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How collaboration upstart Atlassian and its ecosystem benefit from viral sales
You can tell a lot about the influence of a software company by the number of startups attempting to tie their own futures to the success of its technology. The Salesforce-inspired mob scene in San...
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HP’s Ray Lane tried to kill Autonomy deal, documents show
Former Hewlett-Packard chairman Ray Lane had profound doubts about HP’s $11 billion acquisition of Autonomy in 2011 and even looked for ways to scuttle the deal, according to a recently released...
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If Ray Lane hated HP’s Autonomy move so much, how did it happen?
Since Hewlett-Packard closed its $11 billion purchase of Autonomy in late 2011, we’ve learned a lot that raises questions about why this deal, controversial since the get-go, ever went through. Last...
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Former Autonomy exec sues HP over ‘false and negligent statements’
You could see this one coming down the pike. After months of charges and countercharges between current Hewlett-Packard leadership and former Autonomy executives, former Autonomy chief executive Mike...
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A Dell-EMC deal doesn’t make sense. Here’s why
The technology industry is atwitter this week over news that EMC and Dell, two landmark technology companies, are reportedly in talks to consummate what could be one of the largest tech mergers of all...
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Zugata comes out of stealth to fix universally-hated performance review process
Performance reviews, as they are now administered, have come to be seen as more trouble than they’re worth. Just ask Adobe ADBE , which nixed the annual review process earlier this year. Startup...
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SteelBrick raises $48 million to help businesses fix sales quotes
SteelBrick, which sells software for generating complicated sales proposals, has more than doubled its previous venture backing thanks to a $48 million Series C round led by Institutional Venture...
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Whole Foods makes big bet on tech
Whole Foods Market is best known as a leader when it comes to food, but if the company has its way it may soon be just recognized as a trailblazer in tech. Today the high-end grocery chain is...
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Google tries to entice Microsoft Office shops with free Apps for Work
Google wants to make it as easy as possible for businesses that now use Microsoft Office or Office 365 in bulk to give Google Apps for Work a serious look. To that end, the company just announced that...
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Top Dell software and cloud execs hit the road
Two of Dell’s top tech execs are leaving the building. Don Ferguson, CTO of Dell Software, is leaving the company, a Dell spokeswoman confirmed Thursday. Ferguson, who spent years at IBM IBM , CA CA...
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Meet Mark Hurd: True cloud believer
For someone who helps run one of the largest legacy tech companies in the world, Mark Hurd made some cloud adoption projections that might even give execs from cloud leader Amazon Web Services pause....
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Microsoft Buys Mobile Data Labs For—You Got It—Mobile Expertise
Continuing its push for relevance in a world increasingly dependent on mobile devices, Microsoft is buying Mobile Data Labs, the company behind the MileIQ mile tracking smartphone app. Microsoft did...
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Salesforce Volume Deals Add New Twist to an Old Story
For information technology pros who are shocked (shocked!) that Salesforce is offering major discounts to customers in return for bigger buying commitments, here’s a news flash: This is nothing new....
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If Founders Don’t Want to Stick it Out, Don’t Take VC
Even venture firms that invest in enterprise technology are facing the challenges of founders who want to build a startup for cheap and then check out when Google or Facebook come calling with a $20...
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This Software Upstart Helps Fortune 500 Companies Control Spending
Does your company pay the best possible price for business supplies or corporate travel? Or could it negotiate a better deal? Most procurement teams can't answer that question quickly. That's something...
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This is the Biggest Gripe People Have About Service Visits
Picture this. Your family is packing for an end-of-year getaway. With three days to go, the washing machine goes on the fritz. You're lucky enough to schedule a next-day repair, carving four hours out...
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Embrace Open Source Software, For the Good of Nerdmanity
Software analysts at Deutsche Bank AG recently sent around a list of 2016 predictions, and one caught my eye: "Open source keeps eating the world." Open source is more-or-less free software that...
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Why Box Needs Friends Like IBM And Salesforce
Over the years, I have grown skeptical about partnership proclamations. Last week, I received no fewer than five of them in my inbox--issued by up-and-coming software companies seeking a leg-up when it...
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Amazon Rings in the New Year With Cloud Price Cuts
Maybe it’s just a media thing, but it sure seems that the price-cutting frenzy that roiled the cloud computing market two and three years ago simmered down over the past year. But the lull may be over....
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NetSuite Adds Employee Data Partner
NetSuite, which sells business management software used by more than 24,000 companies, is making it simpler for financial teams to consider workforce expenses in their planning processes. The catch is...
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