Oracle Buys Endeca – Another E-Commerce Software Company to Vanish?
Endeca goes to Oracle. Now that is big news. I’ve read nine articles analyzing the acquisition and they all paint the same picture: good news for Oracle’s BI solutions; an enhanced Oracle BI architecture with Endeca’s ability to integrate unstructured data; new functionality for Oracle BI in analyzing data from Hadoop. The consensus is clear: […]
Looking for a Better Search Solution?
A recent industry study found that 85% of site searches don’t work. And what happens when visitors can’t find what they are looking for? A related study found that 80% of visitors that encountered poor search would abandon the site. Can you really afford to lose customers like this? Many e-commerce sites, including those […]
Steve Jobs – We Have Lost a Giant
I heard the sad news an hour ago. Steve Jobs passed away. My reaction was immediate. Loss. Steve envisioned everything I love in our technology world. He was brilliant. He was fearless. He had the courage of his convictions. He took on the world and made no apologies. Think about it for a minute. Apple […]