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’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 […]
Posted under GIS, Intergraph, ESRI, Autodesk, MapInfo, Bentley, Oracle, Business Intelligence, Mergers and Acquisitions, NAVTEQ, TeleAtlas by Ron 12.11.2007
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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 […]
Posted under MapInfo, Microsoft, Garmin, Mergers and Acquisitions, Google, Nokia, NAVTEQ, TeleAtlas by Ron 03.10.2007
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