E-Commerce Times Talkback

Re: The Technology Innovation Squeeze
Posted by: Teri Robinson 2002-06-12 16:37:58

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An economic downturn means fewer dollars for salaries, business resources and, in some
cases, research and development. But is a poor economy synonymous with a dip in technical
innovation, particularly at bellwether companies like Cisco and IBM? "Most companies are
looking to streamline processes. They are looking for near-term results," Aberdeen Group
analyst Andre Arkhipov told the E-Commerce Times. Vendors are responding in kind with
technology designed to ease enterprise woes rather than with gee-whiz innovations.

Re: The Technology Innovation Squeeze
Posted by: wattsrm 2002-06-17 13:57:09 In reply to: Teri Robinson

Great article! The Kent Allen quote, that smaller and private companies are in a better position to lead innovation because of the financial market's controls on larger companies, is the thesis of my recent book. As this article illustrates, the evidence is starting to accumulate that the thesis is correct.
- Reid Watts