All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Software

Blackboard's financial picture looks rosy, but its technical underpinnings show significant wear.  This leaves the educational software company susceptible to competitive pressure.  University and K-12 buyers are becoming more sophisticated consumers of software, and Blackboard's sloppy design,...

SAP needs to make this case go away. Oracle wants to milk it as long as possible. The longer the case drags on and the bigger it gets, the worse the effects on SAP.

Oracle's purchase of Bharosa is a key step to improve the capability of its multilayered enterprize software suite to effectively support today's global supply chain and business processes. It provides the possibility for controlled and seamless internal and external user authentication...

Those who anticipate that Virtualization is going to slow server hardware growth are dead wrong.  There are various underlying reasons as to why the opposite is happening and will continue to happen in the future.  The concept of server virtualization preaches consolidation and cost savings...

Consumers should have more control in how their identity information is used. In financial services and payments, the trick is to bridge the islands of identity directly from the core processing systems or payment account record out to notifications and controls that securely and conveniently reside...

The Internet may soon become US consumers’ primary entertainment source. The consumer is ultimately looking for longer professionally produced content for their online and mobile experience.

PayPal has introduced a new payment product called "PayPal Pay Later" which rivals I4 Commerce's BillMeLater. Each company has different value propositions, with PayPal relying on its brand and large customer base whereas I4 Commerce's BillMeLater focuses on the ability of the merchant to garner sales...

* The ISO Communications Stack and Government Bureaucracy * The Government Funding Model * Practicalities of Enforcement * National Security Considerations

Banks and credit unions measure success in the levels of loyalty and the depth of product relationships that they have with a customer or member. This depth of relationship is built primarily on the teller, service representatives or even the call centers ability to spot an opportunity and cross sell...

Telecommunications is a basic infrastructure service like water or electricity. The dynamic technology component of telecom has made it a speculative venture for brokers, which brokers and operators want so see make as much money as possible.  Avoiding levies is a way for them to increase profitability...