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October 2009

North American Candidates of the Month – October 2009

28 October 2009

 
There is some great talent available! Take advantage of the recovery and drive your revenue to new heights with these experienced professionals.
 

Asia Pacific Candidate of the Month - October 2009

28 October 2009

Are you seeking the right individual to drive your growth strategy in Asia Pacific?
 
Senior level executive with 28 years of international experience in information technology, focused on enterprise software & related services in the USA, Asia & Australasia, with specific expertise in the ECM/BPM sector. 
 

North American M&A Opportunities of the Month - October 2009

28 October 2009

A profitable and fast growing company in the ECM SharePoint space is now entertaining acquisition offers.
 

North American Region Update – October 2009

28 October 2009

Paul Carman, VP North America gives an overview of what is happening in the US as the recession recedes
The US economy, while far from robust, shows mixed signs of growth. Most major economists have declared the recession to be over and the stock market continues to rise, approaching the “magic” 10,000-point. However, unemployment continues to rise and is a major issue in some key areas.

Business Leader Interview - October 2009

28 October 2009

John Kirkham, Ex-Executive Vice President, Global Sales, Open Text, draws on three decades of experience in the industry to offer an enlightening view of how organisations can best deliver improved sales performance

 

ECM Transparency

26 October 2009

I have just been reading the first draft of the BluePaper “ECM Transparency: The New Paradigm for YOUR Success” by Paul Carman that will be published in the next couple of weeks.

How many ECM competitors do you really have in your sector?

14 October 2009

Do you really know how many companies operate in your specific sector of the ECM industry?
The reality is that the vast majority don’t know. They operate within a segment of the market and regard that as their world as they peer through a keyhole.  Typically, they come into contact on a regular basis with the companies that are known to them, maybe due to geographic location or because they share a similar vertical focus.
 
The known competitors are also often the companies that are:

Tags: ECM technology sector view

The M&A Activity in the ECM sector continues to sizzle!

6 October 2009

Today, Nuance acquired eCopy, a provider of solutions that integrate paper documents into a host of software applications provided by multiple major ECM vendors, including EMC, IBM, OpenText and others.

The acquisition was valued at $54 million, all paid in Nuance Stock. This seems to be another example of how valuations have held up during these tough economic times.

Tags: acquisition, ECM, IBM, OpenText

Document Centric BPO

1 October 2009

Dell buys Perot Systems then Xerox buys ACS. Two deals in two weeks by two big players in the hardware business, moving into the BPO market, reflects the interest Document Boss have seen growing for BPO in the ECM, BPM market.

Five years ago Document Boss would not have bothered listing BPO in our positioning statement but now the document centric BPO sector is a big focus.

Internet advertising now bigger than TV in the UK

1 October 2009

Based on figures from the Advertising Association and WARC, a report from the IAB and PricewaterhouseCoopers shows that internet advertising was the only sector to grow in the first half, taking a total of £1.75bn.

For the first time ever, in the UK, internet advertising has outstripped advertising on TV. Interesting maybe, but how does that effect the ECM, BPM or BPO sector and, more pertinently, why am I bothering to mention it on this M&A blog??

Two reasons I mention this in an M&A blog: