Two days ago, I blogged with the following title “Clouds Wars: Fujitsu strikes back“. Now, after IBM’s analyst Security conference, I’m obliged to reuse the theme for my title, just changing the war zone and the name of the Empire. But don’t think my imagination is too limited! It is just that this title is just such a perfect match. [...]

The latest output from the European Commission on e-security makes for interesting reading for software and services providers. Entitled Cybersecurity Strategy of the European Union: An Open, Safe and Secure Cyberspace, it is remarkable in its focus on common sense. For decades cyber-criminals have operated more or less with abandon as separate governments and industries have been in permanent reactive [...]

While software and IT services (SITS) spending recovered in most geographies in 2011, there will be big disparities in performance by region and & 2012 will definitely be a challenging year for the IT industry, says leading research and consulting company PAC.

Biswajit Banerjee’s main responsibilities include market analysis and strategic consulting for the software and IT services industry in APAC with main focus on India. As a senior analyst he is responsible for hardware maintenance, system infrastructure software and project services product segments. His main focus verticals in this region include Manufacturing, Transport, Telecom, Banking and Insurance industry.

Duncan Brown Director – PAC UK d.brown@pac-online.com Duncan Brown joined PAC in January 2013 and has been working in the IT industry for over 20 year. Role and Responsibilities: Duncan Brown is a Director at PAC UK and advises software vendors and services firms on go-to-market strategy and demand generation. He is a world authority on Influencer analysis and engagement, [...]

Eugen Schwab-Chesaru joined the Bucharest team in February 1999 to help set up PAC’s subsidiary in Romania and he also led the launch of PAC’s SITSI® program of off-the-shelf reports in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). His main responsibilities include heading PAC’s operations in Bucharest and the greater CEE area, as well as delivering strategic consulting to clients and partners.

Franck Niemann leads PAC’s Software Research Program for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Previously, he was Managing Editor at IT magazine Computerwoche with a specialization in business applications.

Mathieu Poujol has been project manager for the several reports such as EAI, Integration Platforms, Portals, SOA, Open Source for France, Germany and Europe. He is also responsible for the customer relationship management in its covered fields. He is addressing all the customer needs, related to those segments: market studies and analysis, custom research, marketing and strategic consulting for end-user and technology providers.

Nicole Dufft is managing the Business Unit PAC/Berlecon in Berlin. She is heading PACʼs local research program on Communication, Collaboration, Mobility (CCM).

With over 25 years of experience as an industry analyst, software developer and project manager, Philip has become one of the best-known and most respected analysts in the sector. His work has covered business applications, BI, document management and KM, and latterly Philip has focused on Cloud, Software as a Service and application services.