Plumtree Fuels Growth With New Corporate Portal Product

by L. Talarico ... Plumtree calls its middleware components "gadgets," and there are over 250 gadgets commercially available with the release of Corporate Portal 4.0. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/11/news_analysis/NA_EC_LJT_11_17_00_1.asp - 11k - 2000-11-17 Summary: Plumtree Software recently released Plumtree Corporate Portal 4.0, a new version of its portal product with a significant number of new gadgets and increased functionality to allow constituents outside the organization to view relevant information. Plumtree s partnership development has led to a

Sony Picks Palm OS

by R. Krause ... Associated Press, 11/16/99 LAS VEGAS - In a major snub to Microsoft Corp., Sony unmasked plans yesterday to build new hand-held gadgets that could allow people ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HardwareOS/1999/11/news_analysis/NA_HW_RAK_11_17_99_1.asp - 5k - 1999-11-17 Summary: Sony announced plans to build new Palm OS-based hand-held gadgets that could allow people to view videos, listen to music and organize information, thereby shutting out Windows CE.

Retailing Trends Shopping Anyway and Everywhere

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... today shop almost everywhere—in stores, at home, via mail catalogs, over the phone (soon—if not already—over many mobile and wireless gadgets), via TV ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2006/07/research_notes/TU_SC_PJ_07_20_06_1.asp - 15k - 2006-07-20 Summary: Multichannel retailers have to flawlessly execute a full range of services to engage, transact, and fulfill orders placed via Internet. Thus, they either have to build a complete set of these services in-house, or outsource some (or all) of them.

A How-to Guide for a Radio Frequency Identification Site Survey

by Dylan Persaud ... Items that can cause such interference include bar code devices, long-range radios, cordless phones, alarm systems, and other wireless gadgets. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2007/09/research_notes/TU_SC_DP_09_07_07_1.asp - 20k - 2007-09-07 Summary: As organizations prepare for a radio frequency identification (RFID) implementation, they often don't understand the preliminary work necessary to begin the project. The importance of a site survey can influence the success or failure of an RFID project.

The Store of the Future

by Ann Grackin ... (We have included a white paper you can read about all The Store of the Future gadgets and benefits of all the whiz-bang technology.) We spoke to Thomas Block ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/02/research_notes/EN_SC_XAG_02_12_04_1.asp - 13k - 2004-02-12 Summary: The big hit of the National Retail Federation show was the Metro Group's Store of the Future. The budget for this extravaganza - it appears to have been underwritten by some of the biggest technology firms in the world.

Hummingbird Smells Nectar In The Corporate Portal Market

by L. Talarico ... e-Clips use a similar technology to Plumtree's Gadgets (see Plumtree Fuels Growth With New Corporate Portal Product for more information on Plumtree). ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2001/01/research_notes/VN_EC_LJT_01_22_01_1.asp - 22k - 2001-01-22 Summary: Hummingbird Ltd. is moving into the Corporate Portal market. Like others, it sees corporate portals as a mechanism to cross-sell existing Business Intelligence products. TEC takes a look at Hummingbird s portal strategy and compares it to other vendors in the corporate portal space.

Driving Factors in The Enterprise Applications Market

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... and databases, while the Internet has opened up new opportunities for leveraging Web-based personalized and role-based client interfaces and mobile gadgets. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/03/research_notes/TN_ER_PJ_03_23_06_1.asp - 13k - 2006-03-23 Summary: The enterprise applications market is converging resulting with fewer providers; however, there are still the same number of competing systems. What are the factors that are driving the market and what are the emerging trends?

Software as a Service Is Gaining Ground

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... software vendors still generate most of their revenues by selling their software licenses (via compact discs [CDs] or similar physical media gadgets) based on ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2006/03/research_notes/TU_CR_PJ_03_14_06_1.asp - 23k - 2006-03-14 Summary: Software as a service is the latest incarnation of the hosting model. The demand for cost efficiency, information technology flexibility, and faster return on investment, coupled with new technology advancements, has caused the hosting model to be reborn.

User-Focused Design Principles Shape the Customer Experience

by Michael Ryan ... the world's most customer-centric company," Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos preaches the user-focused ethic from atop his growing pile of books, CDs, and gadgets. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2002/01/research_notes/MI_EV_XMR_01_18_02_1.asp - 15k - 2002-01-18 Summary: Welcome to the customer experience. We all have them. Some are good, others bad. A variety of factors - the user interface (UI), customer support, marketing messages, etc. - shape these experiences. All of these things collectively create our view of a product, service or provider.