Editor's choice
Personnel development
Human capital management software is directly helping organisations improve their performance and achieve strategic goals
News
Exchange rates undermine Oracle profits
19 December 2008Strength of the dollar devalues software giant’s overseas earnings, triggering first profit dip in three years
- test pdf 8 December 2008
- US e-commerce shrinks for the first time ever 26 November 2008
- SAP hires former Oracle exec to head enterprise SaaS practice 12 November 2008
IT Case Studies
IT vendors suffering private problems, not crunch pangs yet
10 December 2008Nortel, Verisign and Dell in pickles all of their own. Plus: Salesforce.com fares well
- Trading in a Bear market 10 December 2008
- Fire-proof IT from Google 10 December 2008
- IWOOT's open source odyssey 10 December 2008
Perspectives & Trends
'0% finance' to the rescue
11 December 2008Offers of interest-free loans from Microsoft, SAP and Dell to potential customers make transparent these companies’ concern that IT spending is about to stall
- Microsoft still booming despite its size 15 November 2007
- Sterling embraces its legacy 17 October 2007
- Infor’s SOA end-game 6 October 2007
Features
Personnel development
16 September 2008Human capital management software is directly helping organisations improve their performance and achieve strategic goals
- "The cost of business software and support is set to skyrocket" 8 August 2008
- Inflated confidence in Zimbabwe 11 April 2008
- Last of the independents 9 April 2008
Company Analysis
IBM buys into cross-platform virtualisation
10 December 2008Plus, consolidation in the insurance applications market
- SAP closes the gaps around ERP 16 June 2008
- Software-as-a-service enters the mainstream 21 May 2008
- Profits squeezed in tech sector 15 May 2008
| Company | Period | Revenue | Rev Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workplace Systems Int'l Plc* | 2H08 | 10.9 | 11 |
| Unit 4 Agresso NV** | 1H08 | 293 | 25 |
| Ultimate Software Group Inc | 3Q08 | 43.9 | 16 |
| Synopsys Inc | 4Q08 | 325.8 | 3 |
| SDL Plc* | 1H08 | 150.1 | 39 |
| SAP AG | 3Q08 | 4169.1 | 14 |
| Acquirer | Target | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Autodesk | ||
| Autodesk | Avid's Softimage sub | $258m |
| JDA Software Group | i2 Technologies | n/a |
| Stalis | Silverlink Software | n/a |
Research
A service economy
Demand for IT service management software is rising fast, as vendors continue to innovate
Service response
Information Age’s latest reader research found that IT service management is proving its value – despite the shortcomings of some of the supporting tools
Quality delivery
Information Age’s latest reader research found that IT service management is proving its value – despite the shortcomings of some of the supporting tools
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