Overall Integration & Process Management: this covers technologies associated with overall process and service integration, including workflow technologies.
The Cloud has become the latest marketing bandwagon for the Computing, Media and Telecommunications industries. New initiatives covering a range of technologies, services and business models have been conflated under this heading, with forecasts for dramatic growth in Cloud Computing and Services.
The Cloud offers some significant new high-margin revenue opportunities but those building Cloud services need to be aware of the challenges in building and running profitable, scalable services, including multi-tenancy, service management and optimization and appropriate business models.
Uday Phadke, 30 March 2009
Fujitsu of Japan is buying Siemens' 50% stake in their European IT joint venture. The takeover is the latest example of consolidation in the technology industry in response to intense competition and sluggish demand. Fujitsu will pay about €450m ($584m) for Siemens' stake in Fujitsu Siemens...
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Simon Fox, 05 November 2008
The meltdown in global financial markets is likely to have a significsnt impact on Indian Technology Service companies, who have built big outsourcing businesses based on process expertise and cost arbitrage. If they are to succeed in the future,Indian Tech service companies need to re-invent...
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Arun Muthirulan, 02 October 2008
Amazon.com, a US Fortune 500 company is the recognised global brand leader in internet retailing, with annual revenues over $15bn in 2007. It has grown customers, products and revenues consistently over the last decade, but did not record a profit until 2004. Over the last 3 years, profit...
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Simon Fox, 13 January 2008
A report recently produced by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), ranks India 46th in the world for Innovation leadership in manufacturing. Singapore tops the list, followed by South Korea and Switzerland, with the United States ranked 8th. To effectively address the challenges of intensifying...
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Arun Muthirulan, 29 March 2009