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		<title>IBM Buys Cognos, Last of Large Independent Business Intelligence Providers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First Oracle acquired Hyperion for $3.3B then SAP snatched up Business Objects for $6.8B. Now, in what is not a particular surprise, IBM announced it would acquire Cognos for $5B. What&#8217;s it all mean for the geospatial market? I discussed the SAP/BO combo in April when it happened and said Oracle is more geospatial-aware than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAP plus Business Objects: Any Affect on Geospatial?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Intelligence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, SAP agreed to acquire Business Objects for $6.78 billion. Wall Street apparently is not in love with the deal as skepticism pushed the SAP stock price down 4% on Monday. Some are suggesting SAP overpaid for the French business intelligence (BI) software provider. (I am baffled that some call BI an &#8220;emerging&#8221; market [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is NAVTEQ Worth $8.1 Billion?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Garmin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, Nokia said it is buying NAVTEQ, the provider of data for digital maps. Like the July announcement in which TomTom offered TeleAtlas for $2.5, a device maker is grabbing a provider of map data. Reportedly, some analysts are saying Nokia is overpaying for NAVTEQ. Perhaps, but these same analysts likely lack the understanding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pitney Bowes Mail Orders MapInfo</title>
		<link>http://www.thegeofactor.com/2007/03/15/pitney-bowes-mail-orders-mapinfo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2007 03:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financials]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today Pitney Bowes said it is buying MapInfo for $408 million in cash. Not a big surprise as MapInfo has been undervalued for some time. It&#8217;s a great day for MapInfo stockholders, who would receive a 50% premium over yesterday&#8217;s closing price. However, its probably not such a great day for MapInfo employees who now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MapInfo Survey Touts Importance of Location Intelligence</title>
		<link>http://www.thegeofactor.com/2006/09/28/mapinfo-survey-touts-importance-of-location-intelligence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Geo Awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MapInfo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[MapInfo joined forces with BusinessWeek Research Services to survey 1,700 business executives in organizations with more than 500 employees and $50 million gross revenues about the importance of location in their business processes. Some of the survey&#8217;s interesting findings from the 447 respondents: 64% think location intelligence can improve business process and decision-making 13% are [...]]]></description>
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