Oracle Moves Solidly Into SaaS With Taleo Acquisition
Oracle Corporation announced its purchase of Taleo for $1.9 billion on Feb. 9, 2012, signaling a major shift in its stance on software-as-a-service (SaaS) and…
Latest Posts By Paul D.
SAP’s Acquisition Of SuccessFactors Re-engergizes Its HCM And SaaS Strategy
SAP is a paying a substantial premium to acquire SuccessFactors, a leading SaaS performance and talent management vendor. The press release of December 3,…
December 3, 2011
Oracle Wins $1.3 Billion Award Over SAP
The $1.3 billion verdict in the Oracle v. SAP case is surprising, given that the third-party support subsidiary of SAP, TomorrowNow, was fixing glitches and…
November 24, 2010
IBM Makes A Good Catch With Clarity Systems Acquisition
Today, IBM announced the acquisition of privately-held Clarity Systems for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition bolsters IBM’s solution set for the CFO, and complements its…
October 21, 2010
What Is An "Unconference"? Please Weigh In On Topic Choices.
At Forrester's Business Process And Application Delivery Forum, October 7 and 8 in National Harbor, MD , we are holding a session called an…
September 3, 2010
SAP Advances Innovation Strategy With Sybase Acquisition
In late breaking news today, SAP announced a definitive agreement to acquire Sybase for $5.8 billion. The deal will be accretive for SAP and is…
May 12, 2010
Oracle Puts Another Notch In Its Industry Apps Acquisition Stick
Today, Oracle announced yet another acquisition – this one of Phase Forward, a clinical research suite that helps life sciences companies manage their R&D…
April 16, 2010
SAP Jam Teleconference Notes: SAP's Growth and Innovation Strategies
Thanks to those of you that attended our SAP Jam Teleconference today, part of a series that will run throughout the week. For details…
March 22, 2010
More SAP Leadership Changes Announced
Thursday’s announcements of additional SAP leadership changes raise more questions than they answer, but a commitment to changing the direction of the company is…
February 11, 2010
SAP Announces Changes at the Top; Hasso Steps Up
On Super Bowl Sunday, February 7, 2010, SAP announced that CEO Leo Apotheker’s contract will not be renewed and his resignation is effective immediately. In…