Influence
Dell is the most high profile mover this month. Rated as one of the top 3 semiconductor consumer it has moved up to the second spot this month. The firm has announced new mini-notebook/netbook to help maintain its sales growth in what is seen as an increasingly challenging environment. Toshiba which has announced the acquisition…
The most high profile gainer this month is Unisys which has moved to the 5th spot this month. The firm has been awarded CMMI certifications at four software development and applications services support facilities and an IDC study has rated it as one of the top BPO vendor. BearingPoint has also moved up 4 positions…
The growth of free and freemium analyst research is a fascinating development. In a way, it’s an acceleration of what we’ve seen in the analyst industry, previously, in the form of White Papers. Often White Papers were working well for both analysts and vendors. Increasingly it’s fascinating to see this kind of snowballing development, particularly…
The biggest gainer in this bi-monthly edition of the Lighthouse SI and Consulting Index is Satyam. The buzz associated with the Satyam saga has resulted in the firm earning a mention in every Lighthouse Services related index for the past two months. Hopefully the subsiding media hype will help it to lose some of this…
Analyst relations is often a career silo. As a result, professionals often need to look for other areas into which their skills transfer. In this video (perhaps better for last thing on Friday) you can see another interesting parallel.In this video the Zookeeper at ZSL London Zoo discusses Gorilla Relations.There are some interesting points about…
Sony Ericsson is the biggest gainer this month with a jump of 11 positions. The firm has reported a decline in the number of units shipped last quarter but its announcement to join the Open Handset Alliance has helped it to improve its profile with the analysts. Vodafone, which has been holding trials to improve…
Lighthouse’s Torsten Sewing will be in Hanover, Germany next month meeting delegates at the CeBIT fair. If you want to meet up – perhaps to get a local perspective on what’s happening in central Europe – then give him a call on +49 16 3264 5555. There are even some free tickets available. Exhibitor bookings…
CA has managed to move up 2 positions this month and is now ranked 5th in the Lighthouse Software Index. The boost in the firm’s ranking has come from analyst focus on its acquisition of Orchestria and its virtual systems management solutions. VMware, which reported a solid quarter of improved earnings, has also gone up…