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MoD IT - late and over budget
News Defence Information Infrastructure Programme (DII) found that problems with the rollout of the hardware and "persistent weaknesses" in the core software have led to significant delays. The report says: "There have been... [04 Jul 2008]
HP close to buying EDS for $12bn
News In recent years, HP has also been spending big on corporate infrastructure software companies, including the acquisitions of Mercury Interactive, Opsware, SPI Dynamics, Bristol Technology, and Peregrine. [13 May 2008]
$12bn tech spend for UK SMEs in 2007
News IT spending included computing, software and networking support, together with professional services such as IT consulting and IT management. Rising technology costs saw SMEs in the UK... [14 Jan 2008]
Big Blue sees big bounce
News IBM's software business had a strong quarter, rising 10 per cent to $3.8bn, or seven per cent in constant currency - the highest growth the company has seen in software in three years. The company... [19 Jul 2005]
Oracle turns in results ahead of expectations
News Based on external surveys, we see modest improving in software spending for 2004," Henley said. Oracle's chief financial officer, Jeff Henley, said the company anticipates modest improvement in... [12 Mar 2004]
Microsoft could be 'major force' in telecoms
News As a result, VoIP systems rely heavily on software, and adding a feature such as one in-box for both voice mails and emails is a software-only upgrade in most cases. Tom Valovic, manager of IDC's IP... [26 Aug 2003]
IBM offers DNA research tool
News In its web services offer, IBM said it is making available free trial software designed to improve searches for information stored by the National Center for Biotechnology Information. IBM's Web Services for Life... [22 Apr 2003]
Microsoft moves into business reporting
News Despite a general slowdown in software spending, revenue for business intelligence software continues to grow. Microsoft plans to embed a business reporting feature into its SQL Server... [14 Feb 2003]
Oracle hits Q1 targets - but only just
News He expects new software licence sales to drop 10 per cent to 15 per cent. Revenue from new software licences and renewals from database, application server software and business... [18 Sep 2002]
Cisco back on the acquisition trail
News Cisco is back on the acquisition trail after it bought privately held software and hardware companies for $258m. The internet bellwether has paid around $173m to gain the stock it does not already hold in IP... [02 May 2002]
BAA moves its procurement online
News BAA will be using software from Burns e-Commerce Solutions. In 1999, BAA was spending on average £92 per purchase order. Report: IT Expenditure Assessment - Who is spending what on IT... [15 Nov 2001]
The Bloor Perspective: Credit card fraud, Big player results, and SANs
Comment The design incorporates both the fabric switch hardware devices and sophisticated software tools. Together with the advanced security software facilities that Brocade supports, it is clear that the... [29 Oct 2001]
The Agenda Setters: Net will fuel demand for storage, says EMC boss
News According to Ruettgers, future growth will be bolstered by ventures in the software sector. EMC acquired two software groups earlier this year and there are plans to further expand in this field. The... [11 May 2000]
EMC set to raise its profile after snub by HP
News Significantly, software sales have been strong. Out of the Q3 growth, according to Bill Teuber, EMC CFO, hardware revenues increased by 28 per cent, but software was up 76 per cent at $207m. This rise... [04 Nov 1999]
Lack of knowledge management costs US firms $12bn
News It also expects spending on knowledge management software and services to rocket from $2bn this year to over $12bn in 2003. Global research company, IDC, is claiming America's top 500... [07 Oct 1999]
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