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The Wisdom of Oracle: Ellison Hits the Jackpot
It was after reading E.F. Codd’s paper called “A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks” that Ellison got the idea for his first product. Codd had been working at IBM on the new concept of a Structured Query Language (SQL). While successful, IBM didn’t see any commercial potential in it. Ellison, on the other hand, did.

Lesson #1: Success Doesn’t Happen Overnight
“I think a lot of people, friends included, were saying, ‘I know you're a believer in this and all, but you know, sometimes no matter how hard you believe it just doesn't happen. Maybe you should kind of give up the ghost and try something else,’” recalls Case. While he can look back on the early stages of his career now and laugh, at the time, it was no laughing matter. Case was struggling to become a success, to find his niche and to make a name for himself in an industry in which he saw limitless potential. “I just believed, and so I kept doing it…we're going to make this happen. We were going to stick with it.”
Engineering Success: How Slim’s Pockets Got Fat
There is no one in the world quite like Carlos Slim Helu. Until his recent jump to the second spot on the Forbes’ list of the world’s wealthiest, he was something of a mystery to the business world. He worked in relative isolation, with no computers in the basement of his drab two-storey office building. But, his seclusion should not be mistaken for a weakness. Indeed, his power is so great, that when he did suffer a weakness in the form of heart surgery a few years back, his companies’ shares actually began to tremble. So, just how did this son of Lebanese immigrants become one of the wealthiest people in the world, and a household name across an entire continent?

Consumers Continue to Choose Credit Cards Over Mortgages
A new TransUnion study shows that the usual payment hierarchy of mortgages over other debts, like credit cards, remains reversed, with consumers paying down cards before worrying about mortgages. It augurs many more housing defaults ahead.
Boomers … the Numbers, the Markets Keep Growing
You can fight it all you want but you're getting close to, passed through or can't even see it in the rearview mirror. It is your becoming part of the boomer plus generation. You may find it tough to find a pair of jeans that fit just right on you but don't forget boomers have most of the world's net worth, their numbers are growing faster than the GenX, GenY folks. They'll probably live longer than past generations, they're going to work longer, they'll stay involved/stay active, they're online more and they buy more PC/CE/content toys than the other groups. Maybe it's because we're just pushed past the early phases of Booming and our kids have been giving us a hard time. We just repeat in our mind what Mark Twain said, "Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. " BAM !! Things are OK again.

Public Relations 101
Public relations is a strategic marketing discipline that involves equal doses of creativity, persistence, substance and cooperation to influence members of the media to look favorably on an industry, client, company, business or service. The third party credibility is one of the greatest benefits of public relations.
The Generation Born Online is Changing Business Models
We've read the dynamics of netbooks sweeping away notebooks...tablets sweeping away netbooks and notebooks...smartphones being in everyone's hands...the need for a device for every application. That's us. But for the work/entertainment tools you'll be using in 10/20 years from now...don't bother looking over the screen in the office. Don't check what cool folks are carrying. See what the little urchin rolling, crawling around at home gravitates to...look at the kids! They're just entering the communications arena. They use phone devices for anything/everything/everywhere.

We’re Starting to Take Virtual Sales to the Real Bank
We may have worked with Atari for over six years back in the real gaming system days but we never really had a long attention span -- long enough to play the games. We knew people who slept under their desks and lived on Coke/Twinkies when it was crash n burn to get games out. Folks still do but now they're talking serious money. So serious we people buy virtual goods/stuff with real money. Times have changed but the attraction of games hasn't. The games are more realistic, more immersive and more valuable. Serious men, women, boys, girls play them...serious men, women develop them...seriously there's a new breed of casual games !!!!

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Be It Resolved, Analysts are Worthless
The following email from the head of global equity research at HSBC (my long-ago employer) to London analysts is being called, at least in the U.K., crass and demotivating. I have to confess, I don't actually find it all that troubling: More than a few analysts that I used to work with could have used some tough talk:

Say the name Starbucks and the first thing most people will think of is coffee. However, many industry analysts argued it was that very fact that was one of the major obstacles standing in the way of CEO Howard Schultz’s dream to create the most recognizable and respected brand in the world. How was Schultz ever going to be able to capture the coffee market in China, a country of tea drinkers, or Japan or Taiwan, they asked?
Expected American Job Cuts And The Home Business Franchises That Can Help
Analysts expect some job markets to take a substantial hit in coming months, but home based business can be a good employment alternative.
Is A Landscape Franchise A Good Business Opportunity In Recession?
Though it may sound far-fetched, some analysts believe that landscaping is a recession-proof business. Here’s why and what you can do with that information.
Things I don’t think we’ll see: a 99 buck iPhone, an Apple television
"Macsimum News" Editor Dennis Sellers doesn't think we'll see the cheap iPhone and Apple-branded television that some analysts are predicting.

'Underwhelming' response to desktop updates -- and the laptop vs. desktop equation
Most analysts have found Apple's Mac desktop overhaul "underwhelming."
The Automotive Aftermarket Industry Maintains a Bright Spot in the Franchise Community
According to R. L. Polk & Co. in its annual vehicle population report, the median age of passenger cars in operation in the U.S. increased to 9.4 years in 2008, breaking the previous two-year record high. In fact, analysts from J.D. Power, Deutsche Bank Securities, and Wachovia Capital Markets all estimate that auto sales in the U.S. declined as much as 43 percent last month in comparison to sales in March of 2008. What does all this mean to prospective franchise owners? With the economy still in a rut and more consumers keeping and maintaining their vehicles versus buying new, the automotive repair industry is a smart business choice for those seeking a franchise to own.
UK Feed in Tariff scheme gives big boost to Solar PV market
A new report suggests that the outlook for the Renewable Energy market in the UK has never been sunnier. In their report on the UK PV Market 2010, Industry analysts Solarbuzz, show that the UK Feed in Tariff scheme has already produced a huge increase in the number of Solar PV installations across the UK.
Who cares about PR?
The public relations industry is coming of age in a global economy where it is ideally placed to take advantage. Maybe we should look at what the PR industry offers, rather than how the industry has been characterised. Here are five key messages to consider.

Virtual Requirements Meetings - Your Time Is Now!
Getting subject matter experts together with business analysts can be a time-consuming and expensive process, especially when travel is involved. Virtual meetings have been around for a while - but how do you determine what the trade-offs are?
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