
By Kapitall : When considering stocks, it's always helpful to gauge what the rest of the market thinks. One source for that is the number of shares shorted. Companies seeing significant increases in shares shorted are being viewed more negatively, and vice-versa. We ran a screen on the tech sector
customer service specialist RightNow Technologies RNOW and was quickly followed by IBM 's IBM decision to acquire DemandTec DMAN , a SaaS vendor that helps retailers set prices. We have long held that large-enterprise software vendors would
DemandTec ( DMAN -0.1% ) posts an in line Q3 EPS , but misses on revenue due to wider-than-anticipated losses. Y/Y profit dwindled as
RightNow, SAP's ( SAP , rating: A+) acquisition of SuccessFactors, and IBM's ( IBM , rating: AA-) addition of DemandTec all fit this trend. With several SaaS targets remaining and loads of cash on the books at several mature software firms
By Dividend Kings : International Business Machines ( IBM ) this month agreed to acquire DemandTec for $440 million. The company’s products analyse data to help retailers decide how much to charge for their merchandise
that cloud computing has moved past its tipping point. The acquisitions, RightNow by Oracle , SuccessFactors by SAP and DemandTec by IBM , also paint a picture of how next year might play out for many cloud software vendors. With all of the large tech
By Jason Merriam : The announced acquisition of DemandTec ( DMAN ) by IBM ( IBM ) on December 8th, underscores the jockeying of positions within the cloud computing space. Big-fish are buying
related acquisition ( previously ), snapping up software vendor Emptoris for an undisclosed sum. Like recent purchase DemandTec ( DMAN ), IBM sees Emptoris aiding its Smarter Commerce initiative, which seeks to provide companies with tools for analyzing
(Reuters) - International Business Machines plans to buy analytics software provider DemandTec for about $440 million in cash.
IBM buys DemandTec ( DMAN ) for $440M - marking a 57% premium to DMAN 's closing price yesterday and ending a month-long period of speculation on who would buy the provider of cloud-based analytics. Shares of IBM -0.8% premarket, DMAN inactive. Post your comment!