pemurray@interrasys.com wrote: Bruce,
Excellent and insightful article!!
Sybase has a fabulous product in PowerBuilder. It is a shame that developers are under pressure to move away from it. Your note that there may not be enough PowerBuilder developers is a chicken and egg problem for Sybase.
Sybase needs to be agressive in several areas to reverse the tide.
1) The pricing has to change. Would it not be better to have many thousands of people buying it for half of its current list price rather than rely on a h...
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HyperRoll's software analyzes large quantities of financial data. Its customer base is largely retail and financial accounts.
Oracle said the widgetry would let its customers report results quicker, with more confidence and lower compliance costs.
Terms were not disclosed. Oracle expects the deal to close this year.
HyperRoll investors include Bessemer Venture Partners, Greylock Partners, Sequoia Partners, Israeli VCs Vertex and Microdent as well as Hyperion, the company Oracle bought two years ago. It raised at least $27.6 million.
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