Microsoft Validates E2.0 And Breaks NewsGator’s Heart
Life in the SharePoint partner ecosystem is a mixed bag. On the one hand, Microsoft cleverly slips SharePoint into enterprises via MS Office-addicted knowledge workers. It spreads faster than orders...
View ArticleEloqua acquisition a step in right direction . . . for Oracle
Oracle buying Eloqua for $871 million is a BIG deal. A big deal that is good for those who own Eloqua stock (as my colleague Robert Rose said, “Merry Christmas Eloqua employees”), but maybe not...
View ArticleAccenture + Acquity is about The CEM Imperative
Friday’s announced acquisition of Acquity Group by Accenture is impressive in both dollar and surprise value. But in fact, it is merely a high-profile manifestation of the changes racking the service...
View ArticleSuite trend continues with Salesforce $2.5B acquisition of ExactTarget
Got it. Got it. Need it. Got it. The sounds of hockey card collections and Salesforce.com’s (SFDC) approach to business growth as reinforced with today’s announcement of its acquisition of cloud...
View ArticleSAP + hybris is ALSO about The CEM Imperative
Although it’s software rather than services this time, yesterday’s announced acquisition of hybris by SAP is just as much about customer experience management (CEM) as the recent fusion of Accenture...
View ArticleNeolane – icing on Adobe’s Marketing Cloud cake?
Last week’s announcement that Adobe has signed a letter of intent to buy Neolane for some $600 million in an all-cash transaction cannot come as a surprise to anybody, or at least not that many. The...
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