By Taher Elgamal, Guest Author I continue my discussion of how to trust essentially untrustworthy networks, software, and hardware by addressing what works and what sells in the information security industry. In last week’s post, I outlined strategies we can implement to build customer trust in networked systems. Here I begin to look at the problem from an [...]
SM: Because your are so open, all of your customers and potential customers can know about not only the benefits but also potential drawbacks to your software. What has been the impact of your open policies? DD: If you look at a traditional software company, the customers are at the top of the funnel and [...]
By Greg Gianforte, Guest Author With so much of the world becoming standardized and interchangeable, there is little to differentiate your business from a legion of other companies. Except, that is, the special effort of backup support you provide to all your customers.
SM: Your major competitive advantage is being a free platform as well as an open source platform? DD: Yes. As you can imagine, Microsoft or WebEx Cisco are not going to become open source or free hosted solution companies anytime soon.
My Zero-In column on Forbes this morning is ‘SaaS-ing’ Back At The Economy. In it, you will see Jim Heeger’s description of the ‘thumbtack’ economy.
The global outsourcing and consulting giant, Accenture (ACN), reported Q4 earnings yesterday, beating analysts’ expectations and supporting their position at the head of my Top 10 Outsourcing Stocks list.
Yesterday, Research In Motion Limited (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) reported second quarter results that were in line with guidance but slightly below analyst estimates. A major reason for missing estimates was the delay of the BlackBerry® Bold in the US market due to battery and 3G connectivity issues.
SM: What did you do when the company was sold? Did you stay with it and work for CA? DD: Yes, I stayed on and did some strategy stuff for CA. I then moved to India to start the India Technology Center.
