Comments on: The lukewarm company awards http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2006/08/the-lukewarm-company-awards/ Andy Hayler, noted industry expert and founder of Kalido, gives his view on developments in the enterprise software market. Issues covered include data warehousing, master data management, business intelligence and corporate performance management. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:12:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: The Cranky Product Manager http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2006/08/the-lukewarm-company-awards/#comment-251 Sat, 19 Aug 2006 03:12:29 +0000 http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2006/08/the-lukewarm-company-awards/#comment-251 Are you taking bets on the correct explanation for this odd phenomenon? The Cranky Product Manager will that these "not so hot" companies take out advertising in these magazines. Next guess is that the companies' PR gals are particularly perky and the magazine editors are particularly lonely. Oh yes, the Cranky Product Manager is most cynical. But she was made this way through experience, not born to it. Are you taking bets on the correct explanation for this odd phenomenon?

The Cranky Product Manager will that these “not so hot” companies take out advertising in these magazines. Next guess is that the companies’ PR gals are particularly perky and the magazine editors are particularly lonely.

Oh yes, the Cranky Product Manager is most cynical. But she was made this way through experience, not born to it.

]]> by: Mike http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2006/08/the-lukewarm-company-awards/#comment-234 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 20:57:35 +0000 http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2006/08/the-lukewarm-company-awards/#comment-234 Great post. I was mystified when I saw the release. I thought it was even funnier that Cognos touted the "award" in a press release. I think Agile is a likely canidate for the next winner. Great post. I was mystified when I saw the release. I thought it was even funnier that Cognos touted the “award” in a press release. I think Agile is a likely canidate for the next winner.

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