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Microsoft’s Ray Ozzie on the realtime wave

Source: http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/10/07/ozzie-on-the-realtime-wave/ As we see with Twitter and always-on devices, like Blackberrys and iPhones, part of the appeal is a need to be on call in case you miss something important.  As Ray Ozzie put it: “But beyond the technological scale issues, the reason I was getting at the unified notifier concept is because I […]

Dell in $3.9 Billion Deal for Perot, Expanding Services

Perot Systems is “a premium asset with great people that enhances our opportunities for immediate and long-term growth,” Mr. Dell said in a statement. “There will be efficiencies from combining the companies, but the acquisition makes such great sense because of the obvious ways our businesses complement each other.”

Integrating and leveraging social media in your organization’s marketing strategy

“Social media” has become such a popular buzz word today… From board rooms to everyday conversations, you’ll not go without hearing those words several times. And yes that has also led to  every organization jumping onto the bandwagon – creating groups on facebook, linkedin, twitter, posting videos on youtube, pictures on flickr, starting blogs and […]

The Oxytocin Effect – A Hug can clinch you the deal!

A little off-topic for the CIOs but I figured hey, why not lighten up the discussion here a little bit. Especially those of you from marketing and sales might find this note interesting and the “Liquid Trust” spray a lethal weapon in your arsenal for clinching deals. A very good friend of mine, Dr. Vikram […]

How much is too much? Are you getting the most out of the IT in your enterprise?

Last week I was hearing the CEO of Circuit City Jim Marcum and executives from FTI Inc., the consultants to the company managing Chapter 7 and the restructuring process, talk about how and why Circuit City went bankrupt. The decline of Circuit City of course did not happen overnight nor was was the crash in […]