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  • Is IBM's Acquisition of SPSS Too Late? [View article]
    Sooner or later, given the huge interest around R, a proper interface will appear. From that moment on, riding on any database engine... More »
    Comment by dusadrian
    Nov 11 06:02 am |
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  • Soros Holdings Q2 Update: Still Heavy on Convertible Bonds [View article]
    I am curious of his position in Extreme network. Cisco's most recent earning is less than stellar.
    Comment by 太阳黑子Sunspot
    Aug 25 22:06 pm |
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  • Is IBM's Acquisition of SPSS Too Late? [View article]
    I think it is interesting that IBM ‘had’ their own data mining software once upon a time, but didn’t grow it, and have now made... More »
    Comment by Manya Mayes
    Aug 3 16:29 pm |
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  • IBM's Tuesday 'Doubleheader': Still Behind Its Usual Yearly M&A Pace [View article]
    casey, I think your complaint would be better directed at MSFT, rather than IBM. Over the last decade, or so, IBM has done a great... More »
    Comment by Old Trader
    Jul 30 17:27 pm |
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  • Who's Next in Business Intelligence Consolidation? [View article]
    Still an interesting article, even today. After IBM's acquisition of SPSS, this option is no longer available to Microsoft (and to... More »
    Comment by Frank Xavier
    Jul 30 14:33 pm |
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  • BI/DW Index: Dragged Down by Hardware [View article]
    In times of software-as-a-service (SaaS) and cloud computing and operating-system-independend programming languages like Java hardware... More »
    Comment by Frank Xavier
    Jul 30 14:28 pm |
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  • Introducing the Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing Index [View article]
    From your list, I consider Actuate, Pervasive, Tibco, and Netezza particularly interesting companies to watch.
    Comment by Frank Xavier
    Jul 30 14:24 pm |
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  • A Look at the Business Intelligence Index Performance [View article]
    Some of the BI software vendors you listed already rebound quite nicely (for example SPSS, Pervasive, Actuate).
    Comment by Frank Xavier
    Jul 30 14:21 pm |
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  • SPSS, Inc.: Predicting The Future, Predicting Growth [View article]
    Interesting to read this article about two years later. SPSS has had its ups and downs as a stock, but has done quite a good job in... More »
    Comment by Frank Xavier
    Jul 30 14:15 pm |
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  • IBM's Tuesday 'Doubleheader': Still Behind Its Usual Yearly M&A Pace [View article]
    I think IBM needs to stay up-to-date with its software portfolio to be competitive in the long run. From my point of view, Cognos and... More »
    Comment by Frank Xavier
    Jul 30 13:48 pm |
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  • Monster Merger: IBM Buys SPSS for About $1.2 Billion in Cash [View article]
    On Jul 28 11:23 PM Robert0713 wrote: > So, what happens to SAS? SAS probably is happy to have one independent data mining... More »
    Comment by Frank Xavier
    Jul 30 12:34 pm |
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  • Is IBM's Acquisition of SPSS Too Late? [View article]
    Besides of the R project, there is another open source data mining competitor for SPSS and SAS increasing the pressure:... More »
    Comment by Frank Xavier
    Jul 30 11:51 am |
    Rating: +1 -1
  • Is IBM's Acquisition of SPSS Too Late? [View article]
    IBM buying software too late? I suggest you take a look at their accounting figures over the last 5 to 10 years and this question... More »
    Comment by RLLH
    Jul 30 10:41 am |
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  • IBM's Tuesday 'Doubleheader': Still Behind Its Usual Yearly M&A Pace [View article]
    Wish IBM would return some revenue to the stockholders in the form of increased dividends, rather than wasting our money this way.
    Comment by casey00001
    Jul 30 10:05 am |
    Rating: +1 -4
  • Monster Merger: IBM Buys SPSS for About $1.2 Billion in Cash [View article]
    Amazing that after all of the presumed foolish moves detailed above, IBM's profits continue to climb quarter after quarter. And the... More »
    Comment by RLLH
    Jul 29 13:53 pm |
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