Google-DoubleClick Deal Moving Ahead

By Dan Blacharski, ITworld

Bad news for all the conspiracy theorists who believe that Google will be able to read your thoughts and direct advertising directly into your brain: the FTC has given the go-ahead for the Google-DoubleClick merger. ...continue reading 'Google-DoubleClick Deal Moving Ahead'

In memoriam: the ISV

The past 12 months saw many of the remaining big names in business software absorbed into other companies, including Hyperion, Business Objects, Cognos, Opsware and webMethods. They join PeopleSoft, Siebel, JD Edwards and JBoss from the recent past. Outside of security companies, it is now difficult to name even a half dozen well-known, best-of-breed vendors that are holding their own. ...continue reading 'In memoriam: the ISV'