Poll: 2005 Spending
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IDC downgraded its U.S. IT spending growth forecast for
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Last week, 52 percent of readers estimated that 30 percent
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SIIA’s Enterprise Software Summit
The SIIA event gathers software and services executives
in Universal City, Calif. on May 24-25 to strategize about
the future. Sand Hill Group’s M.R. Rangaswami will
be participating in the "Analysts Tell It Like
It Is" panel where panelists will describe their perspective
on the industry and forecast growth opportunities for the
next 12-18 months. Find out more at www.siia.net.
New Ideas on IP?
This week, the SandHill.com blog focuses on intellectual property. How do software companies deal with IP differently today? What new models are working? Experts share their views in this week’s blog.
If you want to become part of the blogging team or if you
have ideas for an upcoming blog, email us at editor@sandhill.com.
All the Latest Software M&As
Consolidation is increasing at a feverish pace. Keep up
with the latest M&A deals at SandHill.com. Through its
alliance with Venator Partners, the site is updated each
Monday with deals from the previous week.
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most recent unions here >>
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Parting Thought
"Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely."
- Karen Kaiser Clark
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