Cisco pushes into big data and cloud with purchase of Composite Software

Cisco has disclosed its intent to acquire data virtualisation firm Composite Software to bolster its next-generation IT services strategy. The move is intended to help customers get a coherent view of data from disparate sources in the era of cloud computing and big data, according to Cisco. Composite Software specialises in technology that pulls together […]

Tibco launches Iris software and acquires StreamBase Systems

Enterprise software firm Tibco has unveiled Tibco Iris, a tool designed with enhanced application trouble-shooting and data visualisation capabilities. At the same time, the firm announced it has acquired StreamBase Systems to bolster its event processing portfolio. Tibco Iris will prove “an essential tool” for application developers, support engineers, security analysts and quality assurance testers […]

Choosing CRM software – the dangers of recommendation

While recommendations from people we know is probably the biggest influence on our purchase decisions for goods and services, I’ve never been too convinced as to how well this works when choosing CRM software. As a case in point, I had a conversation this week with a business owner who was struggling with a recently […]

Tibco offers Google, Skype and Cisco video chat integration with Tibbr Meetings

Tibco has added a collaboration feature to its Tibbr social networking tool for enterprises that enables users to dive into a meeting directly from a conversation. It offers integration with leading conferencing services including Cisco WebEx, Skype and Google Hangouts. Available to all Tibbr users immediately, Tibbr Meetings builds on Tibco’s vision to turn its […]

In case you missed them, a catch up on this Autumn’s CRM stories

For those that want a quick recap or may have missed them orginally, here’s my take on the main CRM stories this autumn: An uneasy peace Perhaps the main headline in our round up of the summer’s news was the sudden and unexpected outbreak of peace between Oracle and Salesforce.com. The big question was would […]