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Samsung aims to rival iPad with Galaxy tablet
Posted: Fri, 03 Sep 2010The battle for market share in the tablet market is increasing with Samsung the latest to enter the fray with a product to take on Apple's iPad.The iPad has sold...Read More »
MicroScope's top stories, week ending 3 September 2010
Posted: Fri, 03 Sep 2010The most visited channel stories on MicroScope.co.uk from the last seven days. Apple reignites race for the digital living room Apple is aiming to get its brand firmly entrenched in...Read More »
Lenovo gunning for UK consumers despite late market entry
Posted: Thu, 02 Sep 2010Lenovo expects to grab 5% of the consumer market in the UK by year-end after finally launching into the sector with DSGi in the summer. The firm's absence from the...Read More »
HP emerges victorious in 3Par bidding war
Posted: Thu, 02 Sep 2010The protracted bidding war between Hewlett-Packard and Dell over storage vendor 3Par has concluded this afternoon after Dell bowed out of the bidding process, saying it had "ended its discussions regarding a potential...Read More »
IT jobs market still in doldrums
Posted: Thu, 02 Sep 2010The IT jobs market remains stuck in the doldrums, according to annual figures from recruitment specialists at Hays, with the dip in public sector sales unlikely to help matters. A...Read More »
Apple reignites race for the digital living room
Posted: Thu, 02 Sep 2010Apple is aiming to get its brand firmly entrenched in the living room with a slimmed down and more attractively priced TV product that allows users to hire and watch...Read More »
Printer sales back on track says Context
Posted: Wed, 01 Sep 2010The EMEA printer market staged a recovery in the second quarter driven by All-in-One (AiO) laser devices. Unit shipments were up 8.8% year-on-year according to figures by Context, which collates...Read More »
Blue Coat names new CEO
Posted: Wed, 01 Sep 2010Blue Coat CEO Brian NeSmith is to step aside to take up a technical role within the company and will be replaced by newcomer Michael Borman, the firm has revealed. Borman joins the...Read More »
VMware announces two acquisitions at VMworld
Posted: Wed, 01 Sep 2010VMware has kicked off its 2010 VMworld conference by acquiring real-time app and infrastructure performance analytics specialist Integrien, and secure access management and enterprise identity federation for cloud hosted Software as a...Read More »
Gartner warns of slowing PC demand, downgrades forecast
Posted: Tue, 31 Aug 2010Gartner has warned that the litmus test for recovery in the PC market will come in the second half of the year but the early signs are not encouraging. The...Read More »
MicroScope's top stories, August 2010
Posted: Tue, 31 Aug 2010A look back at the top 10 most read stories on MicroScope.co.uk for the month of August: Phoenix accounts put on notice On August 13, infrastructure and managed services provider...Read More »
Nortel bags $39m for switching unit
Posted: Tue, 31 Aug 2010Nortel has sold off its multi-service switching (MSS) business - one of its last remaining units - for $39m (£25.2m) to a consortium of private equity investors and a comms tech firm...Read More »
Callow set ambitious targets for reseller growth by Lexmark
Posted: Tue, 31 Aug 2010Lexmark has set ambitious targets for channel boss Paul Callow to increase its reseller base, entrench customer loyalty and develop fresh reseller programmes.Callow has only just been officially named as...Read More »
Veeam tiers products to provide enterprise emphasis
Posted: Tue, 31 Aug 2010Virtualisation specialist Veeam has used the VMWorld event as the moment to split its product range into basic and enterprise versions.Up to now there has been a standard product but...Read More »
HP edges back in front in race to acquire 3Par with $2bn bid
Posted: Fri, 27 Aug 2010Hardly had the share price of storage player 3Par had time to react to Dell matching HP's offer of $1.8bn than the race to seal the deal to acquire the...Read More »
Intel warns on weak consumer demand
Posted: Fri, 27 Aug 2010Intel has warned that its Q3 sales are likely to fall short of its own projections by as much as $1bn (£644m) due to weaker than expected consumer PC demand in...Read More »
Dell matches HP bid valuing 3Par at $1.8bn
Posted: Fri, 27 Aug 2010The battle for ownership of 3Par is going down to the wire with Dell matching HP's latest bid of $1.8bn in an attempt to seal the deal.The two vendors have...Read More »
Overland Q4 loss widens
Posted: Fri, 27 Aug 2010Year-on-year net losses at Overland Storage widened in the final three months of its financial year to $4.2m after the vendor has hit by $1.2m of non-cash, stock compensation expenses....Read More »
Novell Q3 revenues hit by uncertainty over strategy
Posted: Fri, 27 Aug 2010The shadow of a strategic company review, which could include a potential sale, has hit Novell's Q3 numbers as the uncertianty over its future fed through to revenues. The vendor...Read More »
HP ups ante in 3Par bidding war
Posted: Fri, 27 Aug 2010Hewlett-Packard has upped its bid for 3Par, trumping Dell's earlier offer which was accepted by the storage vendor yesterday afternoon. HP last night tabled $27 per share in a new...Read More »
Netgear UK SMB boss leaves ahead of VAR restructure
Posted: Fri, 27 Aug 2010Netgear is on the hunt for a new UK SMB and midmarket country manager to replace Mark Power, who left the firm earlier in August. Power's replacement will report to...Read More »
MicroScope's top stories, week ending 27 August 2010
Posted: Fri, 27 Aug 2010The most visited channel stories on MicroScope.co.uk from the last seven days. Market cannot support current reseller population The ravages of the recession mean that the UK market can't support the...Read More »
Dell revised offer gets backing from 3Par
Posted: Thu, 26 Aug 2010Dell has matched Hewlett-Packard's offer of $1.6bn for storage player 3Par and talked up the reasons why it deserves to win the bidding war for the firm. The Texan PC...Read More »
Dell expected to make counter offer to trump HP bid for 3Par
Posted: Thu, 26 Aug 2010Dell looks set to make a counter offer for 3Par increasing the amount offered for the storage infrastructure specialist beyond the current $1.6bn.According to Reuters the vendor appears to be...Read More »
iPad has tablet market sewn up through 2012
Posted: Wed, 25 Aug 2010Despite a flood of rival products in development, including offerings from Dell, Lenovo, Cisco's Cius and HP's webOS and Microsoft Windows tablets, Apple's iPad is unlikely to face a viable competitor before...Read More »
3Par will talk with HP but still backs Dell bid
Posted: Wed, 25 Aug 20103Par is starting talks with Hewlett-Packard following the bid of $1.6bn the tech giant tabled earlier this week but is giving Dell the option of coming back with a counter...Read More »
Epson settles with Ebuyer as it turns up heat in patent battle
Posted: Wed, 25 Aug 2010Epson has wrapped up a settlement with Ebuyer over the sale of ink cartridges that it is claiming infringe its patents with the vendor now targeting the manufacturer.Ebuyer had been...Read More »
Industry fears mount over ICT GCSE slump
Posted: Tue, 24 Aug 2010Following last week's A-level results, this morning's GCSE results confirmed industry fears that the UK is not producing the new IT talent needed in the channel, writes Jenny Williams. Industry...Read More »
Dip in UK offset by global growth at Promethean
Posted: Tue, 24 Aug 2010The impact on schools spending by a cut happy coalition government could have impacted education specialist Promethean World quite badly had the vendor not enjoyed a decent geographical spread of...Read More »
HP stumps up $1.6bn bid to get 3Par away from Dell
Posted: Mon, 23 Aug 2010Dell is facing a fight to get its hands on storage player 3Par after HP put in a higher offer in an attempt to get the vendor away from the...Read More »
Avaya extends relationship with BT
Posted: Mon, 23 Aug 2010Avaya and BT have added another three years to their worldwide tech partnership, giving end-users access to a combo deal on BT Global Services' IT portfolio and services machine and...Read More »
Microsoft UK partner boss Scott Dodds changes roles
Posted: Fri, 20 Aug 2010Microsoft UK is transferring overall control of the partner community to Barry Ridgway as Scott Dodds moves internally to head up the business and marketing operation unit. Ridgway had undertaken...Read More »
Hurd-less HP revs up growth engine in Q3
Posted: Fri, 20 Aug 2010Acting HP CEO Cathie Lesjak was flanked by business group executives last night as the company outlined the last set of quarterly results that previous boss Mark Hurd presided over....Read More »
Dell predicts corporate refresh will continue well into 2011
Posted: Fri, 20 Aug 2010Corporate spending on the desktop refresh is set to continue for the next few quarters despite the ongoing fears of a double-dip recession according to Dell.The vendor talked about the...Read More »
In-depth: Security industry raises questions over McAfee future
Posted: Fri, 20 Aug 2010McAfee's rivals in the security market have been quick to respond to yesterday's $7.68bn acquisition of the security software vendor by semiconductor giant Intel, with many raising further questions over...Read More »
MicroScope's top stories, week ending 20 August 2010
Posted: Fri, 20 Aug 2010The most visited channel stories on MicroScope.co.uk from the last seven days. Phoenix accounts put on notice Phoenix IT received notice from two key customers with accounts worth a total of £12.5m that they had...Read More »
NetApp Q1 numbers up but CEO notes public sector cuts in UK
Posted: Thu, 19 Aug 2010Public sector austerity measures are beginning to be felt by NetApp in the UK, according to its CEO Tom Georgens. The storage giant has filed historic numbers for the first...Read More »
Intel CEO Paul Otellini: Software alone cannot solve net security
Posted: Thu, 19 Aug 2010by Cliff Saran Security cannot be solved by software alone, warned Intel president and CEO Paul Otellini in a conference call discussing the firm's $7.7bn acquisition of security firm McAfee....Read More »
Intel gobbles up McAfee
Posted: Thu, 19 Aug 2010Intel has pounced on security specialist McAfee in a deal valued at $7.68bn, a 60% premium on McAfee's closing price on Wednesday evening. The surprise move, which has already been...Read More »
Brocade Q3 sales disappoint the markets
Posted: Thu, 19 Aug 2010Brocade stock has taken a mild battering today after Q3 sales at the networking and storage vendor came in below previously detailed expectations. Sales of $504m were up 2% year-on-year...Read More »
Microsoft reviews distribution partners
Posted: Wed, 18 Aug 2010Microsoft has embarked on a business review with eight UK distribution partners and while rationalisation is not at the top the agenda, the software giant refused to rule out cuts....Read More »
Shareholders display discontent with CEO Michael Dell
Posted: Wed, 18 Aug 2010One quarter of Dell shareholders have registered their frustration with the performance of the company by refusing to back CEO, chairman and founder Michael Dell's re-election to the board. In...Read More »
Viatel joins BT shared broadband trials
Posted: Wed, 18 Aug 2010Business comms provider Viatel is to participate in trials of BT Wholesale's Real Time Quality of Service (QoS) over shared broadband service, in the hope of fast-tracking business relevant comms...Read More »
Public sector spending freeze hits UK server sales
Posted: Tue, 17 Aug 2010Austerity measures in the UK public sector resulted in more modest sequential x86 server sales growth in Q2, according to IDC. Shipments declined 9.3% on the last quarter to 74,000...Read More »
CA bolsters cloud credentials with 4Base acqusition
Posted: Tue, 17 Aug 2010CA has moved to bolster its cloud expertise through the acquisition of 4Base Technology which specialises in moving users from virtualisation to a hosted solution.The details of the cost of...Read More »
Aruba signs wireless OEM pact with Dell
Posted: Tue, 17 Aug 2010Wireless vendor Aruba has signed an OEM deal with Dell under the terms of which the Texan PC giant will market wireless networking products under its PowerConnect marque. Dell already has OEM...Read More »
Dell buys 3Par to boost enterprise storage family
Posted: Mon, 16 Aug 2010by Cliff Saran Dell is planning to boost its storage product family with the acquisition of 3Par, a company that specialises in thin provisioning, which enables IT managers to allocate...Read More »
Former 2e2 security head takes UK MD role at Check Point
Posted: Mon, 16 Aug 2010Security player Check Point has plugged the gap in its UK management team bringing on board a fresh managing director.Terry Greer-King has taken the reigns as UK and Ireland country...Read More »
Nortel figures hurt by EMEA accounting changes
Posted: Mon, 16 Aug 2010Nortel's net losses have widened to $1.5bn during its second fiscal quarter after incurring $1.4bn in non-cash charges relating to a change in accounting for its EMEA subsidiaries. Nortel has...Read More »
Big Blue buys marketing software outfit
Posted: Fri, 13 Aug 2010IBM has put $480m on the table to acquire privately-held marketing software business Unica in an all cash deal. Unica, which boasts 1,500 global customers including eBay and recruitment website Monster, adds additional...Read More »
Hosting vendor Peer 1 adds dedicated UK channel head
Posted: Fri, 13 Aug 2010Hosted IT services provider Peer 1 has added a dedicated UK channel boss to spearhead a planned ramp up of its activities in the dealer channel. Amanda Dunn joins the...Read More »
Google hit by Oracle lawsuit and 'sell out' charges
Posted: Fri, 13 Aug 2010By Billy MacInnesOracle has launched a legal action against Google for allegedly infringing patents on Java technology in its Android operating system, heaping further pressure on the search giant as...Read More »
Profitability eludes ShoreTel in fourth quarter
Posted: Fri, 13 Aug 2010IP telephony vendor ShoreTel has again capitalised on high levels of demand for cost-effective products during the downturn, with its Q4 sales up 30% year-on-year to $42.2m, but was unable to convert this...Read More »
MicroScope's top stories, week ending 13 August 2010
Posted: Fri, 13 Aug 2010The most visited channel stories on MicroScope.co.uk from the last seven days: HP boss quits after sexual harassment probe Late last week Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd fell on his sword after...Read More »
US pension fund launches law suit against HP board and Hurd
Posted: Thu, 12 Aug 2010By Billy MacInnes A US pension fund has filed a complaint in Santa Clara County Court against named members of the HP board and former CEO Mark Hurd in the...Read More »
Mobile device margins fell in Q2, says Gartner
Posted: Thu, 12 Aug 2010Despite recording the usual healthy growth in shipment volumes, average selling prices of mobile communications devices fell during calendar Q2, and margins have begun to slide, according to the latest market research...Read More »
Micro Focus shares fall after warning on growth
Posted: Thu, 12 Aug 2010By Billy MacInnes Shares in Micro Focus International declined by more than a quarter after it admitted revenue growth for its 2011 financial year would be weaker than expected in...Read More »
Avaya tinkers with senior services roles
Posted: Thu, 12 Aug 2010Sun Microsystems services senior vice president Joe Heel has jumped ship to Avaya to take up the role of president of global services, replacing Chris Formant who is taking over Avaya's public...Read More »
Cautious Cisco chief rejects possibility of double dip
Posted: Thu, 12 Aug 2010Cisco CEO John Chambers displayed his usual cautious optimism in presenting the networking bellwether's fourth quarter and full-year 2010 results, reporting anticipated growth in both sales and profits but sounding a...Read More »
Weak governance undermines IT savings
Posted: Wed, 11 Aug 2010by Rebecca Thomson Weak IT governance and a lack of tangible benefits from projects is leading to under-investment in IT, according to public sector IT managers group Socitm. In 2009,...Read More »
Cisco-watchers look for 28% sales jump
Posted: Wed, 11 Aug 2010As networking sector bellwether Cisco prepares to release its quarterly results this evening, company experts are in bullish mood, predicting sales to rise 28% year-on-year - 4.4% sequentially - to...Read More »
Memory shortages on the cards, warns iSuppli
Posted: Tue, 10 Aug 2010Analysts have raised the spectre of DRAM shortages in the second half of this year, predicting a boom in demand that will put pressure on manufacturing facilities migrating to new production...Read More »
Gartner downgrades enterprise spending forecast
Posted: Tue, 10 Aug 2010Gartner has downgraded its enterprise IT spending forecast for 2010 as the fragile global economy hangs in the balance and urged the industry to put contingency plans in place to counter a slowdown...Read More »
Skype files for IPO
Posted: Mon, 09 Aug 2010By Billy MacInnes High-profile VoIP service Skype has filed for an initial public offering as it seeks to strengthen revenues in four different areas going forward, including increasing its adoption...Read More »
Nowhere for Dell to hide from poor Q2 performance in UK - Gartner
Posted: Mon, 09 Aug 2010By Paul Kunert The gradual recovery in the UK PC arena has clearly bypassed the one-time market dominator Dell as sales across all segments collapsed in the second quarter. Overall,...Read More »
IT workers want proft sharing schemes
Posted: Mon, 09 Aug 2010Over 50% of British IT workers believe their productivity would be enhanced if they were given the option to share in profits or take ownership stakes in their company's. An...Read More »
Former soft porn actress implicated in Hurd's downfall
Posted: Mon, 09 Aug 2010A former soft-core porn actress and reality game show contestant has been identified as the one-time marketing contractor at HP whose relationship with CEO Mark Hurd led to his downfall....Read More »
WatchGuard CEO highlights need for total UTM speed stats
Posted: Mon, 09 Aug 2010WatchGuard has raised the gauntlet to its UTM rivals by promoting its tactic of detailing the performance of the entire unit with all the functions switched on.The typical way of...Read More »
HP CEO Hurd resigns following sexual harassment probe
Posted: Fri, 06 Aug 2010HP CEO Mark Hurd has quit following a probe into allegations of sexual harassment made by a former contractor. The world's largest IT firm said tonight that an investigation by...Read More »
CWU members give BT pay deal thumbs up
Posted: Fri, 06 Aug 2010The threat of strike action at BT has receded after CWU members overwhelmingly backed a three-year pay deal worth 9.3%, with over 85% of votes returned in favour. The deal...Read More »
Growth stalled: Q2 netbook sales fall to the same level as a year ago
Posted: Fri, 06 Aug 2010By Billy MacInnes Second quarter UK netbook sales through distribution returned to the same level as last year suggesting the market has reached maturity after peaking in the last quarter...Read More »
SAP won't fight Oracle IP claims
Posted: Fri, 06 Aug 2010SAP will not contest rival Oracle's claims that an SAP subsidiary abused access to its customer support website and stole valuable data, and will accept any financial penalty that is handed down....Read More »
MicroScope's top stories, week ending 6 August 2010
Posted: Fri, 06 Aug 2010The most visited channel stories on MicroScope.co.uk from the last seven days: Calyx considering options to cut unsustainable debts Systems integrator Calyx appointed corporate finance advisors to explore potential means...Read More »
IT leaders sign up to grand Gates giveaway
Posted: Thu, 05 Aug 2010Several of the IT industry's biggest names have signed up to a new philanthropic drive to donate half their fortunes to good causes. Dubbed the 'Giving Pledge' and spearheaded by Microsoft's Bill Gates...Read More »
Salesforce.com pays up in MS patent settlement
Posted: Thu, 05 Aug 2010Microsoft and Salesforce.com have put aside their differences and settled their three month patent spat, with Salesforce.com made to pay licensing fees over nine patents it stood accused of violating. The IP in...Read More »
Big surge in technology M&A deals in the UK
Posted: Thu, 05 Aug 2010By Billy MacInnes Corporate merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the UK technology sector rose by a third in the second quarter of 2010, making it the most acquisitive technology...Read More »
FTC, Intel resolve anti-competitive charges
Posted: Wed, 04 Aug 2010by David Manners The FTC has approved a settlement with Intel that resolves charges the company illegally stifled competition in the market for computer chips. The FTC said that Intel's...Read More »
Majority of end-users misuse backup, recovery tools
Posted: Wed, 04 Aug 2010A majority of enterprise customers are failing to follow advice surrounding information management practice, with many improperly using backup and recovery software packages, according to new information from security specialist Symantec....Read More »
Extreme ends CEO hunt after 10 months
Posted: Wed, 04 Aug 2010Almost a year after it bid farewell to former CEO Mark Canepa, Extreme Networks has hired networking vet and computer science expert Oscar Rodriguez as its new boss. Acting CEO...Read More »
Top UK software companies taking the SaaS route
Posted: Wed, 04 Aug 2010By Billy MacInnes The majority of the top 25 UK software companies are already on the road towards delivering a software as a service (SaaS) model but some of them...Read More »
In-depth: Security community dissects impact of Becta closure
Posted: Tue, 03 Aug 2010With the closure of Becta announced by the government just weeks after the coalition took office, fears of the impact on schools' IT security have been rising, writes Amro Gebreel....Read More »
HP settles US kick-back investigation
Posted: Tue, 03 Aug 2010by Billy MacInnes HP has agreed to pay a settlement to the US Department of Justice to end a three year investigation into alleged kick-backs being paid to...Read More »
Product sales boost Extreme's Q4
Posted: Tue, 03 Aug 2010Extreme Networks CFO and acting CEO, Bob Corey (pictured), has singled out both the North American and EMEA theatres for praise after the company posted improved sales figures and profits for the fourth...Read More »
Public sector cuts fail to rattle overall IT jobs market
Posted: Mon, 02 Aug 2010by Billy MacInnes The rate of increase in advertising for the overall IT jobs market in the second quarter was the fastest for three years, despite a 21% decline in...Read More »
Mobility leaders under pressure, says IDC
Posted: Mon, 02 Aug 2010Competitive pressure continued to pile on the mobile sector market leaders through the second calendar quarter of 2010, according to new figures from analysts at IDC. Overall, 317.5 million handset...Read More »
MicroScope's top stories, week ending 30 July 2010
Posted: Fri, 30 Jul 2010The most visited channel stories on MicroScope.co.uk from the last seven days IBM names new mid-market distributors It emerged last week that IBM planned to expand the remit of some...Read More »
Components drought hits Alcatel-Lucent
Posted: Fri, 30 Jul 2010Crucial supplies of semiconductor network components have been bled close to dry with no sign of resolution in sight, according to Alcatel-Lucent. The Franco-American network vendor today today blamed capacity constraints in...Read More »
Ballmer backs free Office web applications strategy
Posted: Fri, 30 Jul 2010Microsoft has talked of the impact of its strategy to allow some Office functionality to be downloaded free by consumers as a way of curtailing software piracy.In an analyst meeting...Read More »
TalkTalk launches Vodafone MVNO, cracks open interims
Posted: Fri, 30 Jul 2010TalkTalk, owners of the Opal b-2-b comms brand, has today announced the formation of a new MVNO agreement with Vodafone to offer customers mobile voice and broadband services alongside their landline...Read More »
Oracle to name distributors, spell out rebate changes
Posted: Thu, 29 Jul 2010Oracle will tomorrow inform value added distributors if they feature in its future plans following an intensive four week request for information, a move that will signal a significant shift...Read More »
Lexmark warns of laser shortfall for rest of 2010
Posted: Thu, 29 Jul 2010Lexmark has warned that the laser shortages that have been a feature of the first half of the year are likely to persist for the next six months. The Kentucky-based...Read More »
Slow buying cycles and caution hit Symantec Q1 revenues
Posted: Thu, 29 Jul 2010A picture of elongated buying cycles and continuing caution was the scene painted by Symantec's CEO as he spoke about the landscape that contributed to flat first quarter revenues year-on-year.With...Read More »
Earnings soar at BT Global Services
Posted: Thu, 29 Jul 2010BT's troubled IT services division, BT Global Services (BTGS) appears to have secured its recovery at long last after adjusted EBITDA soared to £130m in the first quarter, and overall losses...Read More »
Fears of double dip voiced by Websense CEO
Posted: Thu, 29 Jul 2010Problems with the Euro zone currency and the potential of a double dip cast a shadow over Websense's second quarter numbers.The web and email filtering specialist might have benefited from...Read More »
Wireless spend forecast to return to growth
Posted: Wed, 28 Jul 2010Increased deployment of 4G networks in the coming months will reverse two years of declining revenues in the wireless infrastructure market, according to stats from analysts at iSuppli. Global capital...Read More »
Virgin Media Business ups sales, buys back shares
Posted: Wed, 28 Jul 2010Business communications provider Virgin Media Business has reported a 7.2% increase in sales during the quarter ended 30 June, hitting £152.7m after booking stronger than expected growth in data revenues,...Read More »
Sage trading in line despite wobbly economy
Posted: Wed, 28 Jul 2010Sage has reported that trading is in line with expectations despite continuing uncertainty in the macro economy. The UK flagship software firm provided little colour in this morning's third quarter...Read More »
Juniper buys mobile security vendor
Posted: Wed, 28 Jul 2010Juniper Networks has picked up smartphone and tablet computing security software builder SMobile Systems for $70m (£44.9m) barely a week after CEO Kevin Johnson told analysts the firm planned further...Read More »
IBM in the dock as EC investigates mainframe market
Posted: Tue, 27 Jul 2010The European Commission has confirmed it will launch formal several anti-trust investigations against IBM following complaints that it abused its position in the mainframe market. This is not the first...Read More »
Customer confidence fuels SAP Q2 performance
Posted: Tue, 27 Jul 2010Renewed customer confidence and a return to spending on both software and support fed into SAP's financial performance as the German vendor continued to climb out of the recession.The vendor...Read More »