September 30, 2012
September 26, 2012
Google’s Blown Call on Maps
By Jim Lundy AllThingsD.com is reporting that Apple wanted Google to add turn by turn directions to the iOS Maps app, which was supplied by Google to Apple. For those that don't know, Google Android has had voice based
September 24, 2012
Dreamforce 2012 Summarized in Four Words: Social, CMO, Marketing, HR
By Jim Lundy Salesforce held it's tenth Dreamforce (#DF12) event last week in San Francisco and we were there. There were a number of product announcements that took place there and we will be analyzing them (Marketin
September 18, 2012
Social HCM is a Journey, Look before you Leap
By Jim Lundy The Social Human Capital Management (Social HCM) market just got more interesting because it is going Social. This week Salesforce is throwing down the gauntlet and announcing its Work.com Social Performanc
September 16, 2012
Amazon Escalates the Tablet Wars
To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: Mike Anderson Topic: Mobile Issues: What are the best practices for harnessing the power of mobile computing? What are the trends impacting mobile comput
September 14, 2012
BYOD Shifts to Bring your Own Tablet
By Jim Lundy As we put some finishing touches on a Research Note about the coming Tablet Wars, there is one key finding that we've seen with enterprises. Much of the focus of BYOD has been on supporting Smart Phones, su
September 12, 2012
iPhone 5 – Time to Give up your Blackberry
By Jim Lundy Apple announced the iPhone 5 today and we live tweeted the event. We will be covering the updates to Apple's Ecosystem, primarily iOS 6 in some separate First Cuts. Our take on the announcement today is tha
September 11, 2012
Dreamforce before Salesforce went Big
By Jim Lundy Back in 2008, Dreamforce, Salesforce's annual customer and partner event, was not that big. I know because that year, I was begged by the Gartner Account Executive to attend Dreamforce, including a customer
September 10, 2012
iPhone 5 – LIfe before the iPhone
By Jim Lundy The iPhone 5 will be announced this week in San Francisco. The flurry of activity leading up to it is palpable and many Apple competitors have been trying (and failing) to steal the limelight from the nex
September 5, 2012
Celebrating our One Year Anniversary at Aragon Research
By Jim Lundy As we head into the fall of 2012, it has been just over a year since we announced Aragon Research. It was on Friday, August 12th, 2011, that I finished up at Saba, had a great going away party, hugged the E
August 31, 2012
IBM Shifts into HCM Software and Buys Kenexa for $1.26 Billion
To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: Jim Lundy Topic: Knowledge, Social Software Issues: How will enterprises take advantage of new ways to share knowledge and expertise? What are the best p
August 30, 2012
IBM and the new Era of Social HCM
By Jim Lundy Earlier this week IBM announced that it was buying HCM provider Kenexa for $1.26 Billion. We will be publishing our First Cut with detailed analysis of that deal tomorrow. We see this signaling the acce
August 29, 2012
Apple’s Lawsuit Victory Over Samsung: Will It Stifle Innovation?
By Mike Anderson Apple’s lawsuit against Samsung has been big news. On August 24 the jury ruled that Samsung had violated some of Apple’s patents, and awarded Apple more than $1 billion. The legal wrangling is far
August 23, 2012
Microsoft Surface – Windows 8 for $199?
By Jim Lundy The Microsoft Surface isn't a secret anymore; it is coming to market in October. There is lots of speculation around this, particularly since it has taken Microsoft so long to respond to Tablets, such as th
August 17, 2012
RIM Futures: Exit Strategy and Contingency Plans
By Mike Anderson RIM (Research in Motion) once ruled in smartphones. With BlackBerry it provided secure wireless email, a great keyboard-based user experience, and a simple and popular instant messaging system. The abi
August 9, 2012
Gamification takes time to do right
By Jim Lundy A funny thing happens in Silicon Valley. Venture capital-funded firms are great at getting their message out. They want to do well and to hire talented people, so they make a lot of noise to get your attent
August 3, 2012
Jim Holincheck exits Gartner for Workday: A Farewell but not Goodbye
By Jim Lundy In case you hadn't heard, Gartner Managing Vice President Jim Holincheck left Gartner in July and joined HCM provider Workday. So when Jim announced via Twitter that he was joining Workday, I watched anAmazon and the Mobile Ecosystem Wars
By Mike Anderson Amazon is getting a lot of press lately, focused on rumors of new devices and capabilities that pit it against mobile ecosystem leaders. With the Kindle Fire, it has carved out a chunk of the tablet mar
August 2, 2012
Cloud: Is Your Cloud Vendor Ready for You?
By Jim Lundy You can't read a technology blog today without getting hit with cloud. The question that is asked most often is, "Are you ready for the cloud?" I'd like to suggest that you flip it and see if your vendor
July 27, 2012