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IBM opens beta for Bluehouse; CA to roll out data center automation
Oct. 06, 2008
IBM is expanding the free beta trial for Bluehouse, a Web-hosted social networking and collaboration service based on Lotus software. CA this week plans to unveil a data center automation product to help IT staff ...
CA set to roll out data center automation package
Oct. 06, 2008
CA organically develops data center automation software that appeals to customers with tight budgets and limited IT staff and that industry watchers say brings the software maker neck and neck with competitive offerings ...
One of the 'big four' management vendors could be acquired in the next few years - Network ...
Oct. 02, 2008
Forrester Research expects BMC and CA to become attractive acquisition targets for companies itching to gain management market share fast.
Furniture maker uses NAC gear for more than NAC
Oct. 02, 2008
When Chad Clement joined worldwide office furniture maker Haworth 18 months ago, he discovered the company needed to get a handle on network security.
Vendors scramble to rein in virtual environments
Sep. 04, 2008
BMC, HP, Embotics, Fortisphere and VKernel update management products to take on virtual environments.
Mainframe here to stay, survey says
Aug. 13, 2008
BMC surveyed 1,100 mainframe users to learn more about the platform's viability for today's workloads and IT's plans to keep the systems running.
BMC delivers solid earnings - again
Jul. 30, 2008
Management software maker BMC kicked off fiscal 2009 with significant revenue increases that have industry watchers confident the company will weather any economic challenges U.S. vendors could face this year.
IT spending tight at investment firms
Jul. 10, 2008
The global fiscal crisis is putting the squeeze on virtually every financial services firm out there, and the pressure's on to make every IT-investment penny count.
Belated look at BMC's acquisition of ITM Software
Jul. 02, 2008
BMC Software a couple of weeks ago announced it had acquired for an undisclosed sum ITM Software, a maker of products that help manage the business side of IT that fall into the technology arena of project and portfolio ...
Forrester Research examines the mega-management vendors, Part 2
Jun. 04, 2008
Forrester Research recently examined where the big four management software makers currently stand in the market.
Forrester Research examines the mega-management vendors, Part 1
Jun. 02, 2008
The technologies and strategies of the big four management vendors demand much analysis from industry watchers, and Forrester Research recently laid out the current state of affairs in its recent report: "The ...
Management as core data center technology
May. 21, 2008
BMC CTO Tom Bishop lays out why anyone considering virtualization, gree n computing or automation must also evolve their network and systems management strategy. Without management technology, the dream of a flexible, ...
Microsoft faces challenges in expanding management strategy
May. 01, 2008
Microsoft last week set it sites on becoming a dominant enterprise management vendor, but experts and users say first it will have to define the scope of its goals, improve the platform, and prove it can be the ...
BMC's smart bet on BladeLogic
Mar. 24, 2008
BMC's planned buyout of BladeLogic will give the leading management software vendor much-needed automated server provisioning technology, filling a critical hole in its product portfolio and giving BMC more ammunition ...
BMC to buy BladeLogic for $800 million
Mar. 17, 2008
BMC signs definitive agreement to acquire data center automation vendor BladeLogic in an $800 million deal set to close in between 45 and 90 days.
Help desk software gets mobile makeover
Feb. 19, 2008
Midsize companies can mobilize BMC IT help desk application with new software from Aeroprise.
Mergers and acquisitions on the management front, Part 2
Jan. 14, 2008
Management industry insiders are buzzing about the potential of a big buyout that could unseat one of the top four management software makers - BMC, CA, HP and IBM - and land other familiar technology names at the top ...
Mergers and acquisitions on the management front, Part 1
Jan. 09, 2008
Whether it is EMC buying BMC or HP setting its sights on Symantec, the rumor mill is ripe with talk of a major acquisition involving one or more of the big four management vendors in 2008.
What do you think of BMC’s ProactiveNet? | NetworkWorld.com Community
Nov. 18, 2008
BMC's ProactiveNet Analytics product is the subject of this week's application performance management solution profile and user feedback forum. Acquired in 2007 to round out BMC's business service management solution ...
BMC's ITM Software acquisition affects every technology silo
Jul. 11, 2008
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Server virtualization in two-thirds of enterprises by '09, Forrester predicts - Network ...
Dec. 03, 2007
Server virtualization adoption is growing rapidly, and vendors such as IBM, HP, Microsoft must keep pace with new products.
What we saw at Interop NY | NetworkWorld.com Community
Sep. 23, 2008
Last week’s Interop in New York City was eerily normal considering the carnage Wall Street was experiencing just blocks away. Although attendance was modest, vendors told us there were enough qualified and savvy ...
GroundWork's Silver Bullet: 87% Cost Savings Over HP | NetworkWorld.com Community
Sep. 17, 2008
Simple question: Would you like to save 87% on a Network Monitoring System for your enterprise? The simple answer is almost always an enthusiastic "yes!" Groundwork Open Source made this substantial cost savings study ...
Big 4 management vendors squeak by with a passing grade, garner little confidence from ...
Jun. 23, 2008
If IT infrastructure and operations management specialists could hand out report cards to BMC, CA, HP and IBM, the comment they might include would be: "Shows slight improvement."
An impromptu poll of more than 355 ...
Management's numbers game | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jun. 05, 2008
I've always believed I was destined to write about management software, based mostly on the fact that the management software market is dominated by four vendors and four is my favorite number. Think what you will.
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BMC profile
Overview
2005 NW200 rank: 52
2004 NW200 rank: 51
Revenue
| Total '05 revenue (in $M) |
|
1486 |
| '04-'05 revenue change |
|
1% |
| '01-'05 CAGR revenue |
|
0% |
Profit
| Profit or loss (in $M) |
|
66 |
| Change from '04 |
|
-16 |
| As percentage of revenue 4 |
|
4 |
| CAGR, '01-'05 |
|
12 |
Employees
| Number of employees |
|
6000 |
| '04 - '05 change |
|
-13
|
| Revenue per employee |
|
247600 |
Misc.
| Mkt Cap as of 3/19/05 ($M) |
|
4680 |
| Cash/investments ($M) |
|
|
| Year inc. |
|
1980 |
| Fiscal year ends |
|
Mar |
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