Clash of the titans

January 2013: The future direction of technology needs rests more and more with clients and their ad agencies of record. A showdown is looming between the giant hi tech and and advertising industries… ‘The next big thing is already here’ Samsung spot by 72 and sunny The tectonic shifts in the way companies do business… Continue reading Clash of the titans

Maintenance is the battleground, innovation the prize

January 2013: Rimini Street’s 3rd-Party Software Maintenance & Support model could be the catalyst that completely changes the face of future enterprise software In essence the internal world in large enterprises is split between accountants and their colleagues with process oriented tasks, and the ‘line of business’ folks who are tasked with making something new… Continue reading Maintenance is the battleground, innovation the prize

Mobile is eating the world

December 2012: Mary Meeker’s slide vividly depicts the relentless march of mobile OS into the heart of desktop QWERTY keyboard land     I downloaded the latest Mary Meeker slide deck earlier today, and the image above – a composite of information from Asymco, public filings, Morgan Stanley Research and Gartner – jumped out at… Continue reading Mobile is eating the world