Applix Becoming a Cognos Unit (APLX, COGN)
Cognos Inc. (COGN) and Applix Inc. (APLX) have announced a definitive agreement for Cognos to acquire Applix in a cash acquisition valued at $17.87 per share. This equates to $339 million, or about $306…
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Newest first · Page 59Microsoft Goes After Adobe Flash
Microsoft (MSFT) launches its Silverlight rich media development software this week. It will compete directly with Adobe (ADBE) Flash. The Flash player sits on over 700 million PCs and a number of consumer electronics…
Google Frightens Japanese Government
The Japanese government is nervous about Google (GOOG). Trade officials in the country worry that, with their hardware advantage lost to companies in Korea, Taiwan, and China, it will also end up with no…
More Bad News For Linux: Redhat And Novell
It used to be that the corporate IT crowd could not get enough of Linux. It was inexpensive. It did not come from Microsoft. It was open-source and could be improved without permission from…
What To Expect Ahead of VMware’s VMWORLD Conference
Even if VMware (NYSE:VMW) sees its stock go sideways or even if it gets soft from here, it has a long way to go before many would be able to say this was not…
Sun Microsystems Goes After Linux
Sun (JAVA) claims that it open Solaris software will beat Linux to a pulp. According to ComputerWorld: "Sun intends to take the operating system into markets where it hasn’t traditionally been a force, such…
Microsoft Changes It World View
Microsoft (MSFT) is finally getting serious about connecting its Windows product to other software using the internet. Google (GOOG) has been doing this with its spreadsheet and document products for some time. According to…
IPO FILING: Convio, Inc, (CNVO, BLKB)
Convio, Inc. has filed to come public via an IPO under the proposed ticker "CNVO" on NASDAQ. This Austin, Texas-based NPO software and service operator has a pretty impressive underwriting group with Goldman Sachs…
Novell: Why Linux Is The Next Netscape
Novell (NOVL) reported next to no reveue growth in its last quarter. The number was $243 million, up less than 3% from a year ago. According to TheStreet.com, cash flow dropped from $36 million…
Microsoft: Linux Keeps Losing
It looks like the Linux open-source guys have lost another round to Microsoft (MSFT). According to TheStreet.com "Microsoft picked up 2 percentage points, bringing its market share to 67.1% of servers shipped during the…
The VMware Conundrum (VMW, EMC, CTXS, MSFT)
VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) has been an unbelievably strong IPO after the partial spin-off from EMC Corp. (NYSE:EMC). Shares opened for trade last Tuesday and are up about 40% from the initial open. Some were…
Adobe Flash Goes HD Web Video
Adobe (ADBE) will launch a version of its video software which will allow high def streaming over the internet. It will use the H.264 MPEG standard. The ADBE Flash player, into which the new…
Microsoft And Cisco: Friends Forever
Microsoft (MSFT) and Cisco (CSCO) want to make it clear that, although they compete, they are friends. According to Reuters, even though the two companies both make "unified communications" systems that tie together e-mail,…
Reuters $1B IT Outsourcing Pact Names Fujitsu Instead of TIBCO (TIBX, VMW, RTRSY, TOC)
We confirmed that Reuters (NASDAQ:RTRSY) has apparently given a $1 Billion IT outsourcing pact to Fujitsu Services to launch a standardized IT platform across its global operations. Reuters wants to save $1 Billion over…
Citrix Systems Maybe Unable To Challenge VMware (CTXS, EMC, VMW, SYMC, MSFT, ORCL)
This would have been a great story to cover any normal day, but if you have been following the trading sessions in the stock market you know times aren’t normal. Citrix Systems (NASDAQ:CTXS) made…