Here at Lighthouse we’re really wondering whether it’s possible to talk about services firms as a meaningful category. Take a look, for example, at the 2012 Influencer Quadrant for enterprise solutions. Even though this IQ excludes the major Powerhouse vendors, [...]
This month, Lighthouse is relaunching the Spotlight on Telecoms. Each month we’ll bring subscribers notable research they might have missed, and be talking about underlying trends. You might already know the Influence Quadrant (IQ), which shows long-term changes in how [...]
Being able to spot what’s hot and what’s not is key to staying at the forefront of analysts’ sales recommendations. That’s why we are pleased to announce the Influencer Quadrant, a service that identifies which companies’ profiles are on the [...]
Where can you start to track AR through social media? The best way to start involves four elements which reflect the development of the relationship between the AR department and the analysts: 1. Awareness measures initial exposure and engagement. How [...]
There is a huge opportunity for vendors to benefit from the generalised decline in the responsiveness of analyst relations. Most vendors fail to act in the knowledge of the last year’s changes, creating huge benefits for those AR teams that [...]
Telefonica which opened offices in 15 new European countries is the only new entrant to the top 25 in October. Focus on the firm’s announcement to move ahead with its LTE trials have also helped it to move up 2 [...]
The monthly Analyst Index is being relaunched in 2010 as a subscription-only service. As the number of analyst firms has increased, so has the effort involved in compiling the index. As of December 2009, over 200 firms’ research is included [...]
The top gainer in the October edition of the Lighthouse Systems Index is SanDisk. SanDisk has announced new flash memory cards targeting gamers and has moved up 7 spots. Ricoh which has announced a new manufacturing plant in Thailand also [...]
Novell which moved up 2 positions is the most high profile gainer. Its SecureLogin solution has been ranked as one of the best in the industry and the resulting focus has helped it to move up to 6th spot in [...]
Orange Business Services is the most high profile gainer in the October edition of the Lighthouse Services Index. The firm gained 7 positions and made it to the top 25 list as analysts recognized its Global and Unified Communications Strength. [...]
