A Useful AdditionObservations on Software - Markets, Technology, and CompaniesBMC Picks Up Remedy From Distressed Peregrine- September 24, 2002 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Troubled software maker Peregrine Systems Inc on Sunday said it filed for bankruptcy protection and that it plans to sell its coveted Remedy unit to BMC Software Inc for $350 million in cash -- less than a third the price Peregrine paid for it. The company also said it would file suit for more than $1 billion against its former auditor Andersen LLP and related parties whom Peregrine blames for not detecting the problems that lead to its bankruptcy.http://radio.weblogs.com/0101037/2002/09/23.html#a277 Trade Shows Are The Dinosaurs of Hi-Tech Marketing- September 20, 2002 Combine an economy in disarry and ongoing concerns over the safety and convenience of travel, and the only surprise is that it's taken this long for major shows to start going under the knife. In one interesting development, TechTarget has begun promoting shows where attendance is free and hotel rooms are comped for qualified attendees. Tech trade shows face axe. The dot.com collapse has finally brought down a series of trade fairs which once attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors. BBC...http://radio.weblogs.com/0101037/2002/09/20.html#a276 EDS Earnings Fall Off Cliff- September 20, 2002 The concern, obviously, is whether the halt in spending is a harbinger of a larger trend. EDS sees services cash "virtually stop" ZDNet Tech Newshttp://radio.weblogs.com/0101037/2002/09/20.html#a275 Physician, Heal Thyself- September 20, 2002 Ex-Palm developer creates tools to track product development. Start-up software moves products ZDNet Tech Newshttp://radio.weblogs.com/0101037/2002/09/20.html#a274 The Network Is The Computer- September 20, 2002 StarOffice, it seems, will set you free. It turns out that Sun's strategy isn't all that new and different after all, just a retread of the network computing model with Linux as the starring player. Sun's punts cheap PCs at blue collar workers. Our hairball is cheaper than their hairball The Registerhttp://radio.weblogs.com/0101037/2002/09/20.html#a273 Watch Me Pull A Rabbitt Out Of My Hat- September 20, 2002 General Magic, once the hottest property in the tech market, throws in the towel. A high profile and good technology seemingly weren't enough to establish momentum in any market. General Magic calls its quits. The formerly hot Silicon Valley company once enjoyed investments from Apple and Microsoft and let rabbits wander free around its offices to inspire creativity. CNET News.comhttp://radio.weblogs.com/0101037/2002/09/20.html#a272 |