1) Don’t run your business out of the checkbook Particularly in an economic downturn where as was discussed above – cash might seem adequate for a season as the firm’s slow down in sales liquidates receivables and inventory that will not be replaced in the short term. Get your business model restructured to the new [...]

At the annual Lotusphere conference, IBM (NYSE: IBM) and SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) announced the planned release date of March for their first joint software product, called Alloy™ software by IBM and SAP. IBM and SAP showcased successful early results of this product for several customers, including Colgate-Palmolive and Arla Foods at Lotusphere.  By the [...]