Influence
The most high profile gainer of analyst focus in this month’s edition of the Lighthouse Telecoms Index is Alcatel-Lucent. The firm appears to be expanding its operations base in multiple geographical regions including Asia, Africa and Europe. The result is reflected in excellent second quarter 2007 results and has earned the company an improvement of…
Lighthouse organized an informal gathering in Chicago for people with an interest in industry analyst relations in August 2007. As one of the founders of the Institute for Industry Analyst Relations, I’ve found casual, out-of-work discussions to be highly effective: they help people with an interest in AR to network — and help us all…
Information Builders, known for its business intelligence solutions, is the biggest gainer in this month’s Lighthouse Software Index. The firm has formed a partnership with Blyk to deploy Information Builders’ webFOCUS and iWay software solutions and has moved up 23 spots. Meanwhile, Sterling Commerce, recognized by Manufacturing Business Technology for Delivering Innovation to the Manufacturing…
The latest ARmadgeddon post is an article by Bill Hopkins. I just saw it on my way out for lunch with one of Gartner’s competitors – who had already been discussing the article to see if it suggests any opportunities for them. Hopkins seems to feel that the role of analyst firms is to meet…
Over that last few months Aaron and his friends at Vantelo have been surveying readers to find out how their service should develop, and what the best name for it would be. The result is a new name: ITAnalystReports.com. It’s a great service, but I’m going to miss the old name. Vantelo suggested vangard and…
Would your business pay $427 to be able to show the dollar impact of its analyst relations program? Is that a fair price? And if you got the most comprehensive guide to analyst relations along with it, what would be a fair price? Barbara French writes on her blog that the list price of $500…
This month the Lighthouse Systems Index has 4 top positive movers who have each gained 3 positions. These firms are: – Texas Instruments(TI) which has teamed up with Ericsson, to develop new mobile phone technology – Nintendo which has continued to improve its position based on the amazing sales of its widely popular Wii consoles….
The most high profile mover in this month’s Services Index is Unisys. The firm has boosted its profile amongst analysts with a series of services contracts with Rabobank and City of Chicago. This coupled with some exceptional financial results has helped Unisys to quietly overtake Yahoo which had been occupying the third position in the…