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There were 4 blog postings during October (2007):
Time to be honest about SaaS
I thought that those of you who aren't recipients of our monthly newsletter might be interested in this commentary (penned by the other Neil) dissecting some of the problems with the definition (or lack thereof) of software-as-a-service.
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Neil Macehiter, Macehiter Ward-Dutton | 3rd October '07
Collaboration market update - IBM and Microsoft in the news again
The last couple of weeks have seen a wave of product launches and announcements at IBM Lotus, coinciding with the Lotus Collaboration Summit which took place on 18th September. A new version of Quickr is expected in the spring, along with a new...
Angela Ashenden, Macehiter Ward-Dutton | 4th October '07
Oracle proposes to buy BEA
Oracle today confirmed
that it delivered a letter to the Board of Directors of BEA Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAS) on October 9 in which Oracle proposes to acquire BEA for $17.00 per share in cash. The $17.00 per share offer is a 25% premium over...
Neil Macehiter, Macehiter Ward-Dutton | 12th October '07
Putting customers first?
Most readers will by now be familiar with the recent sparring between Oracle and BEA (just see our del.icio.us links over the past days to get an update if you're not up to speed). There's been plenty said about this already of course, but I...
Neil Ward-Dutton, Macehiter Ward-Dutton | 29th October '07