Oracle preaches e-business uptime
Oracle preaches e-business uptime
Oracle preaches e-business uptime
Alcatel has announced a new integrated platform for delivering scalable, voice, fax and data services over the Internet at the recent CommunicAsia 99.
The Asia-Pacific channel is less prepared to adopt the direct model pushed by many PC vendors despite the rapid use of the Internet as a growing distribution channel and supply chain. For the PC industry, competition from direct manufacturers like Dell and Gateway 2000 is forcing indirect manufacturers such as Compaq, Hewlett-Packard and IBM to offer more direct sales programs.
The Asia-Pacific region lags behind the US in electronic commerce, despite a significant increase in the number of companies that have set up Internet sites in the past year, observers said here this week.
Onyx CEO upbeat about front-office apps
Intentia, a Swedish-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) company, has its sights set on being one of four ERP vendors who will continue to perform well, despite not being among the top 10 vendors listed in a recent IDC report. Vendor consolidation is expected to reduce the number of ERP players. However, Intentia claims an average annual growth rate of 44 per cent for the last five years, driven by its ERP offering, Movex. IDG's Tao Ai Lei caught up with Bjorn Algkvist, CEO of Intentia International, at the company's head office
A world with fewer Unix options may lie ahead
Women in ICT Awards
Aligned to the market acceptance that transformation is now considered a default customer priority in ANZ, pressure is mounting on the partner ecosystem to overhaul age-old resell practices in response. Common rhetoric perhaps, but business buying patterns are shifting in the direction of services as new managed opportunities emerge across infrastructure, power and cooling. According to EDGE Research – commissioned and produced by ARN – key strategic partner priorities in the months ahead centre around increased customer acquisition, annuity revenue growth and internal up-skilling. To achieve such aspirations, a commitment to managed services is required to create predictable revenue streams and strengthened end-user value propositions. ARN Exchange – in association with Schneider Electric – will share step-by-step guidance in relation to evolving customer priorities linked to managed services, outlining how partners can capitalise on new commercial opportunities through enhanced portfolios and services offerings. Key discussion areas include how partners can: · Drive more recurring revenue · Attract new investments by increasing company valuation · Excel in managed services and maximise market opportunities