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Software's big fight over small business (CNN Money)
The software that runs businesses' sales, finance, and operations, has never been the most exciting field - but lately, it's been downright sleepy. Thanks to a merger frenzy over the last few years, Oracle, SAP, and to a lesser extent Microsoft dominate enterprise software sales to the world's largest companies, and annual sales growth in this arena has slowed to a 3 percent trickle.
Software Maker CA 1Q Profit Up 64 Pct (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
CA Inc.'s first-quarter profit fell 64 percent on increased expenses, and the business software maker said it will trim its work force by about 10 percent, or 1,700 positions.
RFID tag-testing software expands worldwide (FCW.com)
Odin Technologies, a provider of radio frequency identification software, announced that its EasyTag product, which works in all UHF ranges, is now available in international markets. RFID tags track a wide variety of consumer products from their manufacture to their appearance on store shelves, which improves security and inventory accounting. In June, the Food and Drug Administration
Jacobson Consulting Improves Client Retention, Revenue and Budgets Using Journyx Timesheet Software (SYS-CON Media)
is using Journyx Timesheet software to monitor project budgets and business unit performance. Additionally, JCA uses Journyx to measure corporate key performance indicators, including consultant utilization, client retention, business unit revenue, and actual billing compared to budget. JCA grew its staff by more than 35 percent and, by using Journyx, saw no increase in operating overhead and
Big Blue's Software Buying Spree (BPM Today)
As much of the business world was packing up for a little August R&R, software CEOs and their bankers clearly weren't among them. In the last three weeks, Hewlett-Packard bought Mercury Interactive for $4.5 billion, and IBM bought Webify for an undisclosed amount, MRO Software for $740 million, and, on Aug. 10, disclosed that it will acquire FileNet for $1.6 billion. IBM's three deals already
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