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The enterprise software market features massive players like SAP and Oracle and customers that are beginning to question their license fees. Can enterprise software companies count on ever-increasing maintenance revenue streams. The enterprise software field is massive and includes Microsoft, IBM, BMC Software, CA and dozens of other players both large and small.
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IT ops software: CA and HP lose ground while VMware gains
With firms finding cheaper alternatives to the big names such as CA and HP, a chasing group of newer entrants in IT operations management is expanding fast.
HP security chief: How big data can catch hackers red-handed
Firewalls and antivirus software bite deepest into most organisations' security budgets to the detriment of the other stages in the breach process.
Intuit Q3 earnings: beats on EPS, revenue in line
The U.S. business software company reports its financial results for the fiscal third quarter.
Tibco launches integration platform Cloud Bus
The category, dubbed iPaaS, uses Tibco's Cloud Bus to integrate software as a service applications along with on-premise software.
First Windows XP now Exchange 2003: What happens when the clock stops on support?
While all the focus has been on Microsoft pulling the plug on Windows XP support, next April is also going to be zero hour for the veteran email server.
Websense joins private equity parade for tech vendors
Websense, which specializes in security software, will be acquired by Vista Equity Partners for $24.75 a share in cash. The deal comes at a 53 percent premium.
Accenture nabs digital marketing biz Acquity Group for $315 million
Accenture continues to move toward its goal of being a digital marketing services provider with its second acquisition in a week.
Rimini Street raises another $15M for global expansion
Rimini Street also revealed it plans to announce a new managing director for Europe later this week.
COBOL gets a web-friendly facelift on IBM mainframes
COBOL apps for IBM System z mainframes should see improved performance following the latest release of IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS.
Think you're using social collaboration? You're probably not
There's a mismatch between what users and managers think they are doing with enterprise collaboration tools, and what they are really doing.
The new digital customer journey: Cross-channel, mobile, social, self-service, and engaged
The sheer proliferation of new online devices and digital consumer channels is pushing leading-edge companies to rethink how they connect with and engage their customers. Here's how an integrated portfolio of technologies including self-service mobile apps, customer communities, and open product development is reshaping today's customer journey.
Glassdoor: Google ranked top company with best business outlook
Perhaps there is another reason why Googlers always look so happy all the time besides the free food: job security.
Red Hat CEO Whitehurst on innovation, OpenStack, Hadoop
As computing systems become commoditized, the "profit pools are going to evaporate" for enterprise software vendors, said Whitehurst.
Enterprise app stores yet to take off: Concur
A few barriers stand in the way of enterprise app store adoption, according to Concur's executive vice president of traveller services Barry Padgett.
I/O 2013: More than half of apps in Google Play now use Cloud Messaging
Approximately 60 percent of apps in Google Play are said to be now using the service at a rate of 17 billion messages sent per day.