Business Strategy for Software Executives

May 25, 2005

Software Finance: Outlook for the
Second Half of 2005

An analysis of the latest data on software markets, M&A and venture capital finds the second half of 2005 will beat most observers’ expectations.

By M.R. Rangaswami, Sand Hill Group

It’s like clockwork. Around this time, almost every year, many software industry observers begin to pronounce the year’s downfall. It goes something like, "We thought this year would hit $X in I.T. spending but it look’s like we’ll miss that mark due to Y and Z." 2005 is proving no exception to this trend. But a look at the latest software finance data shows that there are several causes to be optimistic about the year’s potential.
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Software 2005 Podcasts Available

Now you can hear the best from Software 2005 anywhere your iPod is. Through a partnership with ITConversations, the best speakers from the conference are online now.

And don’t forget to check back often for additional podcasts from the event.

Also this week on SandHill.com, more videos (Scott Kriens of Juniper Networks, S. Mahalingam of TCS and David Kirkpatricks’ "Globalization of technology" panel) , and presentation materials from Software 2005 conference are available.

Visit www.Software2005.com for the entire spectrum event proceedings.

Poll: The SAP & Oracle Duel

SAP and Oracle continue to battle for position. Thinking ahead one year, how do you think the battle will play out?
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Last week, 39 percent SandHill.com visitors rated this year’s IT spending as "higher" than last year’s. Click here to give your opinion and see the results.

Learn More About India’s Economy

On June 3, the South Asian Business Association will hold its second annual conference, "The Indian Ascent to Global Eminence: New Opportunities and Challenges," at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Sand Hill Group’s M.R. Rangaswami will be speaking on the conference panel.
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Is the Software VC Model Broken?

Some industry critics are saying that the traditional venture capital model is a thing of the past and no longer an effective way to fund new software companies. How relevant are VC firms in the software industry today? What has changed about expectations and funding tactics and what still needs to change? Read the experts’ point of view in this week’s SandHill.com.

Don’t miss last week’s blog about new models for intellectual property in the software industry.

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Parting Thought

"Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof."
- John Kenneth Galbraith

Courtesy of Malcolm Kusher, The Kushner Group

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