The Creative Edge

The Empires Strike Back - Part II: The Likes Of IBM, EDS, And CSC ...

by R. Krause ... cogs in mighty machines whose character and discipline limited the creative side of ... services out of its existing skill base; Developed Leading Edge Forum which ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/06/research_notes/EN_EC_ESR_06_02_00_1.asp - 27k - 2000-06-02 Summary: In the past year the traditional consulting houses have executed major initiatives to counter the challenges of the pure play and fringe market invaders. Being big doesn't mean being slow, as these Behemoths have demonstrated – once they tuned in to the new market realities.

Customer Relationship Management Strategies Part Four: Strategies ...

by Mike Holland and Trinh Abrell ... strategies, and Part Three described achieving and maintaining the competitive edge. ... a budget, and they schedule a meeting with the creative design team to ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2005/02/research_notes/MI_CR_XMH_02_17_05_1.asp - 25k - 2005-02-17 Summary: Creating specific CRM strategies means developing measurable goals and calculating your ROI to achieve them. These in addition to a technical framework, sales and marketing strategies, including Internet strategies, and customer satisfaction metrics will create a smooth running CRM machine in your compan

ROI Systems Defies The Odds Through Delighted Customers Part Two ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... RDBMS), and Unibasic development tool - which, although not leading edge, are not ... named or concurrent users), rather than on jumbled and creative pricing on ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/06/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_06_03_03_1.asp - 23k - 2003-06-03 Summary: ROI's approach has always been to offer proven but not necessarily leading-edge product technology, which has allowed the vendor to provide its customers with easy migration paths to updated technology.

Demand-driven Supply Networks for Small and Medium Business

by Sean Wheller ... DDSN at the Edge. ... These instances call for open and creative thinking between supply chain members and can often yield surprising results that are difficult to ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2005/10/research_notes/EN_SC_XSW_10_10_05_1.asp - 24k - 2005-10-10 Summary: Lately demand-driven supply networks (DDSN) are a much talked about topic, yet little is written about SMBs and DDSN. By understanding the basics of DDSN, and through selective implementation, SMBs can experience the agility, adaptability, and alignment of DDSN.

The Empires Strike Back - Part I: The Big Guys Spin On A Dime

by R. Krause ... Recognizing that a company like Deloitte can kill the creative companies, Deloitte avoids ... consultants in e-business to give the "E-Business Edge" described as ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/06/research_notes/EN_EC_ESR_06_01_00_1.asp - 32k - 2000-06-01 Summary: In the past year the traditional consulting houses have executed major initiatives to counter the challenges of the pure play and fringe market invaders. Being big doesn't mean being slow, as these behemoths have demonstrated – once they tuned in to the new market realities.

As Hype Becomes Reality, a Radio Frequency Identification ...

by Michael Bittner ... are high as RFID middleware is expected to work at the edge of an ... RFID middleware that is likely to see considerable new challenges as the creative minds from ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2006/01/research_notes/MI_SC_MB_01_24_06_1.asp - 17k - 2006-01-24 Summary: Given the pressures on radio frequency identification (RFID) middleware vendors, pure-play middleware suppliers will likely either diversify or get absorbed by larger companies. All RFID vendors, regardless of category, will tend to form partnerships to hasten time to market.

Macromedia Shocks with Flashy E-commerce Plans

by D. Geller ... become a one-stop provider of tools needed to develop leading-edge E-commerce ... that is largely to be found in an educated, responsive, and creative support staff ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/1999/10/research_notes/EV_EC_DPG_10_99_2.asp - 10k - 1999-10-01 Summary: Macromedia, best known for its Shockwave and Flash technologies that bring animation to the browser, has announced a sweeping series of moves to make it a powerhouse provider of E-commerce software.

Razorfish Wants to Get its Name Out on Broadband

by R. Krause ... Coming from the creative side of web design, Razorfish holds no particular ... Razorfish believes this gives it the edge over its competitors, as evidenced by its ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/03/research_notes/VN_EC_ESR_03_00_1.asp - 48k - 2000-03-30 Summary: Razorfish is positioned to expand, but at what price? Razorfish faces challenges in organization, image, and perceived capabilities. How well Razorfish succeeds in overcoming these challenges will determine how much it will grasp the very lucrative opportunities of the DBSP market.

With Record Revenues, AXENT Puts Down a Solid Fist

by L. Taylor ... compete with Raptor which is far more robust with more cutting-edge features. ... Xing Streamworks; Emotion Creative Partner; WhitePine CU-SeeMe; Vxtreme WebTheater. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2000/07/research_notes/VN_ST_LPT_07_06_00_1.asp - 17k - 2000-07-06 Summary: Cybercrime and information security attacks are not going to go away. AXENT's three protection products, Intruder Alert, Raptor Firewall, and NetProwler contain the most fundamental security protection products that any aspiring Internet company should include in their IT strategy - network based intrusi

A Unique Product Lifecycle Management Tool for Private Label ...

by Michael Bittner ... members through a common commitment to openness, leading edge technology, retail ... be driven by opportunistic prospect scenarios coupled with the creative use of ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2005/12/research_notes/VN_PL_MB_12_16_05_1.asp - 14k - 2005-12-16 Summary: The Worldwide Retail Exchange (WWRE) and the Global NetXchange (GNX) have merged their complementary Web-enabled product sets to form Agentrics LLC. One outcome is the ProductVine PLM solution, which is clearly designed for and targeted to private label retailers.