Forrester Research

Look For Semantic Layers & BI-Specific DBMSes in 2013 - Posted December 27, 2012
Borris Evelson of the Forrester Research blog recently shared Forrester's prediction for ... [semanticweb.com]

Report: Facebook Likes Must Lead Fans To Purchase, Consider, Recommend Brands - Posted May 9, 2012
The latest attempt to quantify what a Facebook like is worth comes from ... [AllFacebook]

Tech Round Up: No One Checks In; Zuckerberg Exposed - Posted December 7, 2011
-I must live in a supe-techie area or know a lot of hypercheckers, because according to Forrester Research, only 2 percent of adults use apps like Foursquare... [PRNewser]

Study: More People Using QR Codes - Posted November 16, 2011
[caption id="attachment_30296" align="alignleft" width="224" caption="Skanz makes customized QR codes."][/caption] A new Forrester Research study finds that more people are using QR codes now than they were last year. Accordi... [PRNewser]

Boomers and Millennials Have Similar Tech Practices - Posted October 12, 2010
While the boomer generation may not be the first group to run out and buy the latest technology, they're nearly as likely as younger generations to own computers, access the Web on a daily basis, and own gadgets like mobile phones. So says this Ad Age article, which presents evidence debunki... [PRNewser]

Ninety-Nine Percent of People Don't Want You to Know Where They Are - Posted September 3, 2010
A study by Forrester Research found that only one percent of Americans regularly use Foursquare or o... [PRNewser]

Creating Dynamic Business Applications using Semantic Web Technology " Part I - Posted October 26, 2009
Does your organization find that it can develop a new product faster than your IT group can create a new application to manage it?  Are your existing systems too inflexible? No, these are not just the opening lines of a sales pitch aimed at selling you the latest IT package or platform.... [semanticweb.com]

How Can Semantics Help Us Achieve Model-Driven Everything? - Posted January 14, 2009
— ANDREW CRAPO, AMY ARAGONESExecutive Summary There are a variety of tools and approaches available to model the enterprise and its processes. Almost all of these lack a clear, standards-based semantics and the ability to integrate different types of enterprise models. Semantic technology addresses some but not all enterprise modeling needs. Hence enterprise... [semanticweb.com]

A Wiki for Business Knowledge in Executable English - Posted January 3, 2008
The problem of business-IT alignment is of widespread economic concern, and is largely caused by a semantic disconnect between business people and technologists. The business people speak English, and the techies have to translate that English into something a computer can understand -- often a low-level, step-by-step way to complete... [semanticweb.com]

Online Sales Dip on Retail Front - Posted June 18, 2007
The New York Times reports that after years of near boom-like growth of online sales for most retail sectors, the last year has seen a sharp slowdown in major sectors like books, tickets and office supplies. Growth in online sales has also dropped dramatically in diverse categories like health and beauty... [GalleyCat]