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News Analysis: Acquisition Of Fiberlink Fills Key Gap In IBM’s One-Stop Mobile First Strategy

News Analysis: Acquisition Of Fiberlink Fills Key Gap In IBM’s One-Stop Mobile First Strategy

By R "Ray" Wang on November 25, 2013

IBM Acquires Fiberlink (MaaS360) For Mobile Management And Security On November 13th, Blue Bell, PA based Fiberlink Communications signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Armonk, NY based IBM for an undisclosed sum.  Fiberlink has over 3500 clients in key verticals such as financial, retail, public sector, education, and healthcare.  IBM expects to close […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged @ibmmobilefirst, acquisition, acquisitions, airwatch, Amazon, app dev, apple, application development, Apps Strategy, BYOD, CDO, Chief Digital Officer, Chief information officer, Chief Security Officer, CIO, citrix, Cloud, Constellation Research, Consumerization of IT, CTO, custom apps, custom development, enterprise, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, Fiberlink, future of work, google, ibm, IBM Mobile First, intel, MaaS 360, mergers, Mergers And Acquisitions, microsoft, mobile, mobile device management, mobile enterprise, Mobile Management, MobileIron, mobility, News Analysis, oracle, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, salesforce.com, sap, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, Symantec, vendor strategy, VMware, Zenprise

News Analysis: Sitecore Acquires Commerce Server In Quest Towards Customer Experience Management

News Analysis: Sitecore Acquires Commerce Server In Quest Towards Customer Experience Management

By R "Ray" Wang on November 25, 2013

Commerce Server Finds Its Logical Home On Wednesday November 20th, 2013, Copenhagen, Denmark based Sitecore acquired Ottawa, Canada based commerceserver.net for an undisclosed price.  Originally known as the Microsoft Siteserver and Commerce Server 2000, the product was orphaned by Microsoft,  then Ascentium, the key development partner were given the rights to further develop and market […]

Posted in Business | Tagged adobe, Apps Strategy, Ascentium, B2B, B2B E-commerce, B2C, B2C E-commerce, Big Data, BigData, CDO, CEO, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Revenue Officer, Chief Sales Officer, CIO, Cloud, CMS, commerce, Constellation Research, content management system, CRM, Cross Channel Commerce, customer engagement, Customer Experience, customer relationship management, CXP, Data to Decisions, Digital Business, digital marketing, Digital Marketing Transformation, disruptive technologies, E-Commerce, ECommerce, Eloqua, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise class, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, ibm, Matrix Commerce, mergers, Mergers And Acquisitions, microsoft, MIcrosoft Commerce Server, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Siteserver, Multi Channel Commerce, News Analysis, NextGen, NextGenCXP, oracle, orchestration, order management, partner ecosystems, partners, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Sitecore, SMITH, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, vendor strategy, Web Content Management

Event Report: Day 1 At Oracle Open World 2013: The Quest For Innovation #oow13

Event Report: Day 1 At Oracle Open World 2013: The Quest For Innovation #oow13

By R "Ray" Wang on September 23, 2013

Past Oracle Open Worlds Have Disappointed Customers and Partners Let’s be frank.  The past five years at Oracle Open World have disappointed even the faithful.   The over emphasis on hardware marketing and revisionist history on cloud adoption bored audiences.  The $1M paid advertorial keynotes had people walking out on the presenters 15 minutes into the […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged #oow13, acquisition, Apps Strategy, Big Data, BigData, Box, Business Analytics, business intelligence, CEO, CFO, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief People Officer, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud Wars, CMO, collaboration, Constellation Research, Constellation SuperNova Awards, Consumer Tech, Consumerization of IT, Corporate Strategy, Corporate Vision, Corporate Vision And Strategy, CRM, CustExp, Customer Experience, customer experience management, CXP, Data to Decisions, Digital Business, digital marketing, Digital Marketing Transformation, disruptive, disruptive business models, disruptive technologies, Disruptive technology, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, event report, Exact Target, innovation, Internet of Things, IoT, Larry Ellison, mergers, Mergers And Acquisitions, oracle, Oracle 12C, Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Fusion Apps, Oracle Open World, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, social business, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, user conference, User Experience, ux, vendor strategy

News Analysis: Adobe Behances The Creative Class With $150M Community Acquisition

News Analysis: Adobe Behances The Creative Class With $150M Community Acquisition

By R "Ray" Wang on February 12, 2013

Behance Empowers The Creative Cloud To Make Ideas Happen On December 20th, 2012, Silicon Valley based Adobe Systems announced the $150M USD acquisition of Behance, a digital portfolio and community site for creative professionals.  Founded in 2006, the SoHo, New York based company raised 6.5M in May 2012 from Union Square Ventures prior to the […]

Posted in Business | Tagged acquisition, acquisitions, adobe, Behance, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud options, CMO, Constellation Research, creative class, Customer Experience, customer experience management, digital marketing, Digital Marketing Transformation, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, innovation, mergers, Mergers And Acquisitions, News Analysis, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, social business, Social Business Software, social technologies, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, vendor strategy

News Analysis: Aptean Six Months After The CDC Software And Consona Merger

News Analysis: Aptean Six Months After The CDC Software And Consona Merger

By R "Ray" Wang on January 28, 2013

Mergers Continue In The Enterprise Software Space On August 7th, 2012, CDC Software and Consona Corporation merged to form Aptean.  Over the past six months, Monte Ford, the president of Aptean has made key executive hires, committed to new product investments, and rationalized overhead.  Key points in the acquisition include: Merger creates economies of scale. […]

Posted in Business | Tagged acquisition, acquisitions, Apps Strategy, Aptean, CDC Software, Compiere, Consona, Constellation Research, CRM, customer relationship management, customer relationship management (CRM), E-Commerce, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, erp, mergers, Mergers And Acquisitions, News Analysis, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, vendor strategy | 1 Response

News Analysis: Spigit Buys CrowdCast To Corner Innovation Life Cycle Market

News Analysis: Spigit Buys CrowdCast To Corner Innovation Life Cycle Market

By R "Ray" Wang on October 7, 2012

On September 18, 2012, Pleasanton, CA based Spigit, a social innovation vendor acquired Crowdcast, a San Francisco based social business intelligence pioneer for an undisclosed sum.  Crowdcast Founder/CEO Mat Fogarty and Chief Scientist Leslie Fine will join Spigit’s executive team as part of the acquisition. Crowdcast is backed by Menlo Ventures and Alsop Louie Partners. […]

Posted in Business | Tagged acquisition, acquisitions, collaboration, Constellation Research, crowdcast, crowdsourced R&D, Crowdsourcing, Data to Decisions, Decision Management, Decision Services, disruptive, disruptive technologies, Disruptive technology, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, ideate, ideation, mergers, Mergers And Acquisitions, News Analysis, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, socbiz, social analytics, social business, Social Business Software, Social Enterprise, social enterprise apps, social intelligence, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, Spigit

Epicor Acquires Solarsoft, Moves Closer To $1B in Annual Revenues

Epicor Acquires Solarsoft, Moves Closer To $1B in Annual Revenues

By R "Ray" Wang on September 14, 2012

In Epicor’s first major acquisition since Apax partners brought Activant and Epicor together, the near $900M Dublin, CA-based enterprise software announced its acquisition of Solarsoft from Marin Equity Partners.   Based in the UK, Solarsoft focuses on MES, ERP, and distribution software in specialty verticals for over 2500 customers.  Terms of the deal were not disclosed.  […]

Posted in Business | Tagged acquisition, acquisitions, and stamping forge and casting, building and construction, Cloud, Constellation Research, discrete manufacturing, enterprise, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, Epicor, Epicor Software, erp, food and beverage, general distribution, hi-tech product distribution, mergers, Mergers And Acquisitions, mills metals and chemicals, News Analysis, pharma and cosmetics, plastics and rubber, print packaging manufacturing, process manufacturing, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, utomotive, vendor strategy

News Analysis: Infosys Buys Lodestone for $350M

News Analysis: Infosys Buys Lodestone for $350M

By R "Ray" Wang on September 10, 2012

Global outsourcing and Bangalore Infotech bellwether Infosys (NASDAQ:INFY), announced its agreement to purchase Zurich-based Lodestone Management Consultancy for $350M.  A quick analysis of the news reveals: Infosys strengthens its EMEA and SAP presence. Lodestone brings 850 employees which 750 are front line delivery personnel.  200 clients.   Lodestone’s 200 clients span industries such as life […]

Posted in Business | Tagged acquisition, acquisitions, Business process, business process improvement, business process outsourcing, business process transformation, business solutions, Cloud BPO, Constellation Research, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, Infosys, Infosys Technologies Ltd., it Services, IT services firms, Lodestone, mergers, Mergers And Acquisitions, News Analysis, Outsourcing, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, sap, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, vendor strategy

Trends: The Battle For CMO Mind Share

Trends: The Battle For CMO Mind Share

By R "Ray" Wang on August 2, 2012

Marketing and Advertising Budgets Are The New Land Grab Constellation Research, Inc. predicts that the global advertising market (paid search, display, and classified) will hit $125B by 2015.   While IT budgets continue to stay flat, marketing budgets are up.  Warc’s recent Global Marketing Index (GMI) entered positive territory in March 2012.  Consequently, the heat […]

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Enterprise Headlines and Highlights, 2012-07-22

Enterprise Headlines and Highlights, 2012-07-22

By Dennis Moore on July 22, 2012

Highlights of enterprise software and solutions news from the past week: Two IPOs come out strongly after Facebook IPO disappointment – Kayak and Palo Alto Networks. Google Nexus 7, with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, is becoming the first general purpose worthy competitor to the Apple iPad. Workday files for IPO, using JOBS Act to avoid […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged analytics, android, apple, BI, Big Data, BigData, Cloud, Concur, Dennis Moore, Ensw, google, hp, Infor, Informatica, IPO, Kayak, Linux, M&A, mergers, Mergers & Acquisitions, Mergers And Acquisitions, microsoft, MSNBC, netsuite, news, oracle, Palo Alto Networks, SaaS, salesforce.com, samsung, sap, Skire, SQL Server, SQLServer, Tripit, VMware, workday, Yahoo, yammer

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