Comments on: Mercury finally makes a SOA play…but communication is an issue http://www.mwdadvisors.com/blog/2006/01/mercury-finally-makes-soa-playbut.html Thoughts on BPM, collaboration, analytics and information management, technology trends and the business value of IT Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:21:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Neil Ward-Dutton http://www.mwdadvisors.com/blog/2006/01/mercury-finally-makes-soa-playbut.html/comment-page-1#comment-57 Neil Ward-Dutton Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:05:00 +0000 http://mwdtemp.wordpress.com/2006/01/11/mercury-finally-makes-a-soa-play-but-communication-is-an-issue/#comment-57 Ah, I think we're in agreement actually. Apologies, the wording could have been better. My point was that (a) you tend to get stuff right and (b) you (not you personally but RedMonk) see Mercury as a testing tools company. But testing is a declining share of the company's revenue and also flat or declining in absolute terms I think.<br/>As you say, it's a problem of perception. Ah, I think we’re in agreement actually. Apologies, the wording could have been better. My point was that (a) you tend to get stuff right and (b) you (not you personally but RedMonk) see Mercury as a testing tools company. But testing is a declining share of the company’s revenue and also flat or declining in absolute terms I think.
As you say, it’s a problem of perception.

]]> By: Neil Ward-Dutton http://www.mwdadvisors.com/blog/2006/01/mercury-finally-makes-soa-playbut.html/comment-page-1#comment-58 Neil Ward-Dutton Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:05:00 +0000 http://mwdtemp.wordpress.com/2006/01/11/mercury-finally-makes-a-soa-play-but-communication-is-an-issue/#comment-58 Ah, I think we're in agreement actually. Apologies, the wording could have been better. My point was that (a) you tend to get stuff right and (b) you (not you personally but RedMonk) see Mercury as a testing tools company. But testing is a declining share of the company's revenue and also flat or declining in absolute terms I think.<br/>As you say, it's a problem of perception. Ah, I think we’re in agreement actually. Apologies, the wording could have been better. My point was that (a) you tend to get stuff right and (b) you (not you personally but RedMonk) see Mercury as a testing tools company. But testing is a declining share of the company’s revenue and also flat or declining in absolute terms I think.
As you say, it’s a problem of perception.

]]> By: James Governor http://www.mwdadvisors.com/blog/2006/01/mercury-finally-makes-soa-playbut.html/comment-page-1#comment-55 James Governor Wed, 11 Jan 2006 14:58:00 +0000 http://mwdtemp.wordpress.com/2006/01/11/mercury-finally-makes-a-soa-play-but-communication-is-an-issue/#comment-55 straw man. thanks for the link but my post said Stephen said it was a testing company... not that i did.<br/><br/>i understand its moved into a lot of other areas. on the other hand- what percentage of revenues do you think is driven by testing versus the rest.<br/><br/>What do you think the market knows Mercury for? Most people would say testing. hey presto that's a perception problem.<br/><br/>I like your analysis but please use mine appropriately and fairly. straw man. thanks for the link but my post said Stephen said it was a testing company… not that i did.

i understand its moved into a lot of other areas. on the other hand- what percentage of revenues do you think is driven by testing versus the rest.

What do you think the market knows Mercury for? Most people would say testing. hey presto that’s a perception problem.

I like your analysis but please use mine appropriately and fairly.

]]> By: James Governor http://www.mwdadvisors.com/blog/2006/01/mercury-finally-makes-soa-playbut.html/comment-page-1#comment-56 James Governor Wed, 11 Jan 2006 14:58:00 +0000 http://mwdtemp.wordpress.com/2006/01/11/mercury-finally-makes-a-soa-play-but-communication-is-an-issue/#comment-56 straw man. thanks for the link but my post said Stephen said it was a testing company... not that i did.<br/><br/>i understand its moved into a lot of other areas. on the other hand- what percentage of revenues do you think is driven by testing versus the rest.<br/><br/>What do you think the market knows Mercury for? Most people would say testing. hey presto that's a perception problem.<br/><br/>I like your analysis but please use mine appropriately and fairly. straw man. thanks for the link but my post said Stephen said it was a testing company… not that i did.

i understand its moved into a lot of other areas. on the other hand- what percentage of revenues do you think is driven by testing versus the rest.

What do you think the market knows Mercury for? Most people would say testing. hey presto that’s a perception problem.

I like your analysis but please use mine appropriately and fairly.

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