All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Software

SaaS is stepping front and center in the software market. Subscription managment skills will become increasingly important. Managing customer relationships within software companies will replace license management as the preminent skill. Operational excellence for ISV's in the management of software...

1.  Microsoft continues to drive Novell's growth. 2.  Novell buys more growth in the virtualization space. 3.  Windows Server 2008 is a ripe opportunity for Novell.

Security software is difficult for users to maintain or upgrade. New security software releases are bug ridden and may actually make user PC's non-operational. Most security software adversely impacts system performance.

EA attempts to bring a successful Asian model stateside. Success is almost guaranteed given the penetration of internet play in US homes.

Oracle would like to be a leader both in SaaS and premises software.  The latest release of Siebel CRM On Demand is their attempt to conquer both worlds and ensure their prized enterprise customers don’t defect to Salesforce.com.  This release will likely have limited impact on Salesforce.com...

● In a perfect world all users would immediately install any patches or upgrades that would enhance the security of their systems.  ● However, many users, especially in home or home office environments, are reluctant to change something that seems to work.  ● Of course, in a perfect world...

Salesforce.com has built a great SaaS business but pressure will follow from major ISVs. SaaS is an announced strategy for several large software players.  Technology leadership for Salesforce.com will become increasingly difficult but when is the question.

VMWare has long dominated the virtualization market, but with Citrix’ purchase of XenSource it has the tools and the motivation to take a portion of that market.  VMWare has excellent products, but is vulnerable on pricing.  Citrix will be a strong competitor and will be putting pressure on...

Green laws will soon affect data centers and in-house IT facilities more restrictively. Be proactive. Avoid last-minute problems. Starting now will get you ready in good time. Avoid ugly 'carbon taxes' which may be levied on late starters. Save your annual IT budget from being eroded by rising power...

Every business, whether it specializes in manufacturing or is part of the Web 2.0 landscape, sooner or later finds itself in need of a database system to help manage information flows throughout the company.  Most businesses find that they end up with a database system as they grow, starting off...