By Denis Pombriant on June 29, 2016
The great thing about the software world that I spend so much time in is that it is very much a meritocracy, imperfect to be sure, but a place where merit is usually rewarded. That’s why the controversy over the Brits voting to leave the European Union seems so strange. In CRM terms, the decision […]
Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged analytic, brexit, CRM, Current Affairs, EU, government, Maastricht, mobile, Social
By R "Ray" Wang on July 5, 2012
Used Software Pioneers Gain A Small Victory In A Shrinking On-Premises Software World The surprise July 3rd, 2012 judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Union for UsedSoft GmbH v Oracle International Corp rules that “An author of software cannot oppose the resale of his ‘used’ licenses allowing the use of his programs […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged 3PM, 3rd party maintenance, Apps Strategy, Arrow, Avnet, best practices, bill of rights, CDW, Cloud, Cloud options, Cloud Wars, contract negotiations, contract strategy, Court of Justice For The European Union, customer bill of rights, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise software, Enterprise Software Licensee Bill of Rights, enterprise strategy, EU, EU Anti Competition, EU Commisioner For Competition, European Union, Exhaustion Rule, Infor, Infor Global Solutions GmbH, Ingram Micro, license fees, license management, license parking, license policy, license resells, license returns, News Analysis, procurement, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, software bill of rights, Software Insider, software licensing, software licesing and pricing, software ownership, software ownership lifecycle, software trends, Software Vendors, SoftwareInsider, user strategy, vendor strategy
By R "Ray" Wang on January 16, 2012
Public Outrage Grows Over Lax Privacy Polices At Popular Social Networking Sites Recent actions by social networking leaders in the market place have brought new attention to a user’s privacy rights. Despite the fact that these sites provide a freemium service to users, abuse and arrogance of a user’s privacy rights combined with user ignorance […]
Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged B2B, B2B E-commerce, B2C, B2C E-commerce, best practices, Big Data, bill of rights, Chief Collaboration Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief procurement officer, Chief Sales Officer, CHRO, CIO, collaboration software, Constellation Research, COO, customer bill of rights, Digital identity, disruptive, disruptive technologies, Disruptive technology, early adopters, Electronic Privacy, Emerging Technologies, Engagement Apps, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, EU, Facebook, Federal Trade Commission, future of work, google, GooglePlus, Identity management, linkedin, Matrix Commerce, Monday's Musings, Next Gen Customer, Privacy, Privacy Rights, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, social business, Social Business Software, social business strategist, social campaign tracking, social commerce, Social CRM, social customer insights, Social Enterprise, social enterprise apps, social event management, social marketing insights, Social Media, social media monitoring, social sales insights, social service, social support, social support insights, social technologies, vendor strategy |
By Tom Raftery on January 29, 2010
U.S. pledges 17 percent emissions reduction by 2020 – washingtonpost.com
The United States pledged Thursday to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 17 percent by 2020 from 2005 levels under an international climate agreement, though it made its commitment contingent on passing legislation at home. […]
Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged Carbon emissions, covalence, doe, eels, electric vehicle, energy storage, ethics, EU, green mcafee CSR sustainability, greenhouse gas emissions, GreenNumbers, monsanto, obama, think city
By Vinnie Mirchandani on November 12, 2009
The thinking in most of the tech industry is we don’t need government intervention – at least not in the enterprise side of the business. Big corporations don’t need protection. They can hold their own against the big vendors. I…
Posted in Business | Tagged Business, business & government, EU, European Union, government, government intervention, microsoft, oracle, regulation, sap, US
