Monthly Archives: February 2006
Borland Focuses on ALM with Acquisition, Divestiture
Borland Software on Feb. 8 announced both its acquisition of Segue Software and its divestiture of its integrated development environment tools business that has...
Dont Cry for Borlands Tools Business
There is no use in crying big crocodile tears about Borlands decision to sell off its integrated development environment tools in favor of new...
Amazon.com Unit Exec Takes Post at Google
John Battelle made noise about this last night, and now the AP has the story: Google has hired Amazon search chief Udi Manber. Amazon's...
EDS Gets Biggest Cut of GM Pie
General Motors, in the week of Jan. 30, awarded $7.5 billion in technology contracts over the next five years. Not included in the deal...
Intel, Skype Making PCs Chattier
Skype Technologies and Intel are making good on a promise to work together to get people talking on their Intel-based computers.
Skype said on Feb....
Ciscos Giancarlo Talks Progress, Strategy Shift
/zimages/4/126551.jpgCisco Systems of San Jose, Calif., on Feb. 7 posted healthy revenue growth of 9.3 percent to $6.6 billion for its third fiscal quarter...
Tech Companies Pay Doctors to Get IT
LOS ANGELES—Not satisfied with the nations largest physician incentive program, Cisco Systems, Intel and Oracle have decided to launch their own. As part of...
Changing Physicians Incentives Needs IT
LOS ANGELES—A diverse group descended on Los Angeles this week to change the way that doctors get paid. In a turnout that surprised the...
Business Objects to Buy Firstlogic for Data Quality
Business Intelligence giant Business Objects is plunking down $69 million in cash for data-quality player Firstlogic, it announced on Feb. 8.
This is the fourth—and,...
Open Source Popularity Forces Borland to Retrench
Borland Software Corp.s acquisition of Segue Software and divestment of its integrated development environment tools line is being viewed as the inevitable evolution of...