Salesforce.com Likes Facebook, Loves Big Deals Ahead of Earnings Report

Big deals with Facebook and in the finance industry ahead of Salesforce.com’s earnings report are spurring its shares upward today. The trouble will be in setting expectations for next quarter.
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Oracle Acquires Taleo for $1.9 Billion

In the wake of last year’s SAP-SuccessFactors deal, Taleo was said to be the next company to be acquired. Funny how these things work out.
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Oracle to Court: Let’s Try SAP Again

Unhappy with a judge’s ruling that slashed a judgement from $1.3 billion to $272 million, Oracle says it wants a new copyright infringement trial against rival SAP.
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Another Sunny Day for Cloud Company NetSuite

Cloud software player Netsuite’s earnings beat the Street, and its shares are surging.
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Dell Taps Former CA Head Swainson to Run Software Unit

Meanwhile, he turned down a nearly identical job offer from Hewlett-Packard.
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IBM Acquires Israeli Mobile Software Player Worklight

IBM said today it had reached a deal to acquire Worklight, a privately held Israeli mobile software company. Terms weren’t disclosed, but at least one report put the deal at $70 million. IBM said 75 percent of CIOs it had recently surveyed considered spending on mobile devices and software a priority.

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BMC Acquires IT Management Software Player Numara

BMC Software said today it would acquire Numara Software, a privately held company that specializes in IT management software. The move, BMC said, will expand its software-as-a-service offerings into the mid-market. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Autodesk Is All Smiles With Its Mac Software Business

Autodesk proves that the Mac is a serious contender for running software in the workplace.
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Seven Questions for Bill Veghte, Hewlett-Packard’s New Chief Strategy Officer

Meet the 20-year Microsoft veteran who’s now in charge of steering HP’s strategic vision.
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IBM Looks Steady Despite Euro Zone Headwinds

Big Blue reports earnings today after the markets close. Expect some troubles related to currencies and maybe from service bookings. Also? It will be Ginni Rometty’s first earnings report as CEO.
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What Went Wrong With Oracle’s Quarter?

Oracle Falls Short on Weak Software Sales

Jive Software Will Start Trading Tuesday