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We're at the beginning of a new tech boom like nothing we've ever seen before. New economic models, the cloud, crowdfunding, and trends that haven't even seen the light of day yet are combining to form a "perfect storm". Hold onto your hats! This blog looks at innovative startups, new ways of thinking and the changes each will create over the coming year.

by Dan Blacharski

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  • Product launch strategies are departing from the mainstream

    Posted Sep 17, 2012 - 09:34 pm

    Every company, large or small, wants to have new product launches like Apple. Every time Apple releases something, the anticipation is palpable, and on the first day of release there are lines snaking out of the Apple stores around the block all over the country. How do they do it?

  • ERP vendors cut support fees

    Posted May 11, 2009 - 09:50 am

    Both Oracle and SAP have trimmed their support fees--a good thing for customers, who often cringe at the support and maintenance costs of enterprise ERP installations.

  • Closing the consumption gap: Making use of the features you have

    Posted Sep 03, 2012 - 11:56 am

    The emerging model for software development has come to a point where it must transcend the underlying technology. Some of the most interesting software companies never make it, because they develop useful technology but that's where they stop.

  • BlackBerry's new app store

    Posted Mar 08, 2009 - 07:29 pm

    The iPhone fanatics are already hard at work trying to dismiss and belittle it, but BlackBerry's new application store has some real potential. But before we condemn RIM for "copying" Apple, let's be realistic here.

  • Everyone forgets SOHO businesses

    Posted Apr 03, 2009 - 11:02 am

    It seems to me that everyone forgets the small business, and by "small business" I mean truly small business--what the industry has termed SOHO (small office/home office) operations with fewer than 10 or 15 employees. These are the companies that make up the last frontier of true entrepreneurship and capitalism.

  • Enterprise software to be flat in 2009

    Posted Apr 05, 2009 - 01:08 pm

    According to a Gartner report, worldwide enterprise software revenues will be flat in 2009. The research organization had previously pegged growth at 6.6 percent, but recently revised its projection.

  • Writing for algorithms and occasionally people

    Posted Jul 20, 2012 - 09:00 am

    When Google launched its AdSense program, it did two things: It created an infrastructure whereby the company could bring in billions of dollars in ad revenue, and it created an opportunity for thousands of small businesses to go into web publishing.

  • McKinsey's cloud report rains on cloud computing's parade

    Posted Apr 17, 2009 - 07:53 pm

    The response to McKinsey's recent report, "Clearing the air on cloud computing," has been overwhelming. The report claims that cloud computing doesn't have all the silver linings it claims, and it is particularly a bad deal for larger companies.

  • Apple's tenuous claim against Samsung isn't good for the industry

    Posted Aug 30, 2012 - 10:53 am

    I remember when automobile brands were highly distinctive. If you were to see a '59 Cadillac DeVille driving down the street, there was no question that it was a Caddy. Studebaker, made right here in my hometown of South Bend, Indiana, was another classy shop, with world-class design that stood out from the pack.

  • Working at a startup: You win some, you lose some . . .

    Posted Aug 10, 2012 - 01:13 pm

    Tech and Internet startups are some of the most unique businesses in the world, not just because of the innovative technology they create, but because of the highly unusual culture and work environment they tend to cultivate.

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