcast, find out how business-to-business websites have evolved over the past decade-and-a-half to…
Monday’s Musings: Avoiding Failure In Social CRM Projects Requires Ecosystem Coordination
Recent Conversations With Executives Confirm Demand For Social CRM Good news! Organizations see an opportunity to tap into the proliferation of social networking channels for their CRM initiatives. Speaking with 23 business leaders over the past 10 days, it became obvious that Social CRM initiatives were top of mind for a few reasons: Pressure from [...]
