The Many Flavors of Application Software Outsourcing

by A.B. Maynard ... On-site application support: The buyer outsources all application development and support to the outsourcer. All of the application ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Outsourcing/2004/09/research_notes/MI_OE_XAM_09_29_04_1.asp - 20k - 2004-09-29 Summary: Many companies are looking to outsource development and maintenance of their application software. Common reasons that companies outsource application software are to reduce their costs, improve quality, obtain flexible staffing levels, and obtain improved service and support so they can focus on their c

IBI + IBM = EAI

by M. Reed ... The combination of the two products provides application support on over 35 different platforms and over 120 relational, non-relational, transaction, and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2000/12/news_analysis/NA_DW_MFR_12_14_00_1.asp - 9k - 2000-12-14 Summary: The latest entrant in the race to support IBM's MQSeries Integrator Version 2 is Information Builders (IBI) with its Middleware Technology Group's 'Enterprise Connector for MQSeries Integrator'. The product provides SQL access to over 80 different data sources, and should prove a good fit with MQSI. In

Outsourcing, Applications Software:Softtek ITO: Application ...

... Under the rubric of application related services, Softtek offers application maintenance and support, application development, application modernization, and ... http:/.../Softtek-ITO-Application-Related-Services-Software-Products-and-Associated-Services.html - 7k - 2008-08-21

Why Open Source is Important to You

by Bernard Golden ... applications are associated with commercial entities also addresses one of the most important concerns of mainstream IT organizations: application support. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/FreeOpenSource/2005/04/news_analysis/NA_FS_XBG_04_13_05_1.asp - 13k - 2005-04-13 Summary: There are two trends in open source adoption that make it imperative that you consider open source solutions for your future IT initiatives. This article describes each of the trends and discusses their importance for your business.

What's Wrong With Application Software? Business Processes Cross ...

by Jim Brown ... has adequately addressed, however, is the reality that there are often areas of the business process where there is no underlying application to support it. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2003/02/research_notes/TU_EV_XJB_02_27_03_1.asp - 15k - 2003-02-27 Summary: The reality of today s application environment is that no single application meets all of the needs of a business, or frequently even the needs of a single business process, so multiple applications must work together to support business processes.

Run your Business with no Software!

by Jim Brown ... Evaluate the critical areas of your business and determine where loss of application support will hurt the business, and then ensure that you have applied the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2004/02/research_notes/MI_EV_XJB_02_14_04_1.asp - 11k - 2004-02-14 Summary: Picture your business today without software applications. It's hard to imagine, isn't it? But maybe you should try - and not for the reason you may be thinking. Think about how hard it would be to run your business if your software applications weren't working - and then build a plan to provide total

Open Source and Linux, IT Services:Zope Corporation Zope ...

... of support offerings assists organizations with their architected solutions, business analysis and design, project management, custom application development ... http:/.../Zope-Corporation-Zope-Application-Server-and-ECM-Services.html - 4k - 2008-08-21

What's Wrong With Application Software? Businesses Really Are ...

by Olin Thompson ... Application software has grown increasingly complex because it is trying to support too many conflicting features for different industries. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2003/02/research_notes/TU_EV_XOT_02_10_03_1.asp - 13k - 2003-02-10 Summary: Does your company do things exactly like your competitor? Does your company do things like another company who is a totally different business? For some applications, the answer is YES, but for most they answer is either, NOT VERY or NO WAY. Then can we expect any single application product to be the

BUY.COM Called '911' For Help

by A. Turner ... Recently AT&T announced development plans for a network architecture to support Application Service Providers (See our article: "AT&T's Ecosphere"). ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/02/news_analysis/NA_EC_ADT_02_25_00_1.asp - 6k - 2000-02-25 Summary: Service911.com has inked a deal with BUY.COM to provide customer service through the Internet.

Enterprise Application Players Keep Refining Value Propositions

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... The Help Desk Application Management service provides technical support twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week to augment existing customer-based help desks ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/04/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_04_14_05_1.asp - 26k - 2005-04-14 Summary: Because cash-strapped medium companies are looking for better options to traditional application pricing models, SAP and HP have allied to deliver 'software as a service' and Oracle/PeopleSoft are also offering hosted solutions, suggesting that 'software as a service' are here to stay.