SAP’s acquisition of Sybase to heat competition with Oracle
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Sybase competition with Oracle in the software world will be given a new lease of life after its acquisition by SAP in a $5.8 billion deal. New revenue streams and a larger technology portfolio will also help it to remain competitive in the longer run. The deal is very mutual in nature as even SAP could also capitalize on former strategic partner Sybase’s mobile technology. It will also enable SAP to consolidate and expand upon its mobile offerings.
According to analyst, Sybase’s strong presence in global mobile telephony offers intriguing opportunities for SAP to further leverage and extends its business solutions and given the exploding interest in smartphones, tablets and other handheld computing devices, this qualifies as a classic no-brainer. The deal also marks a major shift in the enterprise-software landscape as SAP develops and delivers a wide range of enterprise business software solutions, Sybase’s majorly contributes towards the global mobile market, where the database solutions of the company support SMS messaging chores for billion mobile phones.
Mobile computing, cloud computing and on-premises enterprise resource management applications have been seen as the primary underpinnings of SAP’s business in both the short and long term. SAP and Sybase deal is reflected as a merger agreement with Sybase selling at $65 per share, a 44 percent premium over the company’s average stock price last quarter.
According to Jim Hagemann Snabe, co-CEO of SAP and a member of the SAP executive board, Mobile devices are becoming the preferred interaction point with business applications, whether the user is a factory supervisor, a retail manager or an entrepreneur in a development nation.
However, even after enjoying a nice niche in the financial market, SAP is still not is a position to compete with Oracle in applications suites. To deal with this, Sap has expressed its willingness to examine other possible acquisitions but has not made clear whether it would engage in an Oracle-style spending spree.
TeliaSonera & Cisco ink cloud computing deal (Sweden)
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: In order to offer cloud computing services for business customers in Sweden under the banner ‘Business Class Cloud Services’, Cisco and Scandinavian telco TeliaSonera have undergone a deal.
Virtual conferencing services allowing users to join online meetings on mobile handsets will be included in the new range along with the facility of sharing documents and replaying conferences on demand.
According to TeliaSonera, the financial downturn boosted demand for cost-efficient solutions amongst businesses, driving rapid take-up of cloud computing; this gives on-demand access to applications and services over the internet, with customers charged only for the capacity used.
IBM to provide cloud computing to SK Telecom
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Winning the battle against four of its largest rivals, International Business Machines Corp. will operate a cloud computing platform for SK Telecom Co., Ltd. As per the deal, IBM will provide the infrastructure to SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest telecoms operator with more than 50% of the market.
The networks will be used by SK Telecom and its business partners to test and publish telecoms applications in order for the applications to later to be rolled out on its networks for consumers.
IBM beat Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. (JAVA) in order to win the contract but the value of the deal was not revealed. The technology giant has focused recently on building out infrastructure in Asia for cloud computing.
Cloud Computing has tightened its grip recently especially with smaller customers as it enables significant cost savings.
Qualcomm unveils low-cost mobile platform (USA)
Mobile chipmaker Qualcomm has developed a low-cost computing platform to provide an alternative to Windows-based PCs in parts of the world where traditional broadband connections aren’t available. It said it will fill the niche between desktop PCs and internet-capable wireless devices.
The new platform, called Kayak, will be based on Qualcomm’s dual-core MSM7 series chipsets, and might also eventually include Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chipsets that offer GSM-based and CDMA-based 3G technologies.
The platform includes a Web 2.0-capable browser from Opera Software, support for television sets and computer monitors, and compatibility with a standard keyboard and mouse.
Luis Pineda, senior vice president of marketing and product management at Qualcomm’s CDMA technologies division, said: “The broad footprint of 3G networks means that wireless is the answer to internet access for worldwide markets, especially in emerging regions. The Kayak PC alternative is a great example of how Qualcomm is leveraging cloud computing over wireless broadband networks to help bring new areas of the world into the global online community for the first time.”
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Qualcomm Incorporated is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on CDMA and other advanced technologies. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., Qualcomm is included in the S&P 100 Index, the S&P 500 Index and is a 2008 FORTUNE 500 company.
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