Laying the foundation for customers to successfully manage the influx of mobile devices, networks and applications in the enterprise, SAP AG (Walldorf, Germany) have unveiled a major new release of the industry-leading Afaria® mobile device management solution. With the 7.0 release of Afaria, SAP aims to allow enterprise IT to more effectively manage mobile applications …
Monthly Archive: February 2012
Feb 28
WorkForce Software: Record Revenue Growth, Expanded Client Base in 2011
WorkForce Software, (Livonia, Michigan, USA), a leading provider of workforce management solutions for organizations with complex labor policies and stringent compliance demands, has shared details of its 2011 results. During a time of economic uncertainty, WorkForce Software achieved record-setting revenue growth, significant new client wins among large enterprises, and a continued high rate …
Feb 24
Marin Software Raises $30M
According to eMarketer, by 2015 advertisers will spend $132.1 billion annually for online advertising. Advertisers are increasing their investment in online advertising across multiple channels to drive greater lead generation, customer acquisition, and revenue. This activity is fueling the expanding adoption of Marin Software’s (S. Francisco, CA., USA) ad management and optimization platform.
Feb 23
Global growth through a partner channel in the software industry – Part 3: The three phases of market penetration
The strategy and associated activities required for building a partner channel differ substantially depending on your position in the market penetration life cycle. In order to manage this dependency and assist in defining the most appropriate channel development strategy, we distinguish between three main market penetration life cycle phases. It is not that one phase …
Feb 22
TCS and Mitsubishi Corporation to establish joint venture for IT services
Tata Consultancy Services (Mumbai, India, “TCS”) a leading global IT services and consulting firm, and Mitsubishi Corporation (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), a global integrated business enterprise announced the establishment of an IT services joint venture, Nippon TCS Solution Center Limited, strategically targeted at providing world class information technology services to Japanese customers.
Feb 21
WinMagic Inc Achieves a Microsoft Gold ISV Competency
WinMagic Inc., (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) a leader in encryption software and data security solutions, has announced it has achieved a Gold Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Competency in the Microsoft Partner Network, demonstrating its ability to meet Microsoft customers’ evolving needs in today’s dynamic business environment.
Feb 20
SOA Software Announces Year-on-Year Growth of 60%
SOA Software, (LA, CA., USA), a provider of SOA governance, cloud and enterprise API Management products, announced year-over-year business growth of 60% in 2011, spurred by the increasing need for effective cloud computing and mainstream SOA solutions. The company also expanded to new locations, significantly increased its employee base, and built exciting new partnerships while …
Feb 17
Dassault Systèmes Acquires Netvibes
Dassault Systèmes (Vélizy-Villacoublay, France) a leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, announced that it has acquired Netvibes, (Paris, France) the award-winning brand in dashboard intelligence technologies to enrich its 3D Experience platform.
Feb 16
Global growth through a partner channel in the software industry – Part 2: For all the right reasons
Selling to and serving customers through a channel of independent companies (channel partners) can be a succesfull approach to achieve and maintain global market leadership in the software industry. However, experience shows that most Independent Software Vendors are having an extremely hard time building such a channel, not to mention the challenges associated with growing …

