More Software News Summaries
- Recovery on the Horizon?
Forrester says Q4 will see an upturn; plus, LogMeIn goes public, Oracle sells $4.5 billion in debt, VCs say their industry is broken and more software news of the week.
Week ending July 3, 2009 - Red Hat Revels
Open source vendor's revenue growth outruns Oracle's; plus, megavendors' cloud moves, "enterprise Facebook," Satyam's "new" name and more software news of the week.
Week ending June 26, 2009 - Adobe Moves
Acrobat.com launches as the stock climbs; plus, more product moves from Salesforce.com, Red Hat, Microsoft, Dell, Apple and more software news of the week.
Week ending June 19, 2009 - Budgetary Woes
CIOs deal with recessionary ramifications; plus, Oracle's controlling machinations, Amazon's lightning strike, McAfee's malware workshop and more software news of the week.
Week ending June 12, 2009 - M&A Moves
Software deal activity picks up; plus, Forrester says software processes are dropping, Obama wants a national tech policy and more software news of the week.
Week ending June 5, 2009 - Microsoft "Bings" It
$100 million backs a new search service; plus, Google's new Wave, Obama's new cybersecurity czar, M&A's new moves and more software news of the week.
Week ending May 29, 2009 - Cloud Ups and Downs
Outages cause concern as vendors cheerlead the model; plus, SOX gets its day in court, OpenTable IPOs, Tucci's next big things, and more software news of the week.
Week ending May 22, 2009 - Taking New Tacks
Giants adopt new strategies to innovate during the downturn; plus, Sun shareholders file suits, rumors link Microsoft and SAP, IBM wants to shorten meetings, and more software news of the week.
Week ending May 15, 2009 - Ruffled Feathers
Obama's offshore tax proposal causes a stir in the offshoring community; plus, FTC investigates Google-Apple, software finance makes a move, NetSuite's revenue takes a leap and more software news of the week.
Week ending May 8, 2009 - SAP Struggles
Unfortunately, the recession is only one of SAP's problems; plus, Benioff takes aim at maintenance revenue, Oracle readies new online offerings, Workday receives a cool $75 million and more software news of the week.
Week ending May 1, 2009 - A First Time for Everything
Microsoft reports a Q1 sales drop; plus experts review the Oracle-Sun merger, VC funding hits record lows, Obama appoints a CTO and more software news of the week.
Week ending April 24, 2009 - Q1 Quandary
The recession dents Google's revenue; plus, Satyam gets bought, Sun gets dissed, NetApp gets fined and more software news of the week.
Week ending April 17, 2009 - Committed to the Cloud?
Benioff talks up Oracle's flip flops; plus, infrastructure under attack, Motorola under scrutiny and more software news of the week.
Week ending April 10, 2009 - Flat is Fine
Gartner's software forecast isn't that bad; plus, IBM-Sun looks likely, HP looks at Android, the community looks at the "Open Cloud Manifesto," and more software news of the week.
Week ending April 3, 2009 - Software's Schadenfreude
Open source is prospering during the downturn; plus, IBM's staffing, Oracle's buying and virtualization's pricing go under the microscope and more software news of the week.
Week ending March 26, 2009 - March Merger Madness
IBM-Sun headlines a week of M&A rumors; plus, Ellison embraces the cloud, SAP issues pink slips, Forrester handicaps SaaS apps and more software news of the week.
Week ending March 20, 2009 - Happy Birthday Web
The Web celebrates 20; plus, Obama's CIO's troubles, AOL's new CEO, new virtualization moves and more software news of the week.
Week ending March 13, 2009 - Precarious Predictions
PC shipments will nose dive in 2009; plus, a new federal CIO, a new report on offshoring, a new job for IBM's open source guru and more software news of the week.
Week ending March 6, 2009 - Billion Dollar Baby
Salesforce.com matures to the ranks of the megavendors; plus, startup valuations drop, IBM's Iowan move, "shockingly bad" enterprise software and more news of the week.
Week ending February 27, 2009 - Movement in M&A
SAP swoops in for a downturn deal; plus India commiserates at Nasscom, HP avoids layoffs, cloud computers will double and more software news of the week.
Week ending February 20, 2009
