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Building a New Venture Firm: Brian Jacobs of Emergence Capital (Part 7)
SM: Tell me about some of the deals that you have done since coming into existence, and what is unique about them? BJ: Since we started Emergence we have had three IPOs. That is pretty good for a young firm. Obviously SalesForce.com was one. We also invested in a software provider in the Human Resources
Serial Entrepreneur Zack Rinat on Model N (Part 11)
SM: Listening to what you have said so far, you are going after businesses or segments which have a multi-channel dynamic. Not every industry has that. ZR: You are right about this, but a multi-channel is just one dimension. In areas where there are complexities of business, it can happen by multi-channel, complex pricing, globalization
Marketers Are Driven by Inward-Facing Pressures
By David Hatch, Guest Author I just completed another major research study, and for the first time in a long while, I am surprised by the research findings. Not because I discovered something new or strange about end users’ actions and attitudes (that happens within almost every study), but more due to the fact that
European Software Consolidation
SAP (Nasdaq: SAP) made an uncharacteristic move yesterday by announcing that it is acquiring French company Business Objects (Nasdaq: BOBJ) for $6.78 Billion. The $59 a share price being offered is a 20% premium over Friday’s closing price for the Business Intelligence market leader. I had said in an earlier column, that SAP’s strategy would
Why BI Appliances?
By David Hatch, Guest Author As I wrote in last week’s blog entry, the term “appliance” is now being applied to BI. This term is used to define a technology offering that combines some form of software with some form of either hardware or other platform software (see Wikipedia URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_appliance for a really detailed
“BI Appliances” are Entering the Fray
By David Hatch, Guest Author In May of 2007, Cognos announced the availability of “Cognos Now!”, a “BI Appliance”/SaaS BI offering that comes via the acquisition of Celequest this past January. In June, Ingres (an open source database provider) announced the completion of work on a “BI Appliance” with JasperSoft (a provider of open source
Performance: The Role of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
By David Hatch, Guest Author Businesses thrive or fail based on their ability to identify, define, track and act upon key performance metrics/indicators (KPIs). Executives and line-of-business management are increasingly feeling the pressure to establish the right KPIs to enable timelier and more accurate decisions. The faster and more accurately KPIs can be accessed, reviewed,
Cognos’ Enterprise 3.0 Strategy Missing
The view from the top is getting clearer. The Business Intelligence companies that are relatively big and have strong appetite to digest acquisitions are either filling gaps in their product lines or expanding market share. COGN makes Business Intelligence and Performance Management software and has over 23,000 clients worldwide. Cognos’ (NASDAQ: COGN) latest buy, Applix
