どういうことかというと、個人の売り上げなどの結果を評価するだけに終始し、結果を生み出すのに必要とされたプロセスを、きちんと評価しなかったのです。そうなった原因の1つには、短期志向の強い欧米企業で普及している制度ということから、「成果は短期的な結果」と狭く捉えてしまったことがあると思います。
成果主義は必然、後戻りはあり得ない(花田光世) - 日経BP
心地よいエクスペリエンスを求めて・・・「つながる」から「つなぐ」 !
どういうことかというと、個人の売り上げなどの結果を評価するだけに終始し、結果を生み出すのに必要とされたプロセスを、きちんと評価しなかったのです。そうなった原因の1つには、短期志向の強い欧米企業で普及している制度ということから、「成果は短期的な結果」と狭く捉えてしまったことがあると思います。
Microsoft's success, which has enabled Gates, 52, to launch a second career that could install him as history's greatest philanthropist, was not a sure thing. Aided by a growing crew of technical and business smart guys, Gates spotted opportunities and challenges, and pushed his company toward them.
The Japanese electronics maker plans to offer a video-downloading service through all its key products, including its televisions, computers, music players and videogame devices, in the next three years. It plans to give 90% of its product categories network and wireless capability in the same period.
"Our mission is simply to be the leading global provider of networked consumer electronics and entertainment," Chief Executive Howard Stringer ...
The cloud is all about GET--Growth, Efficiency, and Trust, Chrapaty said. In terms of growth, data centers are a $300 million to $500 million investment.
Microsoft has one of the biggest collections of Web sites, with 550 million users, 2 billion search queries, and 10 billion page views per month, as well as 8 billion messages on Microsoft Messenger per day. The company deploys 10,000 new servers per month on average to keep up with demand, Chrapaty said.
Finland's Nokia Corp. is acquiring the rest of United Kingdom-based Symbian Ltd., a provider of software for advanced phones, in a move that will likely increase competition for Apple Inc.
Nokia said Tuesday it has launched a cash offer for the 52% of privately owned Symbian it doesn't already own. The deal is valued at roughly €264 million ($410 million). Nokia said investors holding some 91% of the relevant Symbian shares -- including Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, Sweden's Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson, Panasonic Mobile Communications Co. and Siemens AG -- had irrevocably agreed to accept the offer. Nokia said ...
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s Vyomesh Joshi, the printer chief whose unit once delivered most of the company's profit, had to act three years ago to shift focus as the Internet threatened to reduce consumer printing. Now, he is remaking the business again.H-P to Consolidate Printing Operations (WSJ)
「とりわけ、経営幹部への適切なトレーニングが重要です。国際的経験があり、起業家精神を持ち、外部の考え方に注視しそれをうまく取り入れる姿勢を備える必要があります」
「日本の企業は、革新的になるために、もっと行動を起こすべきだと思います。その場合に、違うカルチャーを吸収するなどとは、考えない方がいいです。組織の中で、構造的に、社員に自由裁量を与える方法を見つければいい」
IBMビジネスコンサルティングサービス株式会社は、IBMが世界の主要企業のCEOを中心に行った調査結果「IBM Global CEO Study 2008」を発表した。
今回の調査では、企業が競争に勝つために抜本的なイノベーション(変革)が必要と考えているCEOは、世界全体では83%であるのに対し、日本では96%と、日本が世界で最もイノベーションに積極的な地域のひとつであることが判明した。
一方で、世界全体および日本のいずれにおいても、過去に抜本的な変革を実現できたと回答したCEOは約6割に留まっており、変革の必要性は認識していても大きな変革を成功に導く実行力が課題であることが明確になったという。
IBMが指摘する「イノベーションを継続する未来企業のあるべき姿」の5つの要件とは、
1. 「変化の速さを機会ととらえる」
2. 「顧客の想像を超える」
3. 「世界中の優れた能力を活用する」グローバル・インテグレーション)
4. 「ビジネスの常識を破壊する」
5. 「社会問題に誠実に取り組む」
One advantage of cloud computing is that it's an expert's job to keep the centralized computing infrastructure up and running. But even experts have problems, and that's what's going on Tuesday with Google's App Engine.
Visual Computing -- Programming everyday computers for best graphics and real time visual computing
Wireless -- Ultra-fast and smarter technology for shrinking wireless world
Health -- Connecting people and information for better health and healthcare
Environment -- Better the environment through smarter computer energy consumption
Life Sciences -- Scientific discovery with academia for long term research breakthroughs
Enterprise Modular Data Center (EMDC) - an enterprise class data center "shrink-wrapped" and standardized from 5,000 square feet up to 20,000 square feet. This approach enables clients to bring new data centers online three-to-six months sooner than a custom designed version. By building in smaller, standardized modules, clients can scale the starting data center capacity by up to 12 times while matching their capital and operational costs to their IT needs over time. This approach allows the customers to defer up to 40 percent of the capital expense and 50 percent of the operational expense until the capacity is required. Each EMDC is designed to achieve the world's highest ratings for energy leadership, as determined by the Green Grid, an industry group focused on advancing energy efficiency for data centers and business compute ecosystems.
Portable Modular Data Center (PMDC) - provides a fully functional data center in a pod-like form with a complete physical infrastructure including power and cooling systems and remote monitoring. It also has all the elements of the secure operating environments found in traditional "raised- floor" data centers, including protection from fire, smoke, humidity, condensation and temperature changes. The PMDC can be shipped and deployed into any environment and can support multiple technology vendors and multiple systems in an industry standard rack environment.
High Density Zone (HDZ) - a modular system that provides incremental cooling and power capability in existing data centers that are tapped out of capacity. The HDZ system can be swapped into an existing data center without disrupting current operations and can provide up to 35 percent cost savings compared to retrofitting an existing data center.
If the customer cancels service after 30 days, they will be charged the ETF. The customer is not required to return the device to cancel after 30 days.
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