Tibco finally makes analytics move, buying Spotfire for $195m

Tibco is the first middleware vendor to make an aggressive move into business intelligence with its $195m bid for Spotfire; but how well will the companies' technologies fit?

TDM/ Deal Analysis, 4 May 2007
Dennis Callaghan
Krishna Roy

VMware: Here's a company that could virtually reboot demand for software IPOs

Virtualization superstar VMware has filed its S-1 and plans to offer 10% of its class A common stock – but if the suddenly enriched founders leave, will the juggernaut they created maintain its unprecedented momentum?

TDM/ Debut IQ, 4 May 2007
Rachel Chalmers
Brenon Daly

Reuters picks up text analytics partner ClearForest

VMware's stealth acquisition deserves a Proper ovation

SDL moves into WCM with Tridion buy

Red Hat rounds out JBoss SOA story with MetaMatrix data services buy