Newly Public Jive Beats the Street

Jive’s first quarter as a public company comes out pretty good.
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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.

Fusion-io Shares Whacked, but the Flash Madness Club Has a New Member

Fusion-io investors freak out over tighter margins. But never mind that. Fusion has a new customer: Salesforce.com
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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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Big Data Analytics: Trends to Watch For in 2012

Over the last several years, there has been a massive surge of interest in Big Data Analytics and the groundbreaking opportunities it provides for enterprise information management.

Somebody’s Finally Interested in Buying Brocade

Looks like Brocade is back in play. Finally.
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A Tiny Bit More on Ray Ozzie’s New Start-up, Cocomo

The Lotus Notes creator and Groove founder is hiring for his latest project, an effort that pairs him with some old colleagues. However, Ozzie is remaining tight-lipped on just what he is up to.
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Gartner Slashes 2012 Global IT Spending Forecast

Research firm Gartner just knocked down its growth forecast for global tech spending by nearly 1 percent. It may not sound like much, but it amounts to slowdown worth about $100 billion.
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Ginni Rometty’s First Few Days Running IBM Have Been Busy

IBM’s new CEO, Ginni Rometty, closes her first acquisition and makes her first two big promotions.
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What Went Wrong With Oracle’s Quarter?