Salesforce acquires Slack for almost $28Billion ! That is a whopping amount of money for a company who was making just $450 million in revenue. Compare this with another mega deal that we saw last year where IBM paid $34Billion to acquire Red Hat. But the difference is Red Hat was making $3.5Billion in revenue.Continue reading “Salesforce acquires Slack for almost $28Billion ! Why?”
Category Archives: Collaboration
Stop that innovation
While reading the news on Apple and MS’s results, one whacky thought came to my mind. If these two IT companies along with IBM, HP are close to $100Billion in annual revenue each, then top 25 IT companies put together would be making $1000 billion annual revenue. There is a great race going on toContinue reading “Stop that innovation”
What would Singapore gain through OSS
One of the key issues why open source software has not taken roots in Singapore is the mismatch in messaging and perception in what open source offers. Though innovation is the key message as the benefit of open source software, the more dominant message that persist in the country regarding OSS is cost saving. InContinue reading “What would Singapore gain through OSS”
Open source Database market gets boost in ASEAN
Recently, Ashnik tied-up with EnterpriseDB as its Master partner for ASEAN region. This is exciting for customers, partners as well as developers in the region, as they have Ashnik to approach for their PostgreSQL needs, closer home. ( For those who are not aware of EnterpriseDB, it is a commercial vendor behind PostgreSQL – theContinue reading “Open source Database market gets boost in ASEAN”
Towards the victory for collaborative forces against mighty one?
Android Shakes Up U.S. Smartphone Market First quarter 2010 information from The NPD Group’s Mobile Phone Track reveals a shift in the smartphone market, as Android OS edged out Apple’s OS for the number-two position behind RIM. This news caught my attention more than anything. Apple, which has been making great news through its iPadContinue reading “Towards the victory for collaborative forces against mighty one?”
Mind (and) Your Business 