Good day, bad day for HP's Meg Whitman
As Meg Whitman tucks into her turkey today, the woman whose mission it is to save Hewlett Packard from itself may well be reflecting on what can only be described as a mixed bag of a day yesterday.
Earnings reports
Xero's half year report - firing on all cylinders
Xero has understood the value of building a platform for growth and not just another software. This is helping it bring new functionality while instilling confidence to expand aggressively.
Workday posts record revs, ups forecast and appoints Jerry Yang to board
Workday not only blew out its numbers, it upped its full year forecast and announced the appointment of Jerry Yang to the board. It all makes for heady stuff.
NetSuite blows out Q3, forecasts strong 2014
NetSuite did well in Q3 but the top line numbers belie a sales mix that was skewed by a handful of very large deals.
UNIT4 continues transformation as Financial Force grows 80 percent
UNIT4 turned in a credible Q3 result. FinancialForce is the beneficiary as it grows 80 percent.
SAP's Sikka acknowledges core decline as it transforms
Vishal Sikka, executive board member SAP gave out a number of important signals about the company's future. This is what it means.
Commentary on SAP Q3, ByDesign and mobile
We spoke with Bill McDermott, co-CEO SAP about the Q3 results. In particular we wanted to understand more about the ByDesign position.
SAP Q3 2013 software revenue down for second successive quarter
Weakness in SAP's core ERP business was more than compensated by accelerating HANA and cloud revenues during the last reported quarter.
Can we forget about Microsoft?
As Microsoft rejigs its financial presentation methods in an effort to highlight services and show a clear delineation between consumer and enterprise, we ask whether the company has lost its relevance in the current market.
Workday's Q2 shows continued controlled growth
Workday continues its upwards trajectory with Q2 numbers that comfortably exceeded financial analyst estimates. The company upped its full year outcome and talked to some of the investments it is making for the future. It all looks good - so far.
UNIT4's subscription transformation continues as H1 delivers
UNIT4 is reporting its first half 2013 results. The company is making solid progress as it transforms from an on-premise to subscription service vendor. We also get more color on FinancialForce.com's performance and its prospects for the future.
