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Think of the ideal software asset management system as a monitor that displays what exactly drives your business operations. It provides a readout of all the software installed throughout the company’s computer systems, and much more. SAM programs also help IT departments rein in duplicate or redundant software applications.
One figure that’s drawn much attention in Facebook’s $200 million investment deal with Moscow-based Digital Sky Technologies announced Tuesday is the implied valuation of the privately held social networking company: $10 billion. While impressive, the number is off a third from the $15 billion figure floated after Microsoft invested $240 million in Facebook in November 2007.
Avaya is redoubling its efforts to gain traction in the mid-market, a neglected but potentially very lucrative niche for contact center providers. To that end, Avaya has acquired Agile Software, the company from which it had been OEM-ing its main mid-market solution, Avaya Contact Center Express.
Twitter’s cofounders say the rapidly growing online communications company will eventually charge fees for its services, but it’s unclear which ones and what will drive revenue. “There will be a moment when you can fill out a form or something and give us money,” said Evan Williams, cofounder and chief executive officer.
A lot happened at Insights, the Sage partner meeting held in Nashville earlier this month, though not necessarily at the press release level. I was there and got a sense of change happening. It was the first anniversary of new CEO Sue Swenson coming on board and our first opportunity to see the imprint she is making on the company.