In this installment of The Big Question podcast TechRepublic's Jason Hiner and I talk about the evolving tech landscape as mergers and acquisitions accelerate. by Larry Dignan
SAP's Sapphire customer powwow concluded this week and the takeaways appear to focus on what wasn't there: Subscription pricing, a sign of an enduring rebound and confidence that the company can maintain its profit margins. Among the notable business points Dennis Howlett has the product overview: ...
Danger and opportunity aptly describe the current economic climate. Financial pressures are forcing companies to be extremely cautious. But if, in the midst of a crisis, executives fail to identify areas to improve business performance, lower their organization's cost structure and increase efficiencies, these leaders are likely to miss the...
Every year tens of thousands of companies spend vast sums in their decision to "Tie the knot." According to a McKinsey study, the combined value of mergers and acquisitions agreed in the first seven months of 2007 exceeded the previous year's record total - US$4 trillion. Later in the year,...
Today, the banking industry needs greater agility to address challenges such as vulnerability to economic cycle vagaries, transient customer loyalties, increasing regulatory pressures, and heightened expectations from other stakeholders. Another agility driver is a need to harness new opportunities such as Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), and new product segments. To...
Alas Liquidity Events, I Knew Them Well.... If only wanting a liquidity event and getting it were that easy. As we say back in Texas, “'wantin’ and ‘gettin’ are two different thingsâ€. For technology executives looking for a liquidity event for their firm, the...
Stealing office supplies has never been so menacing. A new survey evidences all too well where the power can fall in enterprise IT relationships: into the hands of spiteful employees. by Deb Perelman
Energy utilities are operating in an environment where significant market and operational challenges exist. The deployment and implementation of appropriate Information Communication Technology ICT solutions plays an intrinsic role in meeting these challenges. The key take-away points of this whitepaper are market dynamics are shifting as a result of merger...
Microsoft recently researched the experience of nearly 200 companies that have deployed one or more of the applications in the Microsoft Dynamics line of business management solutions. Among these companies, whose attitudes to technology tended to be more forward looking, a common theme for these companies is that they were...
Microsoft® recently researched the experience of nearly 200 companies with more than 250 PCs that have deployed one or more of the applications in the Microsoft Dynamics line of business management solutions. Among these companies, whose attitudes to technology tended to be more forward looking than usual, a common issue...
Here's a ranking of the leading U.S. technology merger and acquisition deals based on value.This chart ranks the leading U.S. technology merger and acquisition deals based on value. by CNET News.com
The purpose of this white paper is to discuss the preservation of corporate records especially in a M&A environment. Traditionally the organization of corporate records is done as a "Fee for service" by Lawyers and Accountants using specialized external software. This paper describes the benefits of a "Do it yourself"...
The outsourcing service provider market has historically experienced a steady stream of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As) which began to pick up in 2007. An M&A event can be worrisome for a buyer actively engaged with one of the parties involved, particularly if the provider is on the receiving end of...
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) are amongst the most strategic decisions that are taken in the corporate world. Whether private or public, directors of companies that engage in the M&A arena must ensure that they take all practical steps to ensure that shareholder value is at least preserved and, ideally, enhanced...
M&A for the media and information industries reached record highs in 2007 with 838 transactions and nearly $110 bln in value for 2007 - up 32% and 79%, respectively, over 2006, according to Jordan, Edmiston Group. The approximately $50 bln dollar growth in deal value between 2006 and 2007...
Oracle finally nails BEA, SAP completes its deal to buy Business Objects: the day started out making a lot of sense. But when I heard that Sun had spent $1 billion to buy MySQL, I had to check the calendar. No, it wasn’t April Fools Day, just another day in...
Top-level management of a merger or acquisition is very stressful, with consideration of due diligence, managing corporate culture and defining the future direction the new company is to move in. Outsourcing of the IT integration and testing function could be one way of alleviating some of the pressure faced by...
Merger, takeover, acquisition; call it whatever one wants to but CIOs from all walks of life will likely agree, while Merger & Acquisition (M&A) activities can be exciting undertakings, they are typically rife with tension and ambiguity. As such, the guiding principles provided in this paper are designed to help...
Last week, Larry Dignan said this of BEA: BEA is playing a dangerous gameâ€"especially if you believe no other company wants it at that price. BEA may be a leading middleware company, but the writing is on the wall: Girth wins in enterprise software. Oracle and BEA makes...
Media company deals will get done but there are potholes ahead. On a panel about dealmaking in the content space at the Future of Business Media conference, the consensus seemed to be that deals will get done, but the big fish will struggle with financing--especially if an...