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Utilizing Simulation to Evaluate Business Decisions in Sense-and-Respond Systems
White Papers In this paper, their decision support system is applied to the IBM Demand Conditioning process, in which mismatches between supply and demand are identified and corrective actions are initiated. Simulation can be an effective way to evaluate...
[July 26, 2005, 6:00]
Staying afloat in a skills storm
News Those who have seen demand for their skills come and go realise that a long-term career in IT requires an unfaltering commitment to keeping your skills upgraded. For example, there has always been a demand there for networking abilities, but these...
[November 4, 2002, 12:21]
SAP denies reducing SaaS investment
News News reports circulated on the web last month that SAP had cut its investment in Business ByDesign this year by some €100m (£51m) and revised its rollout strategy for the on-demand product suite. He noted that SAP will be continuing the rollout of...
[May 20, 2008, 8:47]
Intel: Caught with its PIIIs down
News We're growing overall capacity to meet higher seasonal demand in the second half of the year," said Paul Otellini, executive vice president of Intel's Architecture Business Group. In fact, demand for PCs has been so strong, it's been the root of...
[April 28, 2000, 9:49]
Cyrix production problems hurt National
News This is due to the company's difficulty in ramping up adequate volumes to meet demand during the quarter. The problem is production, not demand (of Cyrix products)," he said. He added that National's demand shortfall in the wireless markets in Asia...
[February 3, 1998, 9:44]
IBM looking for hosted package partners
News This model for buying software "on demand" is taking hold after years of missteps and failures, which were due to both technical challenges and faulty business models. The objective is to preconfigure a suite of horizontal and vertical on-demand...
[January 28, 2005, 12:20]
Linux profits won't be easy...
News No matter who lands the business, the demand for experienced Linux gurus is steep. Prospective employers that demand too much experience are tying their own hands, say headhunters. There's a lot of demand for Linux in the government sector, but...
[March 23, 2000, 14:52]
Expert Strategies for Reducing the Risks of an SaaS Relationship
White Papers Solutions for customer relationship management, payroll, human resources, and many more are now available on-demand. Whether you are currently engaged or plan to engage in an SaaS or ASP agreement, be sure to view this on-demand webcast and learn...
[July 27, 2007, 12:16]
Canon Europe CCI Improves Forecast Accuracy by Over 20%
White Papers The company wanted to improve the management of supply and demand across 13 warehouses in 16 countries, in an environment where products have short lifecycles and demand can exceed supply capacity. The challenge was to improve forecast accuracy and...
[July 11, 2007, 1:00]
The Day Ahead: Niku leads IPO parade
News As services demand soars, Niku's addressable market will grow accordingly. In an indication of strong demand, Niku, an information technology services company, has doubled the price range from $10 to $12 (£6 to £7) last week.
[February 29, 2000, 11:56]
Business Objects: Open source a distant threat
News Liautaud also said that Business Objects was considering the potential of offering its analysis and reporting tools through an on-demand model similar to that of Salesforce.com. Salesforce.com has been growing very significantly without a...
[January 17, 2005, 17:00]
Dell sounds latest warning bell
News Through the first two months of the current quarter, Dell's European demand has been weak and growth in sales to worldwide small-business customers, though much faster than the industry rate, has been somewhat short of internal plans," the company...
[October 5, 2000, 8:37]
Thriving tech sector needs 140,000 recruits a year
News Customer and business-oriented skills will also be in increased demand, along with advanced technical capability. The bad news is 140,000 recruits are likely to be needed annually to satisfy the industry's demand for increasingly skilled staff.
[January 30, 2008, 7:54]
Business broadband providers cut prices
News BT claimed that the move, following a similar cut in the price of its consumer products just two weeks earlier, shows that it is committed to stimulating demand in broadband. Cost is only one reason for the slow take-up of demand for broadband...
[August 8, 2001, 17:30]
The Day Ahead: EMachines' Greenspan excuse doesn't fly
News Yes, PC demand -- especially on the low-end -- is sluggish, but the fundamental flaws in eMachines' business are more to blame than macroeconomic trends. Consumer demand for personal computers in the second quarter has been significantly below...
[June 20, 2000, 11:34]
Windows' dominance stifles demand for Linux
News There isn't any large demand in the business community for those products and that's why there has been such a lack of momentum to push that out as a standard offering on the hardware," he said. The company claims it will not sell it in the UK yet...
[August 3, 2007, 12:35]
ICANN attacks 'fat and happy' IPv4 users
News The president and chief executive of ICANN, Paul Twomey, told ZDNet.co.uk on Wednesday that "fat and happy" businesses using IPv4 private addresses need to "wake up" and start to demand interoperability with IPv6 systems or risk losing business.
[May 9, 2008, 13:16]
Dell's Pentium 4 drought ends
News Dell attributed the events to unexpectedly high demand for the chip. The situation also points to higher-than-expected demand for high-end PCs, suggesting the slumping PC market could be showing signs of revival.
[November 19, 2001, 10:50]
IBM answers Nokia's calls for help
News This agreement ensures that we benefit from IBM's latest technologies for our businesses through on-demand services", Gordon Jack, vice president of business Infrastructure at Nokia, said in a statement.
[January 19, 2004, 12:50]
Digital Britain recommends 'G Cloud' for gov't IT
News It can provide an 'on demand' service and give organisations plenty of flexibility in their demand for and spending on IT. The report proposes the creation of a 'G Cloud' for government business applications, to run alongside the Public Service...
[June 17, 2009, 8:37]
