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April 13, 2007

 

News SummaryRising Stars

Up-and-coming software companies make the news; plus, the first IPO of the year, a new foe for Microsoft, a new buy for salesforce.com and more software news of the week.

Signs of software industry rebirth abounded this week as two sets of fast-growth, high-potential vendors were recognized, and one firm readied for an IPO.

The innovative nature, significant market traction and solid business plans of 25 software and services companies landed them on Sand Hill Group's list of Top 25 Software Innovators. The firms will be presenting their solutions at the Software 2007 conference in May.

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Steve Balmer to Keynote at Software 2007
Microsoft CEO to Share Strategic Insight

Steve BalmerWith the launch of Vista and Office 12, Steve Balmer will certainly have a lot to cover when he keynotes at Software 2007. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear this famed software business leader speak about Microsoft’s strategic direction. Register today for Software 2007, May 8 and 9 in Santa Clara, Calif. The final agenda for the event is online now!

SANDHILL.COM BLOG POST OF THE WEEK:

Between a Rock and Capital Spending

Erik Keller This morning's (Friday, April 13) Wall Street Journal report on tepid capital spending throws the final bucket of cold water on the prospects of good growth in traditional software spending this year. It follows reports of lukewarm software spending (at best) from both Smith Barney and Goldman Sachs over the past few weeks in advance of earnings season. One thing I have learned about these Wall Street macro reports over the years is that when they are talking flat, they really mean down. I long term I think it is going to get worse. A lot worse.

In case you have forgotten, technology capital spending represents about 50 percent of all non-structural capital spending and software is about half of that.

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New Podcast: Transforming Business Processes

SandHill.com’s M.R. Rangaswami and Cognizant senior VP, Malcolm Frank, discuss how a strategic outsourcing relationship can enable clients to transform their business processes. Click here to listen and gain insight about the latest best practices.

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Software Execs on the Move: April 9, 2007

New executives step up at Datawatch, One Communications, and other software companies.

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