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Emptoris, IBM, Smart Commerce and Beyond -- Thawing Out the Dim Sum or Something Fresh?

Emptoris, IBM, Smart Commerce and Beyond — Thawing Out the Dim Sum or Something Fresh?

By Jason Busch on December 19, 2011

Sometimes when markets move fast, you’ve got to take calls in uncomfortable spots — literally, physically and metaphorically. Such was the case with the analyst briefing following IBM’s announced acquisition plans for Emptoris. I happ…

Posted in Business | Tagged Ariba, CoreMetrics, DemandTec, Emptoris, enterprise, ibm, sterling commerce | 1 Response

IBM Shows Broad Mobile Portfolio at Largest Lab

IBM Shows Broad Mobile Portfolio at Largest Lab

By Merv Adrian on July 12, 2010

IBM employs 45,000 software engineers worldwide, and like all large firms, has been greatly expanding its overseas contingent, leading some in the US to complain that not enough is being done “back home.” In mid-June, IBM provided an answer with the opening of a new lab facility in the Boston suburb of Littleton, Massachusetts, one […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged analytics, application development, BAO, cognos, CoreMetrics, Eclipse, ibm, Industry Trends, lab, Lombardi, Lotus, Rational, sterling commerce, tivoli, Websphere

IBM Picks Up Sterling Commerce – But Should They Also Think About a Supplier Network as Well?

IBM Picks Up Sterling Commerce – But Should They Also Think About a Supplier Network as Well?

By Jason Busch on May 25, 2010

It makes perfect sense for IBM to pick up Sterling Commerce from AT&T. After all, I’d sooner trust an aspiring software giant that already has deep SI and BPO practice understanding of functional integration between partners to do more with the Sterling asset than AT&T, which can’t even seem to get wireless 3G voice signals […]

Posted in Business | Tagged AT&T, Business process, E-Commerce, ibm, sterling commerce, supply chain

News Analysis: IBM Buys Sterling Commerce From AT&T

News Analysis: IBM Buys Sterling Commerce From AT&T

By R "Ray" Wang on May 24, 2010

 Merger Ties B2B Integration Tools With Selling And Fulfillment On May 24th, IBM surprised the market with its $1.4B, all-cash, definitive agreement to buy Dublin, Ohio based Sterling Commerce from AT&T.  Sterling Commerce was purchased by SBC Communications in 2000 for its strengths in B2B integration.  As an AT&T company in 2005, they acquired […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged acquisition, AT&T, B2B Integration, B2B Managed Services, Collaboration Network, Comergent, Dublin, eInvoicing, GenTran, ibm, IBM WebSphere, integration, Integrator, managed file transfer, mergers, middleware, Mobile Solutions, News Analysis, Nistevo, Ohio, order management, sterling commerce, The VAN, yantra

Wednesday’s Whispers: People Whispers – March 2010

By R "Ray" Wang on March 31, 2010

PEOPLE WHISPERS: MOVES, PROMOTIONS, AND MILESTONES* As always, thanks for your emails and alerts. If you’ve got a change or know of a promotion, keep dropping me a line! If you need a referral, and we’ve worked together in the past, don’t hesitate to reach out to me via Linked In. Ashesh Badani became Sr. […]

Posted in Business | Tagged 3VR, Active Endpoints, Andy Warzecha, Ashesh Badani, AT&T Wireless, Azul Partners, BG+H, Capital One, Chomp, Cisco Systems, ClearCross, Click Commerce, Consult HR Solutions, Enterprise Irregular, Felton E. Lewis, Gladson, Greenwood Publishing Group, Horses For Sources, ibm, InformationWeek, Infosys, Intel Corporation, Jason Busch, Jeff Prillaman, Kara Wilson, Kinemo, Krishnan Parasuraman, Kulesa Faul, Lafe Low, Laura Fitton, Lauren McKay, Lisa Whelan, LLC, Manhattan Associates, Mary Hayes Weier, Mitch Wagner, Netezza, Network General, Nitin S, oneforty inc, Open Mobile Solutions, oracle, Palisade Systems, Palo Alto Networks, Paul Papdimitriou, PeopleSoft, Phil Ferhst, Pistachio Consulting, Rajesh Nair, Red Hat, René Bonvanie, Ronda Pitts Krier, Sacnchit Vir Gogia, ScanControl, Social Media Club, Somotsoft, Spend Matters Group, Springboard Research, spss, sterling commerce, Steve Cole, Sun Microsystems, Swissgrid, Tami Casey, TEDxTokyo, Todd Craig, Tri Phan, United Business Media, workday

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