Friday 5-16-2014 International Business Machines Corp (IBM) $IBM opened at 186.27 hitting the high price of 187.41 and a day low of 185.93 with a total volume of 3,949,600. IBM had a previous close of 186.46 and has been seeing an average volume of 3,843,140.
Overall Average: 24% Sell
Recent stock forum discussions about IBM http://investorshangout.com/search?q=IBM&...mp;yt0=Go!
Dow 39,000
Dan Dzombak, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat May 17, 8:00AM CDT
The stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average are intended to serve as a reflection of the overall stock market and the U.S. economy. But in the first four decades of the Dow's existence, the committee that chose the stocks acted like a... (full story)
'Fast Money' Recap: Fleeing to Safety
at The Street - Sat May 17, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed how high the S&P 500 can go next week. (full story)
Rackspace buyers list long
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri May 16, 5:58PM CDT
AT&T (T), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Cisco Systems (CSCO), EMC (EMC) and IBM (IBM) loom as possible buyers of the cloud-computing and Web-hosting service company, according to an analyst at William Blair & Co. Rackspace (RAX) announced late Thu. it hired... (full story)
Final Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri May 16, 5:05PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies were mixed at the close of trading: (full story)
RackSpace Payday Not in Your Near Future
at The Street - Fri May 16, 2:58PM CDT
This is not where you want to place your money. (full story)
Super Micro Computer Rises As Analyst Hikes Forecast
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri May 16, 2:46PM CDT
Shares of server maker Super Micro Computer (SMCI) rose more than 10% on the stock market today after a meeting with management convinced one analyst to upgrade the stock. Stifel Nicolaus analyst Aaron Rakers lifted his rating to buy from hold and... (full story)
IBM Reveals New Companies Developing Watson-Powered Apps
PR Newswire - Fri May 16, 1:18PM CDT
Technology entrepreneurs wake up every morning with the goal of creating innovations that can change the world. Today, IBM (NYSE: IBM) is announcing a new class of innovators that are making their visions a reality, by creating apps that are fueled by Watson's cognitive computing intelligence. (full story)
South Korean Agency Turns to IBM Mainframe Cloud to Better Engage and Serve South Korean Citizens
PR Newswire - Fri May 16, 1:00PM CDT
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it will build a new open-source cloud platform designed to help the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) in South Korea to streamline operations and consolidate numerous national public service phone numbers into one integrated call center. (full story)
Midday Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri May 16, 12:33PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: (full story)
3 Exciting SaaS Providers to Buy Now - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri May 16, 12:27PM CDT
Brightcove Inc (BCOV), Synchronoss Technologies (SNCR), Marketo Inc (MKTO) are expected to benefit from increasing enterprise spending on software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications. (full story)
5 Things Apple Doesn't Want You to Know
at The Street - Fri May 16, 11:18AM CDT
Apple has built up a laundry list of incredibly flattering media headlines over the years, as it transformed under Steve Jobs and now-CEO Tim Cook into the world's largest company by market cap, and perhaps the most powerful firm in the world.... (full story)
Research and Markets: Global e-Invoicing Market 2014-2018 with Ariba Inc., Basware, Esker & IBM Corp. Dominating
Business Wire - Fri May 16, 11:13AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/kstst8/global) has announced the addition of the "Global e-Invoicing Market 2014-2018" report to their offering. (full story)
5 Unusual Facts About the Dow Jones Industrial Average
Alex Planes, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 16, 11:07AM CDT
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is America's most-watched index, and it's given us a lot of insight into the changing U.S. economy over the years. In our ongoing quest to learn more about the Dow and its 30 members, we've examined the age of its... (full story)
Early Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri May 16, 10:47AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: (full story)
Comprehensive Cloud Security Market Report 2014: IAM/IDAAS, DLP, Web & Email Security, IDS/IPS, SIEM, Encryption Services, BCDR, Network, Cloud Database & Virtualization Security
M2 - Fri May 16, 9:26AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/pksm29/cloud_security) has announced the addition of the "Cloud Security Market (Cloud IAM/IDAAS, DLP, Web Security, Email Security, Cloud IDS/IPS, SIEM, Encryption Services, BCDR, Network Security, Cloud Database Security, Virtualization Security) - Global Advancements, Forecasts & Analysis (2014-2019)" report to their offering. Cloud Security is a strong growing market. This market witnessed the growth, particularly after 2010, when the majority of organizations started adopting cloud services for cost cutting, agility and flexibility of IT infrastructure. Also, this era experienced the emergence of cloud specific threats. Hence to balance the migration to cloud services without compromising security led to adoption of cloud security solutions by various industries. Presently, the market is buoyed by other major factors also including increasing dependence on cloud based services, growing host servers, overall growth of SaaS applications and emergence of cloud specific threats such as web application attack, brute force, vulnerability scan, and malware and botnet attacks. Security applications delivered as cloud-based services provide a promising platform to manage threat and security concerns. The cloud-based services are gaining popularity because of the unique benefits it provides to the users, such as agility, scalability, reduction in costs, business continuity, and flexibility of work practices. Cloud security services have become crucial because as they provides access to the most advanced security solutions. It addresses the most critical problems faced by the companies in the current work scenario, supporting the remote work force. As the number of mobile workers accessing the company's private network is increasing, identity and access management has become of prime importance. Due to the increasing security threats and data breaches, the business risks associated to web and emails are also increasing. Companies are also concerned about the data loss prevention and the log maintenance of the company's employees and data process. All these problems can be resolved easily with the deployment of cloud security services. This is because it targets the specific security problems of cloud computing, and reduces the complexities related to the cloud. The report provides an in-depth analysis of the cloud security market across different industry verticals and regions. The vertical segment includes various industries such as government and public utilities, BFSI, IT and telecommunication, healthcare and life sciences, retail, manufacturing, media and entertainment, and transportation. Based on the regions the global cloud security market is segmented into five regions, namely North America (NA), Europe (EU), Middle East and Africa (MEA), Asia Pacific (APAC) and Latin America (LA). Presently, NA is the largest market for cloud based security services. Scope of the Report Services - Cloud IAM/IDaaS - Data Loss Prevention - Web Security (WAF) - Email Security - Cloud IDS/IPS - SIEM - Encryption - BCDR - Network Security - Cloud Database Security - Virtualization Security Deployment - Public Cloud - Private Cloud - Others (Hybrid/Community) Industry Verticals - Government (excluding defense) and Public Utilities - IT & Telecommunication - Healthcare and Life sciences - BFSI - Media and Entertainment - Retail - Manufacturing - Transportation - Others Companies Mentioned - CA Technologies - Fortinet - IBM - Mcafee - Panda Security - Sophos - Symantec - Simplified - Trend Micro - Zscaler For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/pk...d_security (full story)
Global Workflow Management System Market 2014-2019: Workflow System Types, Users & Deployment Model Analysis
M2 - Fri May 16, 8:43AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/j6rdlr/workflow) has announced the addition of the "Workflow Management System Market by Workflow System Types, Users & Deployment Model - Market Forecasts and Analysis (2014-2019)" report to their offering. This report segments the market into workflow management systems types, covering this market comprehensively. The report provides the closest approximations of the revenue numbers for the overall market and the sub-segments. The market numbers are further split across the different verticals and regions. Workflow management system market is gaining fast momentum. The organizations have iterative work procedures that reduce the efficiency due to repetition and time consumption in accomplishing business operations. The enterprises are increasingly looking for the transformation of the conventional workflows. This management system automate the functioning of business processes and assist in efficient decision making. The workflow management system offers information management, document management, and blends easily with the existing operations. The organizations are receptive towards the adoption, as it provides flexible workflows, and real-time secured access to information for enhancing effective decision making and to gain a competitive advantage to face the dynamic business landscape. Today, enterprises want economies of scale and desire to meet the ever changing requirements of fragmented customer base, without investing much to acquire adequate infrastructure as large organizations possess. The emergence of mobile workforce, rise in work from home culture, need for flexibility, and prevalence of cloud technology further the penetration of market into the SMBs and large enterprises. This is because cloud-based deployments involve less cost and provide access to this management system irrespective of the user's location. The vendors are progressively offering cloud-based solutions as the primary product, or as an option in its product portfolio with the help of associations and partnerships with other key players. The suppliers are widely implementing document management solutions for integration with mobile devices, in order to serve the raised mobility trend in organizations. Scope Workflow System Types - Production - Messaging-based - Web-based - Suite-based - Others Users - SMBs - Enterprises Deployment Model - Cloud - On-premise Companies Mentioned - Bosch Gmbh - EMC Corporation - Fujitsu Runmyprocess - Hewlett-Packard - IBM - Oracle - Pegasystems - SAP - Software AG - Tibco Software For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/j6rdlr/workflow (full story)
Global WCMS Market 2014-2018 with Hewlett-Packard Co., OpenText Corp., Oracle Corp. & SDL plc Dominating
M2 - Fri May 16, 8:26AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/62bj7q/global_wcms) has announced the addition of the "Global WCMS Market 2014-2018" report to their offering. The WCMS market to grow at a CAGR of 12.78 percent over the period 2013-2018. The growth of the Global WCMS market is driven by many factors, and one such major driver is the need to improve customer engagement. A WCMS not only manages digital content but also enhances the digital experiences of customers. To achieve this, vendors are enhancing solutions to help marketers expand their engagement with customers across multiple digital channels. The emergence of SaaS-based WCMS solutions enables companies to increase their efficiency and reduce the cost of deploying valuable IT infrastructures. However, many companies are still analyzing the feasibility and relevance of cloud computing solutions in their IT operations. The SaaS-based model for a WCMS offers pay-per-use with a one-time software set-up fee for maintenance, upgrades, and lifetime support. Many vendors in the market are beginning to offer solutions through the SaaS-based model to expand their services and to enter the new markets. In addition, web-based solutions are becoming increasingly popular, as they enable businesses to securely store, access, and maintain digital records more easily. Further, the report states that one of the major challenges is the need to analyze published content on the web so that there is no inappropriate content, and a consistent tone is maintained. Key Vendors - Hewlett-Packard Co. - OpenText Corp. - Oracle Corp. - SDL plc Other Prominent Vendors - Adobe Systems Inc. - Ektron Inc. - EMC Corp. - IBM Corp. - Microsoft Corp. - Percussion Software Inc. - Sitecore Inc. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/62...lobal_wcms (full story)
Global e-Invoicing Market 2014-2018 with Ariba Inc., Basware, Esker & IBM Corp. Dominating
M2 - Fri May 16, 8:20AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bz3ngv/global) has announced the addition of the "Global e-Invoicing Market 2014-2018" report to their offering. The Global e-Invoicing market will grow at a CAGR of 23.3 percent over the period 2013-2018. The solutions for Global e-Invoicing market can be offered in three different models or a combination of models. In model 1, vendors offer basic e-invoicing services free of cost. In model 2, vendors offer additional and value-added services such as digital signatures and archiving. In model 3, vendors offer services under the freemium model along with full-fledged paid solutions. The emergence of cloud-based solutions has enabled organizations to increase their efficiency and reduce the cost of setting up valuable IT infrastructure. The cloud-based model for e-invoicing offers a pay-per-use model, which provides cost-effective access to e-invoicing solutions to multiple users without any time and location constraints. Although many enterprises have a clear understanding of the benefits of e-invoicing, a number of concerns and risks, particularly in relation to data sharing and data security, affect the adoption of such solutions. Hence, many vendors have begun to offer their solutions through cloud-based models to expand their services and enter new markets. According to the report, the need to automate the invoicing process and reduce operational costs in organizations is one of the major drivers. E-invoicing enables organizations to automate invoice generation and enhance the overall business process. It also reduces the total operational cost and time spent on the purchasing process. Further, the report states that the complexity involved in the electronic purchasing process is one of the major challenges. The electronic purchasing process is extremely complex; creating and maintaining product data electronically and enabling suppliers to support electronic transactions increase this complexity. Generally, there is a limitation in the ability of e-invoicing to address various types and ranges of purchasing activities. Key Vendors - Ariba Inc. - Basware - Esker - IBM Corp. Other Prominent Vendors - Cegedim - Comarch - Itella Corp. - Maventa Ltd. - Nipendo - Pricewaterhouse Coopers - ReadSoft - Taulia - TradeShift - Transcepta LLC - Verain Market Drivers/Challenges/Trends - Need to Automate Invoicing Process and Reduce Operational Cost. - Complexity Involved in Electronic Purchasing Process. - Emergence of Cloud Computing. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bz3ngv/global (full story)
Rackspace Pops On M&A Signal; AT&T, HP, Cisco Loom
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri May 16, 7:25AM CDT
AT&T, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), EMC (EMC), Cisco Systems and IBM loom as possible buyers of Rackspace Hosting (RAX), whose stock jumped late Thursday after the company said it had hired Morgan Stanley to explore strategic options, including a sale or... (full story)
May 16 Premarket Briefing: 10 Things You Should Know
at The Street - Fri May 16, 7:16AM CDT
U.S. stock futures point slightly higher; Warren Buffett takes a stake in Verizon; J.C. Penney earnings top forecasts; the FCC moves forward on 'net neutrality.' (full story)
Overall Average: 24% Sell
Recent stock forum discussions about IBM http://investorshangout.com/search?q=IBM&...mp;yt0=Go!
Dow 39,000
Dan Dzombak, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat May 17, 8:00AM CDT
The stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average are intended to serve as a reflection of the overall stock market and the U.S. economy. But in the first four decades of the Dow's existence, the committee that chose the stocks acted like a... (full story)
'Fast Money' Recap: Fleeing to Safety
at The Street - Sat May 17, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed how high the S&P 500 can go next week. (full story)
Rackspace buyers list long
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri May 16, 5:58PM CDT
AT&T (T), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Cisco Systems (CSCO), EMC (EMC) and IBM (IBM) loom as possible buyers of the cloud-computing and Web-hosting service company, according to an analyst at William Blair & Co. Rackspace (RAX) announced late Thu. it hired... (full story)
Final Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri May 16, 5:05PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies were mixed at the close of trading: (full story)
RackSpace Payday Not in Your Near Future
at The Street - Fri May 16, 2:58PM CDT
This is not where you want to place your money. (full story)
Super Micro Computer Rises As Analyst Hikes Forecast
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri May 16, 2:46PM CDT
Shares of server maker Super Micro Computer (SMCI) rose more than 10% on the stock market today after a meeting with management convinced one analyst to upgrade the stock. Stifel Nicolaus analyst Aaron Rakers lifted his rating to buy from hold and... (full story)
IBM Reveals New Companies Developing Watson-Powered Apps
PR Newswire - Fri May 16, 1:18PM CDT
Technology entrepreneurs wake up every morning with the goal of creating innovations that can change the world. Today, IBM (NYSE: IBM) is announcing a new class of innovators that are making their visions a reality, by creating apps that are fueled by Watson's cognitive computing intelligence. (full story)
South Korean Agency Turns to IBM Mainframe Cloud to Better Engage and Serve South Korean Citizens
PR Newswire - Fri May 16, 1:00PM CDT
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it will build a new open-source cloud platform designed to help the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) in South Korea to streamline operations and consolidate numerous national public service phone numbers into one integrated call center. (full story)
Midday Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri May 16, 12:33PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: (full story)
3 Exciting SaaS Providers to Buy Now - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri May 16, 12:27PM CDT
Brightcove Inc (BCOV), Synchronoss Technologies (SNCR), Marketo Inc (MKTO) are expected to benefit from increasing enterprise spending on software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications. (full story)
5 Things Apple Doesn't Want You to Know
at The Street - Fri May 16, 11:18AM CDT
Apple has built up a laundry list of incredibly flattering media headlines over the years, as it transformed under Steve Jobs and now-CEO Tim Cook into the world's largest company by market cap, and perhaps the most powerful firm in the world.... (full story)
Research and Markets: Global e-Invoicing Market 2014-2018 with Ariba Inc., Basware, Esker & IBM Corp. Dominating
Business Wire - Fri May 16, 11:13AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/kstst8/global) has announced the addition of the "Global e-Invoicing Market 2014-2018" report to their offering. (full story)
5 Unusual Facts About the Dow Jones Industrial Average
Alex Planes, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 16, 11:07AM CDT
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is America's most-watched index, and it's given us a lot of insight into the changing U.S. economy over the years. In our ongoing quest to learn more about the Dow and its 30 members, we've examined the age of its... (full story)
Early Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri May 16, 10:47AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: (full story)
Comprehensive Cloud Security Market Report 2014: IAM/IDAAS, DLP, Web & Email Security, IDS/IPS, SIEM, Encryption Services, BCDR, Network, Cloud Database & Virtualization Security
M2 - Fri May 16, 9:26AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/pksm29/cloud_security) has announced the addition of the "Cloud Security Market (Cloud IAM/IDAAS, DLP, Web Security, Email Security, Cloud IDS/IPS, SIEM, Encryption Services, BCDR, Network Security, Cloud Database Security, Virtualization Security) - Global Advancements, Forecasts & Analysis (2014-2019)" report to their offering. Cloud Security is a strong growing market. This market witnessed the growth, particularly after 2010, when the majority of organizations started adopting cloud services for cost cutting, agility and flexibility of IT infrastructure. Also, this era experienced the emergence of cloud specific threats. Hence to balance the migration to cloud services without compromising security led to adoption of cloud security solutions by various industries. Presently, the market is buoyed by other major factors also including increasing dependence on cloud based services, growing host servers, overall growth of SaaS applications and emergence of cloud specific threats such as web application attack, brute force, vulnerability scan, and malware and botnet attacks. Security applications delivered as cloud-based services provide a promising platform to manage threat and security concerns. The cloud-based services are gaining popularity because of the unique benefits it provides to the users, such as agility, scalability, reduction in costs, business continuity, and flexibility of work practices. Cloud security services have become crucial because as they provides access to the most advanced security solutions. It addresses the most critical problems faced by the companies in the current work scenario, supporting the remote work force. As the number of mobile workers accessing the company's private network is increasing, identity and access management has become of prime importance. Due to the increasing security threats and data breaches, the business risks associated to web and emails are also increasing. Companies are also concerned about the data loss prevention and the log maintenance of the company's employees and data process. All these problems can be resolved easily with the deployment of cloud security services. This is because it targets the specific security problems of cloud computing, and reduces the complexities related to the cloud. The report provides an in-depth analysis of the cloud security market across different industry verticals and regions. The vertical segment includes various industries such as government and public utilities, BFSI, IT and telecommunication, healthcare and life sciences, retail, manufacturing, media and entertainment, and transportation. Based on the regions the global cloud security market is segmented into five regions, namely North America (NA), Europe (EU), Middle East and Africa (MEA), Asia Pacific (APAC) and Latin America (LA). Presently, NA is the largest market for cloud based security services. Scope of the Report Services - Cloud IAM/IDaaS - Data Loss Prevention - Web Security (WAF) - Email Security - Cloud IDS/IPS - SIEM - Encryption - BCDR - Network Security - Cloud Database Security - Virtualization Security Deployment - Public Cloud - Private Cloud - Others (Hybrid/Community) Industry Verticals - Government (excluding defense) and Public Utilities - IT & Telecommunication - Healthcare and Life sciences - BFSI - Media and Entertainment - Retail - Manufacturing - Transportation - Others Companies Mentioned - CA Technologies - Fortinet - IBM - Mcafee - Panda Security - Sophos - Symantec - Simplified - Trend Micro - Zscaler For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/pk...d_security (full story)
Global Workflow Management System Market 2014-2019: Workflow System Types, Users & Deployment Model Analysis
M2 - Fri May 16, 8:43AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/j6rdlr/workflow) has announced the addition of the "Workflow Management System Market by Workflow System Types, Users & Deployment Model - Market Forecasts and Analysis (2014-2019)" report to their offering. This report segments the market into workflow management systems types, covering this market comprehensively. The report provides the closest approximations of the revenue numbers for the overall market and the sub-segments. The market numbers are further split across the different verticals and regions. Workflow management system market is gaining fast momentum. The organizations have iterative work procedures that reduce the efficiency due to repetition and time consumption in accomplishing business operations. The enterprises are increasingly looking for the transformation of the conventional workflows. This management system automate the functioning of business processes and assist in efficient decision making. The workflow management system offers information management, document management, and blends easily with the existing operations. The organizations are receptive towards the adoption, as it provides flexible workflows, and real-time secured access to information for enhancing effective decision making and to gain a competitive advantage to face the dynamic business landscape. Today, enterprises want economies of scale and desire to meet the ever changing requirements of fragmented customer base, without investing much to acquire adequate infrastructure as large organizations possess. The emergence of mobile workforce, rise in work from home culture, need for flexibility, and prevalence of cloud technology further the penetration of market into the SMBs and large enterprises. This is because cloud-based deployments involve less cost and provide access to this management system irrespective of the user's location. The vendors are progressively offering cloud-based solutions as the primary product, or as an option in its product portfolio with the help of associations and partnerships with other key players. The suppliers are widely implementing document management solutions for integration with mobile devices, in order to serve the raised mobility trend in organizations. Scope Workflow System Types - Production - Messaging-based - Web-based - Suite-based - Others Users - SMBs - Enterprises Deployment Model - Cloud - On-premise Companies Mentioned - Bosch Gmbh - EMC Corporation - Fujitsu Runmyprocess - Hewlett-Packard - IBM - Oracle - Pegasystems - SAP - Software AG - Tibco Software For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/j6rdlr/workflow (full story)
Global WCMS Market 2014-2018 with Hewlett-Packard Co., OpenText Corp., Oracle Corp. & SDL plc Dominating
M2 - Fri May 16, 8:26AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/62bj7q/global_wcms) has announced the addition of the "Global WCMS Market 2014-2018" report to their offering. The WCMS market to grow at a CAGR of 12.78 percent over the period 2013-2018. The growth of the Global WCMS market is driven by many factors, and one such major driver is the need to improve customer engagement. A WCMS not only manages digital content but also enhances the digital experiences of customers. To achieve this, vendors are enhancing solutions to help marketers expand their engagement with customers across multiple digital channels. The emergence of SaaS-based WCMS solutions enables companies to increase their efficiency and reduce the cost of deploying valuable IT infrastructures. However, many companies are still analyzing the feasibility and relevance of cloud computing solutions in their IT operations. The SaaS-based model for a WCMS offers pay-per-use with a one-time software set-up fee for maintenance, upgrades, and lifetime support. Many vendors in the market are beginning to offer solutions through the SaaS-based model to expand their services and to enter the new markets. In addition, web-based solutions are becoming increasingly popular, as they enable businesses to securely store, access, and maintain digital records more easily. Further, the report states that one of the major challenges is the need to analyze published content on the web so that there is no inappropriate content, and a consistent tone is maintained. Key Vendors - Hewlett-Packard Co. - OpenText Corp. - Oracle Corp. - SDL plc Other Prominent Vendors - Adobe Systems Inc. - Ektron Inc. - EMC Corp. - IBM Corp. - Microsoft Corp. - Percussion Software Inc. - Sitecore Inc. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/62...lobal_wcms (full story)
Global e-Invoicing Market 2014-2018 with Ariba Inc., Basware, Esker & IBM Corp. Dominating
M2 - Fri May 16, 8:20AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bz3ngv/global) has announced the addition of the "Global e-Invoicing Market 2014-2018" report to their offering. The Global e-Invoicing market will grow at a CAGR of 23.3 percent over the period 2013-2018. The solutions for Global e-Invoicing market can be offered in three different models or a combination of models. In model 1, vendors offer basic e-invoicing services free of cost. In model 2, vendors offer additional and value-added services such as digital signatures and archiving. In model 3, vendors offer services under the freemium model along with full-fledged paid solutions. The emergence of cloud-based solutions has enabled organizations to increase their efficiency and reduce the cost of setting up valuable IT infrastructure. The cloud-based model for e-invoicing offers a pay-per-use model, which provides cost-effective access to e-invoicing solutions to multiple users without any time and location constraints. Although many enterprises have a clear understanding of the benefits of e-invoicing, a number of concerns and risks, particularly in relation to data sharing and data security, affect the adoption of such solutions. Hence, many vendors have begun to offer their solutions through cloud-based models to expand their services and enter new markets. According to the report, the need to automate the invoicing process and reduce operational costs in organizations is one of the major drivers. E-invoicing enables organizations to automate invoice generation and enhance the overall business process. It also reduces the total operational cost and time spent on the purchasing process. Further, the report states that the complexity involved in the electronic purchasing process is one of the major challenges. The electronic purchasing process is extremely complex; creating and maintaining product data electronically and enabling suppliers to support electronic transactions increase this complexity. Generally, there is a limitation in the ability of e-invoicing to address various types and ranges of purchasing activities. Key Vendors - Ariba Inc. - Basware - Esker - IBM Corp. Other Prominent Vendors - Cegedim - Comarch - Itella Corp. - Maventa Ltd. - Nipendo - Pricewaterhouse Coopers - ReadSoft - Taulia - TradeShift - Transcepta LLC - Verain Market Drivers/Challenges/Trends - Need to Automate Invoicing Process and Reduce Operational Cost. - Complexity Involved in Electronic Purchasing Process. - Emergence of Cloud Computing. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bz3ngv/global (full story)
Rackspace Pops On M&A Signal; AT&T, HP, Cisco Loom
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri May 16, 7:25AM CDT
AT&T, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), EMC (EMC), Cisco Systems and IBM loom as possible buyers of Rackspace Hosting (RAX), whose stock jumped late Thursday after the company said it had hired Morgan Stanley to explore strategic options, including a sale or... (full story)
May 16 Premarket Briefing: 10 Things You Should Know
at The Street - Fri May 16, 7:16AM CDT
U.S. stock futures point slightly higher; Warren Buffett takes a stake in Verizon; J.C. Penney earnings top forecasts; the FCC moves forward on 'net neutrality.' (full story)
