Stories by Stacy Cowley

CA puts SOA at the heart of Unicenter overhaul

CA is introducing a new integration platform in its latest Unicenter release, following the software industry trend in placing standards and services at the heart of its systems management suite.

CA rebrands as CEO speaks of 'the new CA'

Computer Associates International's turbulent past is claiming a final victim: the company's name. From now on, the software vendor wants to be known only by its longtime nickname, "CA."

Borland taps ex-Oracle exec as new CEO

Borland Software on Tuesday named Tod Nielsen to be its chief executive officer (CEO), filling a vacancy left when former CEO Dale Fuller resigned in July.

Ex-Oracle CFO Maffei moves to Liberty Media as CEO

Oracle's erstwhile chief financial officer, Greg Maffei, will soon take on the chief executive officer (CEO) job at investment company Liberty Media The appointment, announced Wednesday, removes some of the mystery around Maffei's hurried departure from Oracle after working there for just four months.

Equity firm buys Geac for $1B, Infor gets ERP software

Private equity firm Golden Gate Capital has agreed to buy business software maker Geac Computer for around US$1 billion, the companies announced Monday. Golden Gate Capital plans to break Geac into pieces, with Geac's ERP (enterprise resource planning) software changing hands and becoming the property of another Golden Gate Capital-funded company, Infor Global Solutions.

CA spins Ingres off to independent company

Computer Associates International (CA) is selling its Ingres database technology to private equity firm Garnett & Helfrich Capital, which is forming a new company to develop and market the open-source software. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Autonomy acquires Verity for $500 million

British search software company Autonomy has agreed to buy fellow search technology developer Verity in a cash deal totaling around US$500 million, the companies announced Friday.

Oracle CFO resigns after a short stint

Oracle has lost its chief financial officer (CFO ) for the second time this year. The company said late Thursday that Greg Maffei will leave later this month.

MS boosts Live with FolderShare buy

Microsoft is already shopping to fill out the Live hosted software platform it launched this week. Microsoft said Thursday it has acquired FolderShare, an online service that lets users synchronize data from multiple computers and access files through a Web browser. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

BEA buys Java tools developer SolarMetric

BEA Systems said Thursday it has acquired Java tools maker SolarMetric, a small, private company in Austin, Texas. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Mercury CEO, CFO resign in accounting probe wake

Three of Mercury Interactive's top executives, including Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Amnon Landan, resigned Wednesday after an internal probe into stock-option grants resulted in a scathing report on their oversight of the software company's accounting.

IBM buys search developer iPhrase

IBM has acquired e-commerce-focused search technology developer iPhrase Systems, a private company based in Bedford, Massachusetts. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

SAP files protest over Air Force deal with Oracle

SAP said Monday it has filed a formal bid protest against the U.S. Air Force's decision to award an US$88.5 million contract for a new logistics system to Oracle, a hard-fought deal Oracle announced last week that it had won.

CA shows growth and profit, but reins in Q3 estimates

Computer Associates International (CA) reported a 9 percent increase in its second-quarter revenue compared to last year's, as it completed a profitable quarter that Chief Executive Officer John Swainson called a solid sign of the work CA's new management team is doing to strengthen the battered company.

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