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This could have a significant impact on Teradata's install base. This could have a significant impact on Teradata's growth within existing customers. This is major as the data in most data warehouses of growing dramatically.

Most large and medium size organizations have a business intelligence and a data warehouse capability. This can mean the difference in how well an organization markets to its customers, how it monitors its suppliers, how it supports its employees, and how it controls its costs. Being able to properly...

Oracle has acquired 31 companies in the last two years. Will the customers of these acquistions stay with Oracle? Some customers are unhappy with the new relationship, the pricing, and the support. Customers are concerned that Oracle will somehow try to force them into more Oracle centric products and...

•While the deployment of open source software can certainly reduce initial acquisition costs, organizations must also consider ongoing support. •The threat of using open source software rather than licensing a vendor's commercial offering can provide leverage during negotiations. •Third...

Amazon’s stock price is up more than 25 percent today after its second blockbuster quarterly earnings report in a row. eBay is losing market share to Amazon. This trend appears likely that it will continue.

Source of revenue when seeling iPhones:  revenue from device and revenue from plan/subscription.  Both need one another.  Newer devices garner attention while older devices reach end of life. Gaining control of the platform is the end issue.

Not that he cares, but Larry Ellison’s investment in Netsuite is not a conflict of interest with his duties to Oracle, not that the lawyers will care either.

•Oracle's Q4 FY 2007 earnings report shows that the company continues to grow as it absorbs its string of acquisitions.  •As many SAP implementations utilize the Oracle database, Oracle frequently receives revenue even when it loses the application sale to SAP. •While acquiring...

Successfully investing in any deal backed by Larry Ellison means separating the smoke from the fire. Although Salesforce.com and Netsuite both share the same problematic business model they appeal to different buyers at different sized organizations for different reasons and...

* Social networks are no fad * Their importance are greatly underestimated outside the industry  * This creates opportunity for savvy investors * Yahoo taking a stake in MySpace is the first step towards it becoming a division of News Corp. * If not, everyone at Yahoo may work for...