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The reported detente between Oracle and IBM underlines the true silliness of the industry and suggests a possible Big Brother series!
September 17, 2010
It never ceases to amaze me how ridiculously solipsistic the industry giants can be as they continue to operate in a vacuum of perceived invincibility. Like Hitler in his bunker in the waning days of World War II, the leaders of these organizations continue to plot “market domination” strategies that fail to take into account […]
Coupa’s Latest “Cloud” Innovations Brings Back Memories of the Late 90s
September 16, 2010
I can remember the first time we attempted to use the geographic polling capability of what at the time was referred to as the Interactive Parts Ordering System or “IPOS” in a production environment. The concept was fairly simple although advanced for the time whereby a buyer would plug in the MRO part number that […]
Defense Secretary Gates Calls for Procurement Reform…and He Puts Competitive Bidding at the Forefront of the Pentagon’s New Priorities
September 15, 2010
The following excerpt has been reprinted electronically with permission from the the Reverse Auction Research Center Blog. Use the following link to access the post in its entirety: Procurement Reform. Big news out of the Pentagon has Robert Gates, The Secretary of Defense, has issued a new report calling for big changes – fundamental changes […]
Supply Chain Integration Video: It Had Me At Hello!
September 8, 2010
Okay, so I chose to use a cheesy line from a mildly entertaining movie. I hang my head in shame not because it isn’t an applicable reference to a recent video I witnessed on supply chain integration, but because I saw the movie in the first place. (For those of you who may not be […]
OECM Pulls PowerPoint Update
September 7, 2010
Low and behold, I just went back to the September 1st post “OECM Punts Ariba, Taking a $20 Million Dollar Hit In The Process?” and magically the “pulled” PowerPoint has reappeared! It will be interesting to see if we get a response from the OECM along the lines of a claim that the PowerPoint was never […]
Spend Matters’ Recent Guest Author Post Underlines How The Industry Has Lost Its Objectivity through Familiarity
September 7, 2010
Earlier today I posted an article titled “OECM Pulls (or Perhaps “Censors” is the right word) their SlideShare PowerPoint: Thank goodness for downloads!” in which I talk about how the relationship between vendors, purportedly independent industry analysts, and client-side senior management highlighted in “The Bands of Public Sector Supplier Engagement,” is far too “mafia-style” for everyone’s good. […]
OECM Pulls (or Perhaps “Censors” is the right word) their SlideShare PowerPoint: Thank goodness for downloads!
September 7, 2010
In a Goodfellas or Casino-type of move – re burying the proverbial body in the desert, the OECM pulled their PowerPoint presentation from SlideShare. As you will recall, this was the presentation to which I had provided a link in my September 1st post “OECM Punts Ariba, Taking a $20 Million Dollar Hit In The Process?” […]
Contracting and the Law: The Art of Interpretation
September 5, 2010
As you know, I have through the PI Window on Business Show and Blog, as well as the PI Inquisitive Eye TV Channel been covering the story of William Melchert-Dinkel who I have called The Serial Suicide Killer. In the most recent post titled “The Constitution is not a Suicide Pact: The questions and perhaps […]
While Rome Burns, Jason Busch Talks About Remodelling The City
September 3, 2010
I want to tell you right up front that I do not actually go looking to shoot holes into the concepts or ideas that are presented by the fellow pundits within the purchasing and supply chain world. This is largely due to the fact that being the writer/editor of six blogs (and growing), the number […]
Procurement Insights 
Drinking the HP Kool-Aid
September 17, 2010
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ianlevine98 – There is another way to look at this, that HP is only competitor that none of these companies can go head to head with and they are just admitting that working together is the only way they stand a chance to avoid getting run over the by HP train bearing down the tracks […]