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Systems Management, Cloud Services Likely in Dell's Software Acquisition Plans
Fri, February 03, 2012 - Analysts expect Dell to focus on the midmarket and infrastructure with its new software division
SAP Faces Cloud Strategy Questions with SuccessFactors Buy
Mon, December 05, 2011 - In interviews, SAP co-CEO Bill McDermott and SuccessFactors CEO Lars Dalgaard discuss next steps
Office 365 'momentum' Announcement Met with Some Skepticism
Thu, December 01, 2011 - Some analysts were left wanting more details about Office 365 sales and adoption
FAQ: What to Expect At Salesforce.Com's Dreamforce
Tue, August 30, 2011 - One of the biggest enterprise software and cloud computing shows this year gets underway in San Francisco
Dell Fills Data Center Technology Stack with Force10
Wed, July 20, 2011 - Dell's acquisition of Force10 Networks will fill a critical networking hole as the company buys its way into building an integrated technology stack for data centers, analysts said on Wednesday.
BPOS Customers Face Transition to Office 365
Mon, June 27, 2011 - When Microsoft launches Office 365 on Tuesday, the countdown will officially begin for current BPOS customers to upgrade to the new suite.
FAQ: What's the Future of OpenOffice.Org?
Thu, June 02, 2011 - Oracle suddenly announced Wednesday it was submitting the codebase for OpenOffice.org to the Apache Software Foundation, ending speculation about the open-source productivity suite's fate following Oracle's recent announcement it would be transitioned to a "solely community-based project."
Has Oracle Stopped Making Big Acquisitions?
Mon, May 23, 2011 - As midyear approaches, Oracle has made only two small acquisitions. This is out of character for a vendor that has made buying other companies a core growth strategy, doing as many as 13 deals each year since 2005, for a total of roughly 70 since then.
SAP has Some Explaining to Do At Sapphire
Mon, May 09, 2011 - While SAP has spent the past year spinning a vision for on-premises, on-demand and on-device computing, its upcoming Sapphire conference is an opportunity for the vendor to lay out some important specifics on these plans for the thousands expected to attend.
How to Get the Best Deal From Oracle
Fri, April 15, 2011 - Oracle is now in its fourth quarter, meaning the vendor and its customers are locked in the annual ritual of trying to get new deals done before the fiscal year ends on May 31.



