Archive for the 'Press Release' Category
A Story of Assuaged SSA Alacrity
Sunday, August 6th, 2006There she was, SSA Global had gathered up her armful of flowers, tieing a pretty bow around the middle. She was matched in youthful exuberence by the ribbon that gripped her middle-aged pony tail. All the pretty flowers in her collection, bringing joy (one hoped) to customers buzzing toward the fold. There were just so [...]
Microsoft's Vision Goes ProClarity
Tuesday, April 4th, 2006How many puns on vision can a company named ProClarity make? Today Microsoft bought the ProClarity, hoping to turn its BI offering into something competitive with friends Hyperion, Cognos, etc. The first thing I noticed in the press release was the following comment from Bob Lokken who is (was) the CEO of ProClarity. “Our focus [...]
Peregrine (ing) all the way to the Bank, ahem, HP
Thursday, January 5th, 2006Being Bought isn’t all Bad. Peregrine gives it up to HP and SOX it to CA
Internet Use Leads Clients to the Enemy
Thursday, December 22nd, 2005Accenture’s vague news about Internet use and good old-fashioned CRM leads to questions about what a service provider is.
TIBCO's Bulging PortalPotty Release–Wait Your Turn
Wednesday, December 14th, 2005TIBCO, with its SOA, business process menagerie, and portal building stronghold, says it unleashing a multitude of siloes.
Coming up THE GNX(t) ACRONYM AGENTRICS
Tuesday, December 13th, 2005From GNX and WWRE come a merged Agentrics, ta-da, dots and “G”s for SUPPLY CHAIN mirth in the dead of winter.
Why re CA ll the Past?
Wednesday, November 16th, 2005CA wants to rebrand itself without being sleazy. CEO is buzzed and doesn’t want to layoff anymore executives.
Geac Swallowed by the Golden Gate (Infor)
Monday, November 7th, 2005Infor via Golden Gate Capital to Buy Much of Geac–ERP Vendors Continue to Rearrange Themselves
Do not Pass Unica, Go Directly to the DMA
Wednesday, October 19th, 2005Yuchun Lee of bigass EMM player, Unica, joins the DMA board of directors
The Crummy Awards
Tuesday, September 27th, 2005Sage at the awards, CRM moves are not necessarily wise nor special, but let them have a Crummy anyway.
Deploy the Hummingbird ECM
Thursday, September 15th, 2005US Missile Defense Agency gets Hummingbird Enterprise for doc management
How Doth Thou Love Oracle, Mr. Siebel?
Wednesday, September 14th, 2005Wacky Siebel Doublespeaks Customers
