Influence
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. As of December 2009, over 200 firms’ research is included in the Index, making it the only metric with such broad reach. The new Analyst…
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 which has announced a new manufacturing plant in Thailand also moved up 3 spots. NetApp also moved up 3 positions to the 17th spot. Focus…
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 has helped it to move up to 6th spot in October. Hyperion gained 6 positions as analysts focus on the result of its acquisition by…
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 of this, and be thinking about your action plan. If you’re a Gartner client in the ERP and Supply Chain space, there will be direct…
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 release on BusinessWire started to pop up in the press. AMR’s Bruce Richardson has also outlined the good news about the deal [And Tony Law’s…
Orange Business Services is the most high profile gainer in the October edition of the Lighthouse Services Index. The firm gained 7 positions and made it to the top 25 list as analysts recognized its Global and Unified Communications Strength. KPMG has also moved up 4 positions in October and made it to the top…
IT budgets are always under constraint, but today’s CIOs are under intense pressure to deliver more for less. At the same time technology development is offering new options, from social computing to sourcing. IT must assess these effectively and invest for business benefit.
Last week Peggy O’Neill spoke on a Lighthouse webinar to outline the IIAR’s new Analyst Relations Certification (ARC) prorgramme. As the notes below indicate, the ARC test is a serious contribution to improving the professional standing of analyst relations professionals. Test has 15 sections. Reviewed by analyst firms, AR consultancies and AR people. It’s tough….