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According to the independent report, IBM achieved first place in software license revenue in the overall worldwide performance and availability management software market in 2005. IBM was also the 2005 revenue leader in two related categories outlined in
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While there’s no shortage of Web-based programs that output RSS, sometimes all you want to do is generate and serve a quick-and-dirty feed, perhaps as part of a script, or using the output of some other program. You might want to check your log summaries
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RSS.py Classes for working with RSS channels as arbitrary data structures. Requires Python 2.2 or newer and PyXML 0.7.1 or newer.
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# Creates and maintains RSS feeds
# Produces both XML and optional human-readable companion HTML
# Runs either on your PC or on a web server
# Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux
# Open source
# Requires no knowledge of XML or the RSS data format
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BM is seen as a “disciplined acquirer†of other software companies and insists that market valuation does not drive the selection of its targets. Rather, the company measures acquisition candidates according to which one offers the best return on use
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Axway (PARIS:SOP) today announced that it received a “Positive” rating in Gartner’s “MarketScope for Business Activity Monitoring Platforms, 3Q06,”(1) an evaluation of business activity monitoring (BAM) platform solutions from nine vendors. Axway’s soluti
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Proxima Technology, an innovative software vendor providing business service management (BSM) and service level management (SLM) solutions, today announced the general availability of Centauri V4.0. Centauri V4.0 offers better business and IT impact analy
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BMC Software (NYSE: BMC – News) today launched the industry’s first agent-less, enterprise-wide scheduling solution, enabling businesses to predict, adapt and control an organization’s reaction to change on a minute-by-minute basis. The significantly upgr
Another acquisition right down the road from the “Atlanta Security Industry”!
From AP:
BOSTON (AP)–International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) said Wednesday it will spend $1.3 billion in cash to acquire Internet Security Systems Inc. (ISSX), which performs network monitoring and analysis services for companies. The deal values ISS at $28 a share, an 8% premium to ISS’s close at $26 on Tuesday on the Nasdaq Stock Market. If the acquisition is approved by shareholders, the companies expect it to close in the fourth quarter. IBM, Armonk, N.Y., has agreed to buy three public companies this month alone. Two weeks ago, it reached a pact to buy document-management software provider FileNet Corp. (FILE) for $1.6 billion. On Aug. 3, Big Blue agreed to spend $740 million for MRO Software Inc. (MROI), which helps industrial companies track physical assets.
Buying ISS could bolster Big Blue’s ability to take on what it calls “managed security services” for its business customers. ISS helps guard against data theft and other problems with automated monitoring products and with technical consultants, who now will be part of IBM’s vast services arm. Based in Atlanta, ISS says its 11,000 customers include 17 of the world’s largest banks. The company earned $38.5 million on $330 million in revenue last year; this year’s revenue is expected to surpass $350 million. New York Stock Exchange-listed shares of IBM, a Dow Jones Industrial Average component, were quoted 1 cent higher in recent premarket activity from Tuesday’s close of $78.95. Internet Security rose to $27.66 from Tuesday’s $26 closing price.
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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/082306-ibm-to-buy-internet-security.html?netht=082306netflash