JDA Software and i2 Technologies are the two high performers this month. Both firms have jumped up 14 positions this month due to the analyst focus on the planned acquisition of i2 by JDA. The jump in ranking has also helped i2 get into the top 25 this month. Citrix is another high profile firm…
Folrose Press has published Industry Analyst Relations – An Extension to PR, a new book on analyst relations by Dr Ralf Leinemann and Duncan Chapple, Lighthouse’s managing director. It’s a step-by-step guide for communication managers who need to develop an AR program. The 108-page large format book retails for £15 (or less) from Amazon and…
Is it just me who has doubts? I’ve been looking at the Gartner’s Blog Network, which went live last week. It might be a little early to pass judgement on its vitality and longevity: Anthony Bradley launched them formally, on September 15th (day 2 of Gartner’s Web Innovation Summit in LA). n However, at the…
BenQ is the biggest mover this month with a gain of 7 positions. The Taiwanese electronics giant, which has recently introduced new LCD display technology with claims of saving more energy, is now ranked 29th in the Lighthouse Systems Index. Oce has moved up 5 positions and is now ranked 23rd this month. It has…
The biggest gainers this month are BT Global and Convergys with gains of 3 positions each. The glory is more for BT Global as it has claimed the 3rd spot by displacing EDS. The firm has successfully completed its acquisition of the IT services specialist Stemmer and has announced an enhancement in its security monitoring…
We met with David Metcalfe, one of the founders and a Director at Verdantix this week. David will be familiar to you from his Forrester Research analyst and vice-president roles over eight years. Verdantix is a traditional analyst research company in its business model, but it is far from that when it comes to its…
Michael Selwyn, one of Europe’s best-loved and most respected analyst relations consultants passed away on Friday morning. Michael had developed analyst relations for clients of many of the best-known agencies in Britain, and has been a warm friend and wise counsel for many of us in the analyst relations community over the last decade. His…
Thanks to Efrem Mallach for flagging up an interesting new article: Matt Asay’s criticism of analysts’ failures at making accurate market predictions. Matt’s argument is that analysts are great at understanding the present and past, but they are weak at what clients pay analysts for – understanding the future. However, we feel that’s mistaken: there…