This month the biggest gainers in the Lighthouse Software Index are webMethods and Epicor. Epicor’s announcement to acquire NSB Retail Systems and exceptional revenue for 2007 fourth quarter has helped it gain 15 positions. The surprise gainer is webMethods as it has gained 15 positions and is now ranked 36 in the Software Index. The…
Messaging develops in two ways: up from the grass-roots experience of the company, and down from the top-level idea. The third assertion in our Credo series is that AR managers have to accept that duality, and understand that it reflects analysts different approaches. The challenge for the AR professional is to develop consistency, both between…
In an episode of The Simpsons when Homer creates a vigilante group to track down a cat burglar, Lisa, concerned over their abuse of power asks: “If you’re the police, who will police the police?” to which Homer replies: “I dunno, Coast Guard?” Lisa’s question is that of Juvenal: qui custodiet ipsos custodes? And I…
The top 10 this month sees the exit of the Xerox and the entry of EMC which has gained 5 positions in December and is now ranked at the 6th spot in the Lighthouse Systems Index. EMC has been ranked as the leader in the external controller-based storage market by Gartner and has also announced…
One of our readers emailed me to ask about analysts that cover the building and construction industry. Our research shows that very few analysts following high-technology industries tend to follow building and construction, mainly because there’s very little verticalised technology for building and construction. For example, that market is perhaps the principal buyer of project…
Infosys is the most notable gainer as it has moved up 3 positions and is now at the third spot. The firm has beaten forecasts by announcing a greater than anticipated profit and is set to be one of the biggest recruiters of talent in India this financial year. Cognizant is another notable gainer with…
One of the most stressful events for analyst relations managers is working out what to do when analysts attack. This is a topic we’ve discussed a lot over the past few years. AR managers often find that as well as focussing on the external relationship with the analyst, they need to manage the internal fall-out…
Building on last week’s posting, I wanted to flag up this map in which the sizes of countries reflect computer exports. Computer exports make up almost 11 per cent of world trade. While these data will be especially relevant to the technology-focused readers of this blog, the huge scale of the computer industry means that…