Wisconsin Technology Network (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
What is a software-intensive business? And why does it matter? Columnist and software consultant Robert Merrill has a few ideas, including the following advice: a company must never forget that it is a software-intensive business and not a software company, and keep advancing its core business.
The Business First of Buffalo (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
A series of new partnerships are enabling Sheehan Health Network to expand services beyond its core business of detox and rehab.
Dismal (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
The latest deceleration of unit labor costs will help to magnify the growth of corporate earnings growth once core business sales growth regains speed.
GadBall.com (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
SUMMARY The Axiom SupportTraining Specialist is the business process expert pertaining to all aspects of the AxiomERP system, including system functionality and improvement, implementation, and support of core business functions (quotes, sales, manufacturing, QA, shipping, invoicing, AR). * Assists in the implementation of new ERPAxiom functionality * Translates user business needs into functional...
Everyday Ethics (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
NYTimes.com Executive Suite blog NYTer Joe Nocera speaks not as a someone who works for a competitor but as someone who's always liked the Wall Street Journal when he says that Rupert Murdoch 's Journal "is less distinctive, less interesting and less important to its core business readership." What struck him about the Journal last week was how little business news the first section of the paper contained....
Kishor Cariappa (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
I got this SMS today. Salsabeel, a brand of water which I cannot do away with, has entered the world of insane marketing which normally occurs during the holy month of Ramadan. Dear Salsabeel folks, please stick to water, your core business. For DVDs and microwaves, we have Emax, LuLu, and Carrefour guys thrusting down our throats with a gazillion offers. The day is not far when we have offers like…...
Talking Biz News (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
Felix Salmon of Conde Nast Portfolio writes Monday that he agrees with New York Times business columnist Joe Nocera about the changes at The Wall Street Journal hurting its longstanding excellent business news coverage. Salmon writes, “Murdoch is betting that the WSJ’s core business audience has nowhere else to turn, and Nocera himself says that he, [...]
Inter Alia (Free subscription) | 01/09/2008
Lexbe is an interesting, versatile company. Their core business is the sale of a web-based litigation management application that provides case analytics and document management tools. But like all good Web companies, they also give away some great stuff for free. First it was Litilaw , a fully-searchable online collection of more than 900 recent legal articles from lawyers and firms around the country....
Smalltalk Tidbits, Industry Rants (Free subscription) | 01/09/2008
Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later, and it looks like "sooner" won. Google has forgotten their core business (have I mentioned that their search engine is getting worse? ), and is busy getting distracted by crap that doesn't matter: Knol - which manages to both suck and be a content play for a search company, which raises the ugly question of favoritism. Wait a few months, and watch someone...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 31/08/2008
The deal Sunday gives Commerzbank, the No. 2 German bank, the clout to challenge No. 1 Deutsche Bank. Allianz, for its part, is moving beyond a failed merger strategy to return to a focus on its core business of insurance.
Cnet (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Could piracy be a key differentiator in driving a band's success?
Automotive Business Review (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Chrysler has announced that it is preparing to explore strategic options for its Dodge Viper business. This strategic review comes as the company focuses on enhancing its core business and leveraging its assets.
Bertrand DUPERRIN's Notepad (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Some of my reflections point to the slow but unavoidable outsourcing of the human side of the enterprise. First because of organization models and systems that allow companies to focus on their core business : identifying key issues and needs, they can concentrate on elaboring a stragegy to respond…and let others do the rest. The rest, [...]
Recovering Journalist (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
It's bad enough that newspapers are seeing their core business disintegrate and having trouble transitioning into their digital future. But they're also being held back by continuing and chronic problems with old-school managers who are clinging to the print model...
Driive (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
Chrysler will explore options for the Dodge Viper hot-rod as the auto maker focuses on its core business and struggles to overcome its dependence on gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs.
