The News Review:
- Chinese Court Convicts 11 in Microsoft Piracy Case
- Sandy software company positions itself to takeoff
- Eclipsys to buy software maker for $38.5 million
- Play Flute Fling a Monkey? Make Phone Calls Too.
- Software Still The #1 Console Pusher
- Bridgeline Software Reports Record Results for Fiscal Year 2008
Chinese Court Convicts 11 in Microsoft Piracy Case
New York Times United States
Microsoft applauded the sentence in a statement released late Wednesday Beijing time saying they were the stiffest sentences ever handed down in this type of Chinese copyright infringement case. Microsoft has called the group part of “the biggest software counterfeiting organization we have ever seen by far” and estimated its global sales at more than $2 billion. Some legal specialists consider the case to be a landmark because it involved a joint antipiracy effort by the.
Sandy software company positions itself to takeoff
Salt Lake Tribune United States
Venafi (pronounced ven-ah-fee) already is partnering with heavyweight IBM one of the leaders in serving companies’ need to secure data that might include personal information from customers such as credit card or Social Security numbers. It also is on board with VeriSign the leading company that provides security certificates for Web sites that verify the site is what it says it is. Venafi located at 9350 S. 150 East sells a software program that allows businesses to easily manage the sometimes huge tasks of data encryption and Web security certificates. “We’re not a security company. We’re a systems management company” said Trell Rohovit president and CE of the company. Utah’s roots as a host to data security companies go back to then-Gov.
Eclipsys to buy software maker for $38.5 million
MSNBC
said Wednesday it has reached a deal to buy Premise Corp. Premise a privately held company based in Farmington Conn.
Play Flute Fling a Monkey? Make Phone Calls Too.
New York Times United States
Some applications are free (like Stanza which lets you download and read books) while others typically cost $1 to $10. ther applications help users navigate roads find friends and local restaurants and play odd games including one called Sapus Tongue in which the user swings the phone to see how far he can fling an animated monkey on the screen. Recognizing the business opportunities the other major cellphone and software companies are getting into the app act. Google recently introduced the Android Market selling applications based on Android its operating system for cellphones.
Software Still The #1 Console Pusher
PSX Extreme
Price for example is always a driving force behind sales numbers especially in an ailing economy. And if the price of your chosen system is a little higher than you might want reliability quickly becomes another consideration. There are many things to think about but in the end the determining factor always remains the same: software. While there may be a few people out there who bought the PlayStation 3 for it’s Blu-Ray capabilities most everyone who forks over the cash to pick up a games consoles wants to play games. Everyone loves to dissect those sales charts but for whatever reason the question of software is often lost in the shuffle. Do you want an answer as to why a certain platform sold better at a certain time of year? Sure you could look at a recent price drop or something like that but instead just simplify things and remember that at its core this industry is still all about the games. Grand Theft Auto IV releases and sales of both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 increase while Wii sales level off (a lull for them).
Bridgeline Software Reports Record Results for Fiscal Year 2008
MSNBC
29 2008 (GLBE NEWSWIRE) — Bridgeline Software Inc. (Nasdaq:BLSW) a developer of SaaS-based web application management software and award-winning web applications today announced results for its fiscal year ended September 30 2008. Highlights from the fiscal year end results of 2008 include: * Bridgeline Software achieved record revenues of $21295000 for the fiscal year ended September 30 2008 representing a 91% increase over Bridgeline Software’s revenues of $11151000 in fiscal 2007. * Bridgeline Software achieved record EBITDA (Earnings before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization) before stock compensation and non-recurring charges for fiscal 2008 of $1255000 versus an EBITDA loss of -$239000 in fiscal 2007. This represents a $1494000 year-over-year improvement. * Bridgeline Software’s customer base as of September 30 2008 increased to 651 customers which is an 82% increase from 357 customers a year ago. f Bridgeline Software’s 651 customers 408 or 63% pay Bridgeline Software a monthly subscription fee or a monthly managed service fee.
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