Salesforce going shopping?
Looks like there’s a good chance my predictions that Salesforce.com ($CRM) will get more aggressive on the M&A front in 2010 are coming true. Fellow Enterprise Irregular Larry Dignan has more details on the $500 million convertible bond issue. Of course, $500M likely does not a ‘game changer’ acquisition buy, but it can certainly help [...]
Cable Commercials From Hell
In no particular order these are the commercials that I hear on cable news and on satellite radio that make me cringe: – That Chet Holmes guy… you know, the guy who grew sales for “a well known billionaire”. I can’t even begin to catalogue all the ways that this guy is just odious. – [...]
Costs of running communication networks about to tumble?
Photo credit IronRodArt I saw a report on the Green Data Center Blog today that a new industry group called GreenTouch has been formed with the express aim of reducing the amount of energy communications networks (including the Internet) use. In fact their Global Mission is to, by 2015: deliver the architecture, specifications and roadmap [...]
SFDC Acquisiton Spree?
This just in: Salesforce to raise $500M in debt. It’s about time the SaaS world did some acquiring, and Salesforce.com is the logical playa to start. That $500M may be just to war chest to get started down the path. Larry Dignan concurs. Who would they acquire? Would they acquire someone not SaaS? Wouldn’t make [...]
Zycus Speaks — Market Observations: 2010
Before the holidays, I reached out to a number of the larger software
providers in the sector as well as some of the rapidly growing mid-size providers to get their perspectives on the trends and
observations on which they’re banking in 2010. W…
A New Vision for SOA Governance: A Focus on the Social Aspect
It almost a truism that cultural and organizational factors — these include politics, information silos, “tribal” interests, and effective change management — generally determine the success or failure of a major IT initiative in most organizations today. While “big bang” strategic projects and infrastructure upgrades are notoriously fraught with peril, particularly when it comes to [...]
Ariba and Beyond — Are Valuations in the Spend Management Sector Increasing?
I’m not one to follow stock prices. Because of this blog — not to
mention my time commitments trying to build multiple businesses —
I’ve pretty much placed my personal accounts at the mercy of
of broad stock and related indices, not to me…
Ivalua: The Broadest Spend Management Suite Vendor You’ve Never Heard Of (Part 1)
Over the past few months, I’ve had numerous correspondences with
Ivalua’s North American team as it’s started to pick up steam
Stateside. Ivalua, despite its
lack of brand recognition outside of the European market, offers one of
the mark…
News Analysis: Lawson Software Closes Healthvision Acquisition for $160M, Deepens Healthcare Specialization
Lawson Acquisition Brings Healthcare Focused ERP To Last-Mile Patient Management Solutions On January 11th, 2010, Lawson Software announced it had closed a $160M all cash offer for Healthvision, a healthcare software solution headquartered in Dallas, TX. The deal continues Lawson’s deep commitment to industry verticalization and is notable because the deal: Expands Lawson’s vertical footprint [...]
