sme in comment and analysis
Boardroom Despatches: Eager suppliers, supine buyers
Comment The SME is the lifeblood of our economy. To the average SME, this modern approach is almost bullet proof. Continuing a recent silicon.com theme of large organisations being brave enough to use smaller suppliers, Rene Carayol this month explains why... [10 Mar 2004]
Devil's Advocate: The big deal of government buying small
Comment Peter Gershon is justifiably proud of having increased the proportion of SME suppliers in the OGC approved lists. Yet he has to admit that the SME suppliers in the lists are only a tiny fraction of all the SME technology companies. [09 Mar 2004]
Can Microsoft deliver on CRM?
Comment The opportunity for Microsoft in the relatively untapped SME market speaks for itself. However, in the short-term, Microsoft’s market entry seems to be good news for everyone, offering choice to the SME and a boost to the market for its competitors... [10 Feb 2004]
Leader: Neglect the SME at your peril
Leader And you'd be right - precisely why such companies are foolish to ignore the SME sector. The government's recently declared aim to get PCs into the homes of British workers - via the HCI scheme - is a laudable one. [03 Feb 2004]
Through the fog... SAP for SMEs
Comment The room was full of industry analysts from around Europe and many of us had heard the story before of how SAP is increasing its penetration of the SME space. So great first impression but the key question remained as to whether the gorilla of the... [18 Dec 2003]
The Bloor Perspective: The CSO, Dell and Cisco at home
Comment In terms of market sectors it leads in the public market (education and government) and lies second in the large business and the SME markets. Many reports have highlighted the SME and consumer markets as areas that are faring better than large... [31 Mar 2003]
Surviving the recession: a Quocirca series
Comment Second, bandwidth is still a problem - it shouldn't be but due to the efforts of Oftel and BT we are still firmly mired in the technological wastelands when it comes to broadband access and the confused SME market doesn't know whether it should be... [13 Feb 2002]
The Bloor Perspective: knowing you knowing SME, euro costs, and what marketers do
Comment The small to medium-sized (SME) enterprise market has long been a missed opportunity for IT vendors. First, there was the announcement of a dedicated SME distribution arm. The SME market is a very lucrative one. [10 Sep 2001]
Xerox and HP set to square up, again
Comment It already runs a similar service for the SME market - the Print Advantage programme. Xerox's history is one of innovation married to often dismal commercial execution. So what happens when rival HP starts eyeing Xerox's latest target market? [07 Aug 2001]
Microsoft: A finger in every pie?
Comment Ballmer said that unlike IBM Microsoft will be successful in the SME market. The company's plans include new initiatives, which it hopes will enable it to acquire additional customers. Ballmer wants Microsoft to be at the forefront of what he calls... [12 Mar 2001]
John Lamb's Week: internet crash spawns new analysis industry
Comment Certainly Access Conferences (http://www.access-conf.com), organiser of the event at the Crown Plaza, London, confides that it has come up with a special SME price in order to tempt the smaller organisation. [11 Dec 2000]
SMEs no e-laggards
Comment Uncertain, indecisive, conservative - they're all words we frequently hear associated with the SME sector, often from vendors with (surprise, surprise) the perfect pre-packed, one-stop-shop solution to sell. [22 Nov 2000]
SOS: Finding your way through the broadband acronym jungle
Comment DSL suits all types of users - large business, SME, residential - while cable modems are more for residential/soho (small office/home office) users. Finger claims the best target for these companies will be the SME market. [12 Oct 2000]
The Best of 'Reader Comments': Smartcards, e-marketplaces and Apple
Comment And how many different 'entry fees' is an SME going to face? Smartcards, stupid idea? Following a story about future smartcard charges, followed up on last week's Behind the Headlines show, viewers were quick to respond, either backing the... [06 Oct 2000]
Helping hand: Compaq assists the humble SME
Comment It has launched an information portal for SMEs called The Source, which it claims is the first step in a new commitment to address the direct needs of its SME customers. But the latest survey of this ilk, published today, has found that directors... [18 Sep 2000]
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