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SAP, Sybase and the New Mobile Software World
The enterprise mobile software market is heating up. SAP recently announced its intent to acquire middleware giant Sybase for $5.8 billion. On the heels of that, Sybase unveiled its new Mobility Platform. Together, the two companies are destined to be a force in the enterprise mobile software market—a space long overdue for definition and leadership.…
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Top Executives You Should Know at Networking Distributor Westcon
Top Executives You Should Know at Networking Distributor Westcon Dean Douglas, President and CEO Douglas joined Westcon Group in June 2008 as chief operating officer and was promoted to serve as CEO just nine months later. He has also served as CEO for LCC International, an independent wireless engineering professional services firm, and has held…
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Salesforce.com Posts Quarter Profit But Forecast Disappoints
By Jim Finkle SAN FRANCISCO, May 20 (Reuters) – Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) issued a full-year profit outlook at the low end of Wall Street projections as the Web-based software maker plans to increase spending to fuel sales growth. Salesforce, whose shares fell 5.6 percent in after-hours trading, said profit will also be hurt by costs…
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Dell Quarter Sales Beat Estimates, But Supplies Tight
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Dell Inc’s (NASDAQ:DELL) quarterly sales and profit beat expectations but its gross margin fell short of analysts’ forecasts and the computer maker warned that components supply will remain tight. Dell, whose shares fell 3 percent after the results on Thursday, has been struggling to boost profitability due to both sales of…
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Google, VMware Partner for Cloud Development, Portability
Google is partnering with VMware on what the companies are calling cloud portability – technologies that make it easy for Java developers to use their standard tools to develop web applications. The partnership falls under the Google App Engine for Business, a set of technologies that enable companies to create and deploy their own applications…
