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Thursday, July 11, 2002
Companies and Organizations
Thursday, July 11, 2002
One Signature Away From A Recovery?
AMR analysts believe a significant number of software deals are on ice, waiting for executive approval. If so, and top execs can be persuaded to sign, a recovery could be on the way.
So, Maybe the CEO Should Get a Dunce Cap?
A Hurwitz study offers some interesting conclusions about customer expectations on disclosure of security flaws - and sooner is better than later. But not for the reasons you might expect. The report revealed that two-thirds of respondents felt that the cost of incidents created by security bugs were low; they are not willing to replace their software with other, presumably more secure, offerings; and that media often overhyped security bugs. So, why the push for rapid disclosure? The report's author suggests that people believe if lousy software is outed quickly, and often, developers will eventually get embarassed and start writing better code. That certainly seems to be the driver behind "trustworthy computing."
Chinese Software Market Trends
Speaking of China - nicely detailed story about the country's development efforts. Key competitive differentiation for Chinese developers is price, prompting Symantec to sell their antivirus product for half what it costs in the United States. No good news for Microsoft - the article underscores the government's devotion to Linux as the operating system of choice.
Another Gartner piece in the Register, pointing to expectations that China and India will generate $27B in software and application development revenue by 2006. Maybe. But it's not all smooth sailing, as recent tensions in South Asia demonstrate. As India and Pakistan stood toe to toe and threatened war, software developers fled India. The country now finds itself trying to woo those companies back. China will face similar problems - business rules are more liberal, but political concerns remain very near the surface.
AMR analysts believe a significant number of software deals are on ice, waiting for executive approval. If so, and top execs can be persuaded to sign, a recovery could be on the way.
The Street Corner: Q2 Selections Surge, but Executives Stall [AMR Research]
11:58:19 PM 
So, Maybe the CEO Should Get a Dunce Cap?
A Hurwitz study offers some interesting conclusions about customer expectations on disclosure of security flaws - and sooner is better than later. But not for the reasons you might expect. The report revealed that two-thirds of respondents felt that the cost of incidents created by security bugs were low; they are not willing to replace their software with other, presumably more secure, offerings; and that media often overhyped security bugs. So, why the push for rapid disclosure? The report's author suggests that people believe if lousy software is outed quickly, and often, developers will eventually get embarassed and start writing better code. That certainly seems to be the driver behind "trustworthy computing."
Study: Shoddy software steams users. And their desire for revenge is strong. When it comes to how soon a security bug should be revealed, those hurt most by a vulnerability want detailed information fast. [CNET News.com]
11:32:55 PM
Chinese Software Market Trends
Speaking of China - nicely detailed story about the country's development efforts. Key competitive differentiation for Chinese developers is price, prompting Symantec to sell their antivirus product for half what it costs in the United States. No good news for Microsoft - the article underscores the government's devotion to Linux as the operating system of choice.
Software comes of age. A new crackdown on piracy has given Chinese companies a chance to compete effectively in the software market for the first time. [CNET News.com]
8:39:44 AM
Another Gartner piece in the Register, pointing to expectations that China and India will generate $27B in software and application development revenue by 2006. Maybe. But it's not all smooth sailing, as recent tensions in South Asia demonstrate. As India and Pakistan stood toe to toe and threatened war, software developers fled India. The country now finds itself trying to woo those companies back. China will face similar problems - business rules are more liberal, but political concerns remain very near the surface.
Software in China, India to top $27bn by 2006. And China to pass India, says Gartner [The Register]
8:29:48 AM