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Oracle Grabs Knowledge Management Software Company InQuira

in News on July 28, 2011 at 8:29 am PT

Software giant Oracle announced that it has agreed to acquire InQuira, a privately held software company based in San Bruno, Calif., that specializes in the field of knowledge management. Financial terms are not being disclosed. InQuira’s software is aimed at helping customers find relevant answers to questions either online or from customer via service agents. Its customers include Yahoo, McAfee, the security software unit of Intel, 3M and Sprint.

New Prospect for Yahoo CEO: Carol Bartz

in News on January 7, 2009 at 4:16 pm PT

How did BoomTown forget former Autodesk exec Carol Bartz for Yahoo CEO? Yahoo certainly hasn’t. According to several sources familiar with Yahoo’s search for a new leader to replace Co-founder Jerry Yang, the company is looking hard at the longtime and high-profile Silicon Valley executive. Bartz is certainly an experienced tech exec and was chairman, president and CEO for 14 years of a company that makes design software. She also serves on the board of Cisco with Yang and on the board of Intel with Yahoo President Sue Decker.