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SOA: Projects Delayed by Economic Slowdown

By Dick Weisinger

In the last part of 2008 Gartner reported that many organizations were delaying SOA projects and the number of organizations that had no plans to use SOA at all went from 6% in 2007 to 16% in late 2008. Then,…

SaaS: Five Myths that Don't Hold Water

By Dick Weisinger

Is SaaS cheaper that on-premise software? Myth has it that SaaS is cheaper.Gartner says it really depends on your timeline for measurement. In a recent article, Gartner examines this and other myths around SaaS. Myth 1 — SaaS is cheaper…

Cloud Computing: IBM and Amazon Team up for CloudBursts

By Dick Weisinger

Retailer Amazon has one-upped traditional IT vendors by delivering fairly reliable on-Demand computing infrastructure.  Amazon has gotten additional credibility with a partnership that it recently entered into with IBM. In the Amazon-IBM deal, IBM will be making IBM software available…

Compliance: New (and Tougher) Direction at the SEC

By Dick Weisinger

Mary Shapiro has been selected to lead the SEC in the Obama administration.  Expect Shapiro’s approach to be a dramatic departure from Christopher Cox’s tenure in the Bush administration. Shapiro has made clear that she intends to deviate from the…

Technology: Strong-Hand Buyouts

By Dick Weisinger

With tough economic times, enterprise software companies, like companies from many other industries, are doing their best to weather the difficulty.  And big companies with cash on hand are capitalizing on the general weakness and snatching up bargains.  John Chambers…