PC World - To shrink chips further, IBM said it will invest $1.5 billion to boost its semiconductor manufacturing and research efforts. -- read full article
TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - Most companies are immature and uncoordinated when it comes to sales forecasting and demand planning. Follow these six steps to increase forecast accuracy, speed planning cycles, reduce inventory costs, end stockouts and increase customer satisfaction. -- read full article
InfoWorld - It's no secret that maintenance and support for enterprise applications is wildly profitable for vendors and, likewise, incredibly expensive for IT shops. Some of those IT shops, in fact, are overwhelmed by the cost and find too little return to justify paying for it. -- read full article
PC Magazine - At its "Museum of Belkin Art" on July 10, the gadget maker unveiled a plenitude of new and redesigned products, including several obviously devoted to networking. -- read full article
InfoWorld - The battle to provide social networking in the enterprise is under way between solutions from established software vendors and readily available offerings such as Facebook and LinkedIn, with these sites possessing a lot of momentum, an industry insider stressed during a conference on Friday afternoon. -- read full article
TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - The software can navigate through interactive reports and dashboards, as well as integrate BI functionality with other features of the smartphone, such as voice calling, e-mail and text messaging. -- read full article
TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - SnapLogic's technology maps data from one source to another, letting companies create new types of Web applications and mashups. -- read full article
TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - Chordiant Recommendation Advisor 6.1 monitors call-center conversations and offers agents recommendations on what actions to take. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - In addition to the license change, Samba 3.2 brings support for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, better conservation of memory, and a registry-based configuration system. -- read full article
NewsFactor - I wonder who owns your data if you cannot get access to it? One thing I learned from [my experience with NetSuite] is that he who owns the data, or access to the data, basically owns you. -- read full article
Reuters - A former Hewlett Packard Co
vice president pleaded guilty to stealing trade secrets while
he worked for IBM and admitted sharing the data with
Hewlett Packard, the Justice Department said on Friday. -- read full article
