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And another one gone: IBM to Acquire CognosThis is a discussion on And another one gone: IBM to Acquire Cognos within the IBM and Cognos Forum forums, part of the Major Vendors category; after BO is SAP, Cognos is IBM.... http://www.cognos.com/news/releases/...tml?mc=-web_hp... |
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13th November 2007, 09:13 AM
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13th November 2007, 09:32 AM
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| Member |  Interesting Timing Thanks Roland. Very interesting. So I wonder if IBM was also in the market before Business Objects was acquired? Did they also make a bid at that time? Anyone know? Here is the FAQ the company has issued. How long until Informatica is acquired??
__________________ “My brain hurt like a warehouse, it had no room to spare I had to cram so many things to store everything in there And all the fat-skinny people, and all the tall-short people And all the nobody people, and all the somebody people I never thought Id need so many people” Five Years Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars David Bowie |
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13th November 2007, 12:42 PM
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| Member | Business Objects Announcement The timing can't be a coincidence. Nothing directly mentioning Cognos tho'.
__________________ “My brain hurt like a warehouse, it had no room to spare I had to cram so many things to store everything in there And all the fat-skinny people, and all the tall-short people And all the nobody people, and all the somebody people I never thought Id need so many people” Five Years Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars David Bowie Last edited by Steve Bennett; 13th November 2007 at 10:28 PM. Reason: typo |
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13th November 2007, 05:10 PM
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| What about the IBm Mantra of not being in the applications game See attached link for interesting commentary on the takeover: confused: http://www.crn.com/it-channel/202805337 |
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13th November 2007, 10:33 PM
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| Member |  IBM Sounds Confused Thanks binboy - that linked article is interesting. It reveals some confusion from IBM: Quote:
 Am I missing something?
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13th November 2007, 10:36 PM
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| Member | Other Threads Related To This Event Other threads have sprung-up, so for the purpose of keeping the discussion in one thread, here are the posts: What will become of Cognos Could It Be True
__________________ “My brain hurt like a warehouse, it had no room to spare I had to cram so many things to store everything in there And all the fat-skinny people, and all the tall-short people And all the nobody people, and all the somebody people I never thought Id need so many people” Five Years Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars David Bowie |
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