Microsoft’s Challenging Decade Ahead

A recent Gartner report estimates worldwide PC sales to grow 12% over the year to $245 billion. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) will be pleased with those numbers, but that does not change the fact that the company is facing stiff competition from Apple. Apple is slowly gaining PC market share: for the March-ending quarter it claimed 8%

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Acquisition Strategies At EMC And VMware

Global spending on IT is slowly but steadily coming back, an increase that is evident from the results of the various tech companies that we have seen in the past two weeks. Microsoft did come out with a strong set of numbers driven by the Windows 7 uptake. Google, as always, did well. Forrester Research

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Deal Radar 2010: MaxiScale

MaxiScale, a cloud-scale file serving and storage platform provider, was founded in 2007 by Gianluca Rattazzi and Francesco Lacapra. At that time, major cloud computing and Web companies were transitioning away from standard enterprise storage platforms to commodity hardware and smart software.

IBM Business Remix Boosts Earnings

This week, IBM (NYSE:IBM) reported fourth quarter and fiscal year 2009 results that beat estimates. Although it was modest, IBM did record slight revenue growth in the fourth quarter after more than a year of no growth. The company’s focus on software and services has helped it to boost its earnings. 

Moving To The Cloud: Informatica And Autodesk

The business intelligence (BI) tools market continues to grow at a healthy pace, primarily driven by maintenance revenue rather than new license revenue. According to an IDC report published in mid-2009, the BI tools market is estimated at $7.8 billion in 2008, up 10.6% over 2007. SAP is the market leader in BI with a

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Intel vs. ARM: In the Smartphone Era (Part 3)

By Guest Author Nalini Kumar Muppala Software and OS As the adage goes, “Software sells hardware.” Apple probably knows this best, but Intel understands it as well. Intel acquired Wind River in an effort to spruce up its offerings outside of the PC market.

Intel vs. ARM: In the Smartphone Era (Part 2)

By Guest Author Nalini Kumar Muppala The landscape of computing is undergoing a fundamental change. Mobile computing is gaining ground at the expense of traditional desktop-based computing. Computers are no longer merely productivity tools; they are increasingly being used for communication, networking, and entertainment on the go. To be sure, powerful desktops will still be

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Deal Radar 2009: Surgient

Founded in 1999, Surgient develops virtualization automation and lab management software. The Austin, Texas-based company, which was previously known as Surgient Networks, entered the virtual lab automation market in mid-2004 and created an internal private cloud for which it was awarded a patent in 2005. Surgient’s ‘Virtual Automation Platform’ helps IT organizations to provide self-service

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