Taleo's November to forget
An HR Soap Opera This month hasn’t been a good one for Taleo. Here’s the timeline of events and an analysis of the lawsuits that are originating from recent events.
Software & Services Safari
Many writers explore just one tech sector. Brian looks at the entire tech ecosystem to better understand the often conflicted relationships between software vendors, integrators, outsourcers and more.
Brian Sommer
Brian is currently CEO of TechVentive, a strategy consultancy serving technology providers and other firms. He is also a research analyst with Vital Analysis.
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Linking processes and apps in 2008 – A new urgency
Talk to me – please! Talk to me!Inc. Magazine this month has an interesting article ("Missing Link Getting Programs to Work Together" by Nitasha Tiku) that talks about the value derived from integrating applications with other applications.
Giddyap - Oracle Mid-market apps team with Wells Fargo
A Treasury Solution to Save Money (not cost more of it)I got a briefing from Oracle's Tony Kender and Wells Fargo's Brad Stewart concerning their new joint plug-in adapter product for Oracle's E-Business Suite. Basically, this adapter allows users of Oracle's mid-market applications to directly connect with Wells Fargo systems and automatically transfer bank reconcilation, payment and receipt information without re-keying, errors or time delay.
Forrester, SaaS and market uptake in IT management
Competition in the Changing IT Management SpaceYesterday I discussed CA’s move into SaaS-based IT Management. Today, a Forrester Research shared with me a new report their firm also released yesterday (How Big Is SaaS In IT Management Software?
SaaS competition in PPM and GRC heats up
More SaaS movement from a major software vendor CA yesterday announced the availability of two software as a service (SaaS) solutions. One is targeted for the IT management space while the other is oriented around governance.
BearingPoint earnings call - part 2
A Winter of Discontent?There were some other nuggets in this call.
BearingPoint’s Q3 earnings call - part 1
To BE or not BESeveral news groups and Wall Street firms covered BearingPoint’s (BE) Q3 results this week but one point was not well covered, if at all. Look at this bullet point that is at the bottom of a list of points BE has on their investor site regarding the most recent earnings:“Voluntary attrition was 25.
NetSuite and HP
Will you NetSuite take this partner from HP into prospects.....I took a call Monday from representatives of NetSuite and HP.
Social network for CEOs – best practices
The Best & Worst of Business NetworksYesterday, I spoke with Ken Ross, the serial entrepreneur who has launched several successful software firms (e.g.
Reengineering HR Solutions - #3
Case #3 – Jobs2Web(third in a series of pieces discussing why HR solutions need radical reengineering)There is a great maxim in IT circles called Fubini’s Law. It goes like this:“ 1.