Tags : analyticsIBM Boosts Partner Rewards for Selling Combined Solutions, Targeting Key Technologies and Initiatives[March 07, 2012] Vendor offers new financial incentives for selling integrated analytics, cloud computing, commerce, social business solutions. Read More...Tags: cloud computing , IBM , social media , analytics , channel partners , smarter planet , PartnerWorld , incentivesGartner: Global IT 2012 Budgets Flat, Analytics Top Technology Priority[January 23, 2012] In survey of 2,300 CIOs enterprise growth tops business goals, 61 percent plan to improve mobile, many using technology to improve customer experience. Read More...Tags: mobile , analytics , Enterprise , CIO , Gartner , IT budgetIBM to Acquire Emptoris, a Supplier of Cloud-based Analytics for Procurement and Sourcing[January 03, 2012] Vendor says purchase fills out its Smarter Commerce portfolio with solutions for procurement officers and sourcing professionals. Read More...Tags: cloud computing , supply chain management , analytics , procurement , IBM , smarter commerce , sourcing , EmptorisIBM Offers $440 Million for DemandTec, Cloud-based Analytics Software Company[January 03, 2012] Vendor seeks to expand its portfolio of Smarter Commerce offerings. Acquisition will be folded into IBM’s software unit. Read More...Tags: cloud computing , IBM , acquisition , analytics , smarter commerce , DemandTecBusiness Intelligence, Analytics, Performance Management Passed $10 Billion in Worldwide Sales for 2010, Gartner Says[April 23, 2011] Segment leaps more than 13 percent from 2009 prodded by federal stimulus funds, better economy, larger projects and new products. Read More... Tags: Oracle , SAP , business intelligence , analytics , GartnerIBM Offers New Software and Consulting Services for $70 Billion Smarter Commerce Market[March 23, 2011] Initiative aims to help businesses meet shifting commerce trends toward social networking and mobile computing. Read More... Tags: software , IBM , analytics , business , smarter commerceSmarter Midsize Companies are Uncovering Insights Buried in Their Information[September 24, 2010] Competitive advantage will shift to companies that capture, analyze, share and use information to make smarter decisions, says Andy Monshaw, IBM's Global Midmarket GM. Read More... Tags: IBM , analytics , midmarket , MonshawOracle Fuses BI, Performance Management[July 18, 2008] UPDATED: Oracle's integration of PeopleSoft and Hyperion aims to help businesses manage costs. Read More... Tags: Oracle , performance management , business intelligence , analytics , cost management |
Solutions in a Small World (Latin America): Sealed with a KissEven in today’s Internet-dominated world, in-person business connections still make strong impressions. But face-to-face marketers must be aware of cultural disconnects, explains AMD’s Gerald Youngblood. |

