Open-Source Software: How the Stock Market Views It
Over the past decade, companies have been experimenting with a radical concept: openness. Instead of keeping proprietary information close to the vest, they make it available to anyone who wants it, usually free of charge.
The best-known example is open-source software, where companies release their programming codes to the public and let anyone who’s interested tinker [...]
Strategies for Being a Platform Leader
In recent years, many high-tech sectors have become battlegrounds for companies bent on establishing their product as the next industry platform. Whether it’s a smart phone or a videogame console, products that become platforms dominate sales in their niches, give rise to numerous complementary products from third-party developers, and reap enormous profits.
Too many companies, though, [...]
Dog Eat Dog
Be warned: Industries that buy a lot of technology are becoming as cutthroat as those that produce technology
In Search of RFID’s Sweet Spot
Electronic tagging can be worth the investment. The key is finding where in the supply chain it makes the most sense.
