Over the last week I’ve been discussing the initial results from our Analyst Attitude Survey with clients. The general picture is pretty depressing. AR is in reverse and analysts are
On December 17 we ran a webinar to take a closer look at Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC). Close watchers of the services industry will need no introduction to PAC, one
Telefonica which opened offices in 15 new European countries is the only new entrant to the top 25 in October. Focus on the firm’s announcement to move ahead with its

The monthly Analyst Index is being relaunched in 2010 as a subscription-only service. As the number of analyst firms has increased, so has the effort involved in compiling the index.
The top gainer in the October edition of the Lighthouse Systems Index is SanDisk. SanDisk has announced new flash memory cards targetting gamers and has moved up 7 spots. Ricoh
Novell which moved up 2 positions is the most high profile gainer. Its SecureLogin solution has been ranked as one of the best in the industry and the resulting focus
The hot news this week has been the decision of AMR Research to allow itself to be bought by Gartner. If you’re an AMR client you will already be aware
Praise goes to the IIAR for breaking the news (to me, at least) of Gartner’s purchase of AMR Research. The AR institute posted the news an hour before Gartner’s press