Oracle Announces a Database Fire Sale

by M. Reed ... Edition was cut 50% from $200 per power unit to $100 per power unit. ... The downside of Oracle's success is that their revenue stream has been very strong, which ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/1999/12/news_analysis/NA_DW_MFR_12_22_99_1.asp - 5k - 1999-12-22 Summary: On December 16, Oracle Corporation announced lower software and support prices for the Oracle8i database. Specifically, the price of Oracle8i Standard Edition was lowered 40% from $25 per power unit to $15 per power unit, while Oracle8i Enterprise Edition was cut 50% from $200 per power unit to $100 per

Trends in Delivery and Pricing Models for Enterprise Applications ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... This creates a cyclical, erratic revenue stream, which, in turn, has ramifications for business ... pricing model is based on whether the user is a power or a ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/03/research_notes/TN_ER_PJ_03_30_05_1.asp - 20k - 2005-03-30 Summary: The licensing and delivery of enterprise software products is undergoing a fundamental shift from traditional up-front fees to incremental, per-transaction, and even success-based pricing.

Compaq's Alpha - Moving Toward Its Omega?

by R. Krause ... Alpha's power combined with system reliability provides an advantage over Windows NT products for ... Compaq can strengthen its revenue stream in a few ways: ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HardwareOS/1999/08/research_notes/PN_HW_RAK_8_99_1.asp - 14k - 1999-08-01 Summary: Compaq's powerful Alpha processor is reaching a crucial juncture - will Compaq expend the effort necessary for it to challenge Intel's dominance, or is it destined to become another Betamax (great technology with no market)?

Enterprise Software Service and Maintenance Alternatives

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Yet, while this model can stabilize Microsoft's revenue stream, it does ... are written incorporating rights for named users, concurrent users, power users, servers ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2005/12/research_notes/TU_EV_PJ_12_22_05_1.asp - 20k - 2005-12-22 Summary: Traditional license models may be wearing out their welcome for both vendors and customers. A competitive market and a more IT savvy business generation is prompting change, but what alternatives are out there for software service and maintenance?

Software as a Service Is Gaining Ground

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... This creates a cyclical, yet erratic revenue stream, which, in turn, creates cyclical ... not directly negotiate with the electricity company to use power for the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2006/03/research_notes/TU_CR_PJ_03_14_06_1.asp - 22k - 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.

Get on the Grid: Utility Computing

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... water bills, utility computing allows customers to purchase processing power and software ... drive long-term costs down while accumulating a solid revenue stream. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/03/research_notes/TN_ER_PJ_03_31_05_1.asp - 22k - 2005-03-31 Summary: The latest business model in licensing is the utility (on demand) computing and associated pricing. Sometimes called

Has Consolidation Made the PLM Market More Agile? Part Three ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic & Jim Brown ... software, plus after-sale services and spare parts revenue stream), a combination ... manufacturing industry experience, including several years as a power user of ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/plm/2003/10/news_analysis/NA_PL_PJ_10_24_03_1.asp - 12k - 2003-10-24 Summary: Even if Agile continues to deliver superior products, its competition against single-vendor, pre-integrated ERP suite products will force Agile to aggressively differentiate the depth of their PLM expertise and further drive industry specialization.

PeopleSoft - Catching Its Second Wind From The Internet Part 2 ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... base, which could provide a significant recurring revenue stream through sales of ... which Commerce One's MarketSite technology is used to power content management ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/06/research_notes/VN_BA_PJ_06_06_01_1.asp - 41k - 2001-06-06 Summary: PeopleSoft invested two years and over a half billion dollars to develop new Internet-based enterprise applications. It now has a pure Internet platform a new set of products and a new assertive attitude. This part examines the strengths and challenges PeopleSoft now faces in today’s cutthroat competi

What Is Software as a Service?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Like on-premise licensing, this model provides a steady stream of revenue for the ... on-demand computing allows customers to purchase processing power and access ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2006/03/research_notes/TU_CR_PJ_03_15_06_1.asp - 32k - 2006-03-15 Summary: Though born from the ashes of traditional hosting models, software as a service differs fundamentally from its predecessors. Its software is designed to be delivered as a service, security is better, rich user interfaces are available, and it has greater interactivity.

Where Is ERP Headed (Or Better, Where Should It Be Headed)? Part 4 ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... is how to drive down long-term costs while accumulating a solid revenue stream. ... promise of users paying only for what they use through power-based, stratified ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/04/research_notes/TN_BA_PJ_04_27_01_1.asp - 23k - 2001-04-27 Summary: This final note discusses how Application Service Providers (ASPs) have arisen on the Internet in response to such ERP woes as support expenses, misbehaving applications, and server downtime, and how as the nature of ERP software evolves into services and/or hosted models, the market might be experiencin