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Datamonitor, Ovum & Butler cohabitation makes AR easier

Duncan Chapple — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:03:30 +0000

Last week’s meeting of the IIAR invited a delegation from Datamonitor, including John Leigh, who heads the tech research at Datamonitor and its Ovum and Butler brands, and David Mitchell (who has a similar role as the new Research Fellow). John couldn’t make it, but Datamonitor CEO Mark Meek and David Mitchell gave a spirited [...]

CSC moves up in the Lighthouse Services Index

Waqas Ahmed — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:57:19 +0000

The most high profile gainer this month is CSC which moved up 2 positions. The firm has been mentioned in analyst reports for its SOA based systems integration capabilities and its plans to move into providing new cloud services is sure to keep analysts focused on the firm. The biggest gainer this month is CGI Group [...]

Siemens Communications jumps up in the Lighthouse Telecoms Index

Waqas Ahmed — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:30:09 +0000

The biggest gainer this month is Siemens Communications(not shown in the image on right) which has jumped up a massive 29 positions this month. The firm, which was converted into a a joint venture of Siemens and the Gores Group last year, has recently announced new wireless products with Enterasys(another Gores Group company) and is [...]

Canalys Voice launch reflects analysts’ turn back to direct marketing

Editorial — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:31:47 +0000

Canalys, the UK-headquartered specialist in channels to market, is following a number of other analyst firms in launching newsletters and other tools that allow direct marketing of reports and events. The Canalys Voice drives readers towards buying its research, and it cannot be accidental that the newsletter comes from Rita Chaher, who runs the firm’s [...]

AR evaluation’s growing focus on competitors and outcomes

Duncan Chapple — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:07:08 +0000

Since our December survey we’ve seen increasing numbers of AR teams trying to move away from tracking their own efforts and trying to see how they are moving relative to their competitors. In the recession mood which still influences many buyers, analysts continue to play a market-shaping role. Clients, not technologies, are increasingly at the [...]

Red Hat moves up in the Lighthouse Software Index

Waqas Ahmed — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:37:50 +0000

The most high profile gainer this month is Red Hat which is up 3 positions and is ranked 11th this month. The firm’s enterprise linux has been recognized as one of the most innovative product by Network Products Guide. Moreover, its challenge to Microsoft is a sign of its growing confidence in its products and [...]

Avoidance, bias and insularity are top challenges with AR measurement

Duncan Chapple — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:22:56 +0000

What are the top errors made by AR teams trying to develop measurements and integrate them into balanced scorecards? Carter and Dave have some suggestions, but while they certainly picks up on challenging aspects of measurement, I’m not sure if they are all mistakes - let alone the most serious mistakes. To pick up on just [...]

Dell edges out Intel, as Panasonic zooms up Lighthouse Systems Index

Waqas Ahmed — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:24:04 +0000

The most high profile gainer this month is Dell which edged out Intel to claim the number 2 post in this month’s edition of the Lighthouse Systems Index. the firm has been ranked number one in the Corporate Sustainability Index (CSI) which measures the environmental initiatives of 40 companies in the IT and Telecoms sector. [...]

Unisys & Convergys gain in the Lighthouse Services Index

Waqas Ahmed — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:17:30 +0000

The high profile gainer this month is Unisys which has moved up 2 positions to the 5th spot. The firm has announced a new outsourcing agreement with Hertz as well as a new offering to help reduce support costs for its clients. The biggest gain is in the score of NextiraOne which has moved up [...]

Accenture, Cognizant & Atos rise in Lighthouse’s Outsourcing Index

Waqas Ahmed — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:59:54 +0000

The most high profile gainer in this edition of the Lighthouse Outsourcing Index is Accenture which has moved up 2 positions and is now ranked 3rd. Considered to be one of the top vendor for application outsourcing the firm has also come under the spotlight as analysts try to determine the impact of recession on [...]

Four steps to successful spoken word audits

Efrem Mallach — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:59:28 +0000

“You can’t manage what you can’t measure,” so corporate management always wants to measure analyst relations. It’s easy to count briefings and such, but that misses the point. One should measure results, not effort. The result you want, of course, is a shift in your favor (or favour, for the Brits reading this) in analyst [...]

Content Marketing: Thought Leadership in a Web 2.0 World

Lighthouse — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:00:24 +0000

We’re recommending that readers register for an upcoming web seminar presented by Velocity Partners (the firm of Lighthouse board member Stan Woods) with B2B Marketing Magazine. It’s on Wednesday, 3rd June 2009 at 3:30pm London time. Stan writes that the webinar “takes you on a rather fast-paced tour of the single most important discipline [...]

Verizon moves up in the Lighthouse Telecoms Index

Waqas Ahmed — Sun, 31 May 2009 12:36:36 +0000

The highest profile gainer this month is Verizon which moved up 2 positions to the 4th spot. Analyst focus on the Verizon selling off most of its business in the rural areas to Frontier Communications has helped it make this move up inthe index this month. T-Mobile is also one of the most prominent gainers [...]

Forrester’s IT Forum will be a test of client satisfaction

Editorial — Sat, 30 May 2009 23:43:41 +0000

What a difference a year makes. In 2008 Forrester was the winner of the Analyst Firm of the Year award. However, since then we’ve seen a different tone to the conversation about Forrester: while praise for Forrester’s analysts continues, vendors’ dissatisfaction with the firm seems to be rising, especially in Europe.

IIAR breakfast meeting at Forrester IT Forum

Lighthouse — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:49:06 +0000

If you are planning to be at the Forrester IT Forum EMEA in Berlin next week, and are interested in finding out more about the IIAR and networking with your peers, we will be holding an informal breakfast meeting from 08:00 a.m. CET on Wednesday June 3rd at the Maritim Hotel. If you would like to [...]

mySQL up as analysts focus on Sun’s acquisition by Oracle

Waqas Ahmed — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:35:11 +0000

The news of Sun’s acquisition by Oracle has put the spotlight on mySQL which is the most high profile gainer this month. Touted as the world’s most widely used open source database system it will be interesting to see how Oracle aligns mySQL alongside its own database system. This acquisition has helped improve the score [...]

Freescale goes up in the Lighthouse Systems Index

Waqas Ahmed — Wed, 20 May 2009 01:33:26 +0000

The biggest gainer this month is the semiconductor designing and manufacturing firm Freescale which has moved up 7 positions. The firm has been named as one of the 2009 World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute. The firm’s improved position in the index also stems from analyst focus on its communication processors which aim [...]