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SAP says it won't join the on-demand crowd

April 14, 2005 "With on-demand," CEO says, "the customer hands his destiny to someone else and then he finds...he cannot get his destiny back." TAGS: SAP AG, on-demand, hosted CRM, CRM, Henning Kagermann, hosting company, Salesforce.com Inc., Siebel Systems Inc., agreement, Oracle Corp., acquisition, CEO, Microsoft Corp., HP

Ellison looks to double Oracle revenue

September 22, 2005 CEO wants to grow company from a nearly $15 billion concern to a $30 billion titan--while maintaining a 40 percent operating margin. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., acquisition, Salesforce.com Inc., Oracle Open World, PeopleSoft Inc., business intelligence, margin, BEA Systems Inc., on-demand, CRM, San Francisco, database, CEO

Security on demand heads for mainstream

February 6, 2007 Tom Noonan, top exec at hosted security provider ISS, says more companies are considering letting outsiders handle their defenses. TAGS: on-demand, RSA Security Inc., information technology company, security, IBM Corp., threat, R&D, San Francisco, information technology, acquisition

Cisco buys video-on-demand start-up

August 22, 2006 Company to spend $92 million on Arroyo Video Solutions to bolster its video portfolio and better position it for the future. TAGS: VoD, Cisco Systems Inc., on-demand, cable company, Scientific-Atlanta Inc., networking, TV, service provider, acquisition, video

Commentary: Divining Oracle's intent with Siebel

September 13, 2005 Acquisition is a positive move overall, although it crowds Oracle's already full plate of company- and product-integration activities. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., CRM, Siebel OnDemand, SAP AG, acquisition, intent, on-demand, commentary, SOA, PeopleSoft Inc.

WebEx acquires maker of business tools

August 1, 2005 Top Web conferencing firm merges with Intranets.com, a maker of online business tools for document sharing, group scheduling and more. TAGS: Intranets.com Inc., WebEx Communications Inc., Web conferencing, business software, on-demand, acquisition

Ellison: No other big buys in mind

September 21, 2005 Oracle CEO tells customers that engineering, not large deals, is top priority in an increasingly competitive applications market. TAGS: Larry Ellison, middleware, Oracle Corp., Siebel Systems Inc., SAP AG, SAP NetWeaver, on-demand, acquisition, CEO

Bloggers react to Oracle's 'desperate' move

September 12, 2005 Many say the software giant's only means of growth is to buy up rivals, while others say deal will be fraught with challenges. TAGS: RightNow Technologies, Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, CRM, blogger, acquisition, on-demand, mean, SAP AG, app, blog, software company, database

Siebel touts online wares at Comdex

November 19, 2003 Siebel Systems CEO Tom Siebel takes the stage to tout his company's server software and online services. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., COMDEX, CRM, on-demand, Web service, utility computing, J2EE, trade show, server software, acquisition, IBM Corp., CEO, server

Cisco serves up $3.2 billion to buy WebEx

March 15, 2007 The deal gives the networking giant WebEx's software and hosted service, which help to foster on-demand collaboration between companies. TAGS: WebEx Communications Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Expertcity, PlaceWare, collaboration, Microsoft Office Live Meeting, Citrix Systems Inc., collaboration tool, networking company, on-demand, small and medium business, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., networking, server

Salesforce buy extends reach to mobile devices

April 11, 2006 Web-based applications company makes its first acquisition as part of a new mobile strategy. TAGS: Salesforce.com AppExchange, Salesforce.com Inc., mobile device, Marc Benioff, on-demand, RIM BlackBerry, handheld, acquisition, software company, Microsoft Corp.

Down but not out

August 17, 2005 Siebel has been battered by shifts in the market. But the CRM developer is taking a new tack--and it's up to Bruce Cleveland to make it work. TAGS: Cleveland, Siebel Systems Inc., CRM, SOA, on-demand, trend, small and medium business, opportunity, acquisition, component

SAP launches investment fund, new software

May 17, 2006 Business software maker announces new versions of flagship software, plus an acquisition and a $125 million investment fund. TAGS: SAP AG, Henning Kagermann, business software company, Shai Agassi, SOA, SAP NetWeaver, fund, Cambridge, business software, on-demand, investment, software company, conference, acquisition, CEO, Microsoft Corp.
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