Counterpoint
6 Stories
Research in Motion: What slowdown?
News Analysts say cuts in corporate tech spending would hurt the BlackBerry maker's earnings, but smart marketing to consumers has paid off.
Tags: Earning reports/forecasts, Branding, Brand strategy, Positioning and segmentation
Research shows CRM success is uncertain
Insight Depending on whom you listen to, organizations are either generally satisfied but unsure what makes a CRM implementation successful.
Study: Wikipedia as accurate as Britannica
News The journal Nature says the open-access encyclopedia is about as accurate as the old standby.
Tags: Web sites
Wary companies not cutting on IT security budgets
News Surveys show that enterprises are increasing their security budgets in 2009 despite cuts in overall IT budgets, with tech chiefs expecting security issues to grow this year as a result of the economic uncertainty.
Tags: Security, Business security, Director Of Information Technology, IT Budget, IT Security, Insider Threat, Survey, Ecotec, Rodger, Counterpoint
Sun: Microsoft guilty of 'patent terrorism'
News A Sun exec has hit out at rival Microsoft, accusing the software giant of "patent terrorism" over the pressure it has put on the Linux community.
Tags: Patents, Linux desktop OS, Linux server OS, Open source
IBM goes on mainframe offensive
News Big Blue plans to spend tens of millions of dollars to convert new customers to the high-end server line.
Tags: Mainframes
