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Analyst ProfileAs group vice president, Bob Parker is responsible for the research direction at both IDC Manufacturing Insights and IDC Retail Insights, two of IDC’s industry business units that provide global, fact-based research and analysis on best practices and the use of information technology that assists clients in improving their capabilities in key process areas.Mr. Parker blogs regularly in the IDC Retail Insights Community (http://idc-insights-community.com/retail). His Twitter handle is roberteparker. Mr. Parker has extensive experience in the retail industry throughout his career in management, as a consultant, and in research. Prior to joining IDC to oversee the launch of these business units, Mr. Parker spent over six years at AMR Research where he launched the e-commerce research program, the most successful new program in the company's history. He also ran the Retail Advisory practice for AMR. As a turnaround consultant, Mr. Parker served as acting CIO of two multi-store retailers including an apparel chain and a New England based confectionary retailer. As a principal at Internet Service Provider, TDI, he led e-commerce projects for several media companies and oversaw the overhaul of the store systems and networks at a specialty food store. While in IT management, Mr. Parker worked for consumer products companies and was deeply involved in automating the reconciliation of market development funds with retail channel partners. Mr. Parker holds an MBA, with a concentration in decision support systems, from New Hampshire College. His undergraduate work was done at Rivier College where he received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Accounting. Mr. Parker is a frequent speaker at industry and technology vendor events and is regularly quoted in the business, technology, and trade press. Download Robert Parker's Bio in pdf format. Research Authored by Robert Parker  1 to 3 of 3 results  Methods and Practices: Technology-Oriented Value Chain Industry Update and Specialty Vendor HighlightsBenjamin Friedman, Robert Parker May, 2010 - Doc # MI223212 Methods and Practices This IDC Manufacturing Insights report offers a series of short analyses of independent software vendors that chief information officers in the technology-oriented value chain (TOVC) segments should ...  Save to Bookcase
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Qualcomm/Verizon Announce Joint Venture
Benjamin Friedman, Robert Parker July, 2009 - Doc # lcUS21949409 IDC Link Yesterday's announcement of a Qualcomm Verizon joint venture represents a major step forward for the machine-to-machine (M2M) market. In the past twelve months the M2M market has exhibited a steady ma... Save to Bookcase
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Worldwide Product Life-Cycle Strategies 2009 Top 10 PredictionsJoe Barkai, Robert Parker February, 2009 - Doc # MI216070 Top 10 Predictions This Manufacturing Insights report presents Manufacturing Insights' annual top 10 predictions for product life-cycle strategies. Joe Barkai, practice director, Product Life-Cycle Strategies, ... Save to Bookcase
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