Regular readers may know about our weekly Spotlight service, in which we point out the new research that interests us the most. This week we came across some interesting Seybold
Having spoken this week to Datamonitor and Ovum executives, Lighthouse has concluded that Datamonitor’s acquisition of Ovum is quite unlike those of most other analyst firms. While META and Giga
Europe’s largest analyst firm, Datamonitor, is to purchase Ovum, Europe’s largest technology and telecoms analysts. The deal values Ovum at slightly under $80 million. The news comes shortly after Anthony
This morning we have returned from Gartner’s Symposium to a shocking sadness. Thorsten Wichmann, co-founder and managing director of the German analyst firm Berlecon Research, has died after a short
Gartner used the vendor relations meeting here at Symposium to re-emphasize ways in which role-based views aim to improve the usability of its research. This positive message was deflected in
Lighthouse are Gartner’s guests at Symposium. If you’d like to meet up, send an email or call us on +1 (617) 314 6630. We’ll be at the vendor relations drinks
The chart on the left compares a group of 147 leading industry analysts according to their individual profile in the media and their impact on high-value sales. The black line
The chart on the right shows how strongly different influencers affect big-business purchasing. For a larger version, click here. The data come from an international survey of technology buyers conducted
