Information technology innovation trends in the news include: Cisco’s enterprise answer for the iPad, the IT project failure curve of death, and IT’s three key organizational transformations. See links below for details on IT innovation trends in the news.
Cius, Cisco’s Enterprise Answer for the iPad. CloudAve provides an analysis of Cisco Cius and what it means to Apple’s iPad. Cisco Cius is an ultra lightweight (1.15 lbs) Android based tablet offering HD video streaming and real-time video, multi-party conferencing, email, messaging, browsing, and the ability to produce, edit and share content stored locally or centrally in the cloud. News Item:,/i> Cisco Just Kicked iPad Out of Enterprise Market With Cisco Cius #iPad #Innovation #Android http://bit.ly/anP7hq
The IT Failure Curve of Death. EnterpriseIrregular’s Michael Krigsman provides insight and chart on IT project planning. Steps taken early in the project can have a profound impact on downstream success or failure. News Item: The IT failure curve of death – graph highlighting early planning – to maximize option, lower costs #PM #SAP http://bit.ly/biRc5d
IT’s Three Key Organizational Transformations.Andrew McAfee writes in Harvard Business Review about key IT transformations for businesses. He sees companies in all industries using computers to accomplish three broad and deep transformations: they’re becoming more scientific, more orchestrated, and more self-organizing. News Item: Why Biz spend more on IT? – become more scientific, orchestrated, self-organizing #Innovation #enterprise http://bit.ly/aIwaxv
Business-to-Business (B2B) and enterprise systems trends include U.S. Government electronic health record interfaces, SAP buying Sybase, and new, free eInvoicing platform for small businesses and suppliers. See links below for details on B2B and enterprise systems trends in the news.
Electronic Health Record (EHR) Product Certification. eCommerce Times reports that new, proposed regulations will have the government supervise certification of IT-related Electronic Health Record (EHR) products to include interoperability to exchange data. News Item: The Big Business of Electronic Health Records – #Gov certifying IT systems & interfaces? #Data #Integration http://bit.ly/a4n7Qt 06:06 19 May 2010
SAP Buyout of Sybase. MarketWatch reports that with SAP AG’s proposed $5.8B acquisition of Sybase, SAP is gaining mobile technology and so-called “in-memory” database technology. SAP agrees to buy Sybase for $5.8 billion – MarketWatch http://bit.ly/aCwG8C 19:48 PM 12 May 2010
Free eInvoicing Trends. FineExtra reports that “Danish firm Tradeshift is launching an international e-invoicing platform designed to disrupt traditional international payment mechanisms by offering fee-free transactions over an open-standards and Internet-based smart supply chain network.News Items: Danish start-up Tradeshift launches e-invoicing platform – free eInvoicing for small biz #B2B http://bit.ly/anw3e3 7:34 PM May 3rd 2010. Also, see our posting Free B2B Electronic Invoicing For Small Suppliers.
