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Software AG seeks IDS Scheer in webMethods aquisition follow-up act

Software AG seeks IDS Scheer in webMethods aquisition follow-up act"seeking"Seek is kind of an interesting verb... Software AG at 51% ownership effectively consolidates the revenue of IDS Scheer...Nice analysis though. Peter Kuerpick from our management board has stated publicly that it's Software AG's intention to absolutely continue to support strategic...

Tags: Web services, Software AG, WebMethods Inc., IDS Scheer, aquisition

Discussion threads 2009-07-14

Microsoft going it alone? Not exactly

Microsoft going it alone? Not exactlyI'm with you....Facebook - why on earth would MS do it? It just doesn't make any sense - hell look for new business models, don't just play dumb catch up!More over here - http://diversity.net.nz/ms-considering-a-facebook-purchase/2008/05/08/It's called flounderingWhen they can't go forward, they can't go back, and...

Tags: Operational accounting, Microsoft Corp., revenue, VCSY, Vertical Computer Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-05-07

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Advanced PBX Data Logger 2.5.0 build 1006 (Windows)

You may be an experienced hardware or network engineer, or an application designer and looking for a handy utility for extending your office, hotel or enterprise application. Whatever the case may be, look no further than our Advanced PBX Data Logger, for it will meet all of your technical needs.Advanced...

Tags: Accounting, Phone, PBX, AGG Software, Microsoft Windows, Telephony, VOIP, Ethernet, Telecom & Utilities, Financial Services, Operating Systems, Software, Networking, Telecommunications

Software downloads 2009-10-06

What the EU delay means for Oracle, Sun and us

My Guess, as requested.Insofar as the EU seems to be tardy in the extreme when investigating monopoly considerations (e.g. why have they waited 10 years to tackle M$ about bundling Internet Explorer with Windows?) I would agree with you completely. Why didn't they start proceedings in a timely fashion to...

Tags: Strategy, Backblaze, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

News to know: Intel; Oracle, Microsoft patches; Azure; Mourning a dead laptop

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Intel shines: Earnings, revenue, margins well above estimates; Outlook better Andrew Nusca: PC sales to see biggest drop...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Mobile, Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Windows Mobile Customizability, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-07-15

Software AG seeks IDS Scheer in webMethods aquisition follow-up act

IDS Scheer simply deepens one of Software AG’s existing businesses: webMethods Business Process Management BPM. by Dana Gardner

Tags: IDS Scheer, WebMethods Inc., Software AG, Web Services, Business Process Automation, Enterprise Software, Software, It Operations, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2009-07-14

Oracle spinning its numbers a tad too much?

Oracle spinning its numbers a tad too much?Bull...Talk about stretching the truth... I have never seen so poor a representation of numbers than this...A very poor shot, if can't do an accurate comparisson, just spin things out and lie.I'm an ex SAP and ex Oracle customer and there is a...

Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Leadership, Strategy, Enterprise software, SAP AG, Oracle Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

Nehalem-EX - 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.3 billion transistors, very cool!

Nehalem-EX - 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.3 billion transistors, very cool!Um, that should be good enough I guessntIntel needs to spec a backplaneIt would be nice if Intel would speck out an 8x backplane that processor modules could plug into. That way multiple manufactures could build compatible modules and backplanes.With...

Tags: Semiconductors, Processors, Servers, Network technology, Nehalem-EX, transistor, processor, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-05-27

SEC filing: Sun shareholders sue to block Oracle acquisition

SEC filing: Sun shareholders sue to block Oracle acquisitionI feel M$ hand hereI'm sure that these disgruntled share holders as well as the investigation using the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act are in fact M$ sleeper agents going into action.M$ has most to lose from this deal.RE: SEC filing: Sun...

Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial accounting, Operating systems, Investment, Oracle Corp., shareholder, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun shareholder, Oracle acquisition, SEC filing, Microsoft Corp., acquisition, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-05-08

Sun's disappointing Q3: Soon to be Oracle's problem

Sun's disappointing Q3: Soon to be Oracle's problemHow done is this deal?I assume that both Sun and Oracle shareholders need to approve it, but is it not the case that the target company's stock is normally frozen when such deals are announced?The OSS will save day next quarterSun did not...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., Soon-to-be

Discussion threads 2009-04-28

Will Oracle-Sun deal close?

Will Oracle-Sun deal close?90% doneusually the sale contract does not allow the buyee to seek another bidder.The share holders and US gov won't stop this aquisition either.RE: Will Oracle-Sun deal close?Microsoft, again, will heap the benefits!Then why is it at $9.18?Arbitrage spreads generally close to nothing after a deal that...

Tags: Benefits, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-21

Report: Sun and IBM clashed over executive pay

Report: Sun and IBM clashed over executive payGreed is good... right?Figures that talks would break down because some greedy SOB isn't content with millions of dollars alone, but want even more.RE: Report: Sun and IBM clashed over executive payLet them fail. Who cares. None of their products can't...

Tags: Benefits, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-07

IBM bid for Sun could be a blocking move

I agree with Dana Gardner that IBM's reported $6.5 billion bid for Sun makes no sense at all. Owning Java is not a business model, or not enough of one to help Sun meaningfully. So, does IBM need chip architectures from Sun? Nope, has...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corp., Nope, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-03-19

IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes sense

IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes senseRE: IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes senseMs X Yahoo Version 3.0?Exciting!Wow! This sounds like a great combination. I hope it happens.I don't get it.Lots of blathering about open source, but the thing about open source is that...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., potential purchase, hardware

Discussion threads 2009-03-18

Satyam fallout: Should customers stick? Full text of chairman's stunning letter

Satyam fallout: Should customers stick? Full text of chairman's stunning letterAquisition timeThat portfolio is too lucrative for a firesale or something like that.Pricewaterhouse should have their feet...held to the fire over this. For an auditor to miss something of this magnitude it amounts to malpractice. Auditors are paid by the...

Tags: Outsourcing, Managed hosting, Insurance, Satyam, Full-Text, fallout

Discussion threads 2009-01-07

Yahoo meets estimates, plans to lay off 10 percent of workforce

Yahoo meets estimates, plans to lay off 10 percent of workforceI see the M$ hand sabotaging yahooI'm sure M$ moles sabotaged yahoo's sales to seek revenge for their failed aquisition.Yahoo should sue M$ for espionage and theft.Because Yahoo's worth $37 a shareYahoo's worth $37 a share according to Yang. I...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Workforce management, payroll solutions, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yang, workforce

Discussion threads 2008-10-21

Yahoo, Icahn settle proxy fight: Icahn on board

Yahoo, Icahn settle proxy fight: Icahn on boardIcahnThe cancer of the communications industry. He's almost so big the body can't reject his attacks and soon the it will die along with it's customers, not to mention all the jobs lost. Maybe he will sell it's soul to another country before...

Tags: Corporate governance, board, Icahn, Yahoo! Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Does Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer need an intervention?

Does Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer need an intervention?That's what a Board of Directors is forLet them do their job. If they don't think the purchase is worth it, it will be shot down.RE: Does Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer need an intervention?No.Microsoft needs Gates to return ntntGo big or go home!Initiating...

Tags: Portals, Web technology, SEARCH, lobotomy, Initiating Change, Steve Ballmer, Does Microsoft, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-04-24

What happens to my mobile services if Microsoft buys Yahoo!?

The big news of the day is obviously the Microsoft bid for Yahoo! and this immediately prompted me to wonder how this would impact my mobile usage of Yahoo's services. I currently use Flickr for my online photo repository and mobile upload tool. I have a couple of Yahoo! email...

Tags: Mobile, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Service, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-02-01

Microsoft to become Micro-ad?

If the $44 billion Yahoo acquisition proposed by Microsoft on February 1 goes through, Microsoft will be a very different company than it is now. In spite of its Software + Services push, Microsoft has been and still is a software vendor. Windows and Office still are...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Online Advertising, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-02-01