May 18
IBM to acquire Vivisimo
IBM have announced its intent to acquire Vivisimo, a recognized leader in federated discovery and navigation software for big data. The acquisition aims to accelerate IBM’s efforts to help clients integrate, navigate, and analyze the full variety, velocity and volume of big data.
May 17
IBM PureSystems
IBM (Armonk, New York, USA) have announced a major step forward in a new, simpler era of computing with the introduction of a new category of “expert integrated systems.” This new family is the first with built-in expertise based on IBM’s decades of experience running IT operations for tens of thousands of clients in 170 countries.
May 17
UnboundID
UnboundID (Austin, Texas, USA) a leading platform provider for identity services, have announced the opening of its new office in London to facilitate its business development and sales operations throughout the U.K. and Europe. UnboundID recognized and seized the opportunity to expand its growth into EMEA markets in order to increase sales and adoption of its identity services platform in other global markets and better meet the needs of its customers.
May 16
Amazon launches cloud marketplace
Amazon Web Services LLC (AWS), (Seattle, Washington, USA) an Amazon.com company have launched AWS Marketplace, an online store that makes it easy for customers to find, compare, and immediately start using the software and technical services they need to build products and run their businesses.
May 15
Saving $35K could easily cost you $1M
During a recent conversation it came up that the company I was talking to had failed in Germany. Not because of the market. Because they had hired the wrong person. He had now been terminated and they were looking for a replacement.
I asked who they had commissioned to help recruit the right sales person for the Copenhagen office?
Answer: “No one! We will use our own network and Linkedin. Our shareholders have very good networks, so we don’t see a need for a recruitment consultant. We may spend an additional 2-3 month finding the right candidate, but that’s OK.”
There was a moment of silence while I was thinking about the answer and the ramifications of this attitude. My first impulsive reaction was: These guys are not serious. They are the “hit and run” types you stumble upon all the time. They promise you the world and deliver the moon.
May 14
Battery Venture completes the acquisition of Jeeves
BV Acquisitions AB announced on 26 March 2012 a recommended cash offer to the shareholders and warrant holders in Jeeves Information Systems AB to acquire all outstanding shares and warrants in Jeeves for 83 SEK in cash per share and 13 SEK in cash per warrant (the “Offer”).
During the initial acceptance period the Offer has been accepted to the extent that BV Acquisitions will hold a total of 2,755,181 shares in Jeeves, representing approximately 97 per cent of the total number of shares and votes in Jeeves and a total of 121,200 warrants in Jeeves, representing approximately 99 per cent of the total number of outstanding warrants in Jeeves.
All conditions for the Offer have therefore been fulfilled and BV Acquisitions hereby declares the Offer wholly unconditional.
May 14
NextUC
NextUC (Henderson, NV, USA) is gaining ground as a go to solution for business looking to break the traditional mold associated with the telephone and carrier world. The cracks in the mold include: no contracts, free 60 day evaluation period, instant turn up; telephone calls, video conferencing, web conferencing, audio conferencing, chat, presence, and mobile solutions all working in minutes rather than months (or never).
May 11
Software Audit
Copenhagen, Denmark, 10 May 2012: -
TBK Consult has packaged a Software Product Management Audit (SPM Audit) service for software driven companies. The service will enable software driven companies to ensure that their product management processes are optimized for scalable growth and improved profitability.
May 10
EFI acquires Metrics
Electronics For Imaging, Inc., (Foster City, CA, USA) a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, has announced it has acquired privately-held Metrics Sistemas de Informacao (“Metrics”). Metrics (São Paulo, Brasil) is a leader in ERP (MIS) systems for the printing and packaging industries in Latin America.While financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed, the acquisition is not expected to be material to EFI’s 2012 results.
