Attendees at next week’s 2012 IASA Educational Conference and Business Show in San Diego are being encouraged to “Achieve Greatness” through networking, educational sessions and interaction with technology companies on the exhibit floor. Greatness may be elusive but there definitely will be a focus on hot topics such as data and analytics, financial management, distribution and mobile capabilities. I&T asked a cross-section of conference participants to identify their priorities at the show.
June 01, 2012
6. Spotting New Tech Players
A growing number of smaller, early-stage vendors with scalable solutions will begin to appear and they will attract interest from not only carriers but larger, more mature technology vendors seeking strategic alliances or simply scoping their own next product enhancements. On another front, watch for traditional outsource service vendors to introduce new and more innovative business models, including outcome-based pricing and gain sharing to better align vendor/client interests.
— Stephen Applebaum, Senior Analyst, Aite Group
Source: Aite Group
