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Hyperion Updates Business Analytics Tools
News According to research firm IDC, the market for financial/business performance management analytic applications is expected to increase from $1.2bn (£630m) in 2003 to $2.1bn in 2008. Speaking at the analyst firm's recent BI conference, Gartner vice...
[April 12, 2005, 8:55]
Will Techs Gain From Auditor Scrutiny?
News The Big Five accounting firms -- Andersen, Ernst & Young, KPMG International, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Deloitte & Touche -- derive about 29 percent of their total revenue from IT consulting and management and financial consulting, according to...
[February 28, 2002, 15:36]
'Megadeals' May Be On The Way Out
News Mammoth contracts can also be challenging to manage, said Stan Lepeak, an analyst at research firm Meta Group. A general push for lower pricing is partly behind the shift, said Robert McNeill, an analyst at Forrester Research.
[September 17, 2004, 10:20]
Ellison Steps Down From Chairman Role
News He previously worked as a Wall Street analyst. Henley's move into the chairman spot should please corporate watchdogs and investors who are worried about all-powerful CEOs, said Cameron Steele, a securities analyst at RBC Capital.
[January 13, 2004, 16:25]
Symantec To Buy SecurityFocus
News It is obvious that Symantec plans to take and own a leadership position in security," said Peter Lindstrom, director of security strategies for the Hurwitz Group, an analyst firm. At least one analyst thought the moves were the right ones for...
[July 18, 2002, 10:59]
Hosted-applications Usage On The Rise
News The survey, led by analyst Liz Herbert, suggested that the most popular uses for the SaaS model were in human resources, collaboration and customer-relationship management. The analyst firm published a report last week, Competing in the Fast...
[March 18, 2008, 11:21]
Outsourcers Play On Vertical Strengths
News However, IDC analyst David Tapper said the vertical strategy is growing in popularity. Schaefer pointed to financial services as one area where users are particularly concerned that their outsourcing provider understands regulations and policies...
[July 22, 2003, 10:04]
Yahoo! Earnings Raise Hopes
News Although the overall advertising market has seemingly bottomed and embarked on a recovery, it is unclear when Internet advertising will recover," Frederick Moran, an analyst at brokerage firm Jeffries, wrote in a note to investors on Tuesday.
[July 10, 2002, 12:10]
Baptism Of Fire For New WorldCom Chief
News Ebbers ran WorldCom very much like a holding company," said Lisa Pierce, an analyst with research firm Giga Information Group. Morgan said in an analyst note Tuesday that concerns about the company's future are already driving key data customers to...
[May 1, 2002, 9:11]
Future Net: 'Dot Coms' Could Face Revenge Of Dinosaurs
News Few will deny they have the first-mover advantage and an early lead in technology, but the game, as IDC analyst Frank Gens says, is barely a few minutes into the first period. It's exactly these kinds of advantages that will widen the gap between...
[September 7, 1999, 10:42]
Microsoft Takeover Rumours Boost Borland
News If Microsoft were interested in Borland, its primary focus would lie with the TogetherSoft modeling tools, said Stephen O'Grady, an analyst at RedMonk, an IT research firm. There's been a quiet consolidation going on," said Forrester Research...
[December 13, 2002, 9:27]
Michael Dell Takes Reins As Rollins Resigns
News Rollins had the confidence of [Michael] Dell, but when you look at the numbers you can see why [Dell has retaken the helm]", said Richard Shim, an analyst at IDC. In addition to announcing Rollins' departure, the company said that it now expects...
[February 1, 2007, 7:50]
Microsoft Wants Larger Piece Of Storage Market
News Nancy Marrone-Hurley, an analyst with market research firm Enterprise Storage Group, agreed that Microsoft's upgrade puts the company in the higher-end playing field. Microsoft's largest rival in the higher-end NAS market is storage device-maker...
[August 21, 2003, 14:35]
Business Skills: The Key To Tech Success In 2005
News Like the CIO, the network administrator, business analyst and project manager will see evolution in their jobs. Public companies responding to regulatory requirements, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, a law requiring public companies to...
[May 18, 2005, 13:10]
You'll Be Back, Says Novell
News But even with the string of acquisitions and a complete Linux product set, the company still needs to prove that it has developed a profitable business model and made the internal changes necessary to thrive in the Linux marketplace, said Tom...
[December 8, 2003, 17:30]
Adobe E-form Will Target Microsoft
News Joshua Duhl, an analyst with research firm IDC, added that a PDF-based form will also appeal to organisations with a mixture of operating systems. Laura DiDio, an analyst with research firm the Yankee Group, said both Adobe and Microsoft are...
[July 15, 2003, 9:23]
PeopleSoft Acquisition Move 'provoked' Oracle
News Edwards," analyst Brent Thill of Prudential Securities wrote in a report. Software licensing revenue in the ERP market has basically been flat the last two years, with a significant decline so far this year, said Paul Hamerman, an analyst with...
[June 9, 2003, 9:32]
Dell Earnings Match Expectations
News I believe that Dell's management will make the right decisions," Technology Business Research analyst Brooks Gray said. But Dell expects its first-quarter tally will decline by only two or three percent, chief financial officer Jim Schneider said...
[February 14, 2003, 9:16]
IBM's Blue Typhoon Plans Swirling
News IBM may be slightly further along than competitors, according to Bruce Caldwell, principal analyst at research firm Gartner. Mukherjee said that initial customers may include financial institutions and the travel industry.
[December 18, 2002, 9:41]
Anthrax Fears Push Bill Payers Online
News Mail safety concerns raised by recent anthrax scares have prompted a 20 percent increase in the number of Americans viewing and paying bills electronically, according to analyst firm Gartner Group. There were already a lot of efforts in the e...
[November 6, 2001, 16:36]
