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Wednesday, October 1. 2008

Oracle Acquires Space Planning Software Firm

Oracle acquired UK-based Advanced Visual Technology which makes 3D space planning software for retailers.
It's product Retail Focus has tools to plan store floors and shelf space. There's an add-on product, Retail Focus Merchandiser, for 3D walkthroughs. It'll be part of Oracle's Retail application suite but it makes one wonder about future geospatial visualization options.

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Posted by Adena Schutzberg in Oracle at 08:30 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

Tuesday, August 19. 2008

Podcast: Why is Autodesk Up in a Down Economy?

Autodesk Geospatial Business
Our editors ponder Autodesk's quarterly expectation-beating revenues. The company reported solid growth around the world even as gas and food costs remain high. Just what is the company doing right and what can we extrapolate to geospatial companies in particular? Also, a look at Autodesk's recent acquisition of 3D, standards focused company in Germany.


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Posted by Adena Schutzberg in Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Autodesk, Standards, Directions on the News Podcast, Geospatial Business at 01:00 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

Thursday, August 7. 2008

Observations on Major IT & Geospatial Players from ESRI UC


It goes without saying (but I'll say it anyway), that the ESRI UC gathers just about everyone in the GIS ecosystem but certain observations can be gleaned from talking to some of the major players. I offer these comments:

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Posted by Joe Francica in Oracle, IBM, Tele Atlas, NAVTEQ, ESRI UC 08 at 16:24 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

Tuesday, July 22. 2008

Podcast: MISO and ESRI: Current Status and the Future

ESRI Open Source MapInfo LBS Geospatial Business
MISO are Microsoft, IBM, SAP and Oracle, the big enterprise players in the market today. All have a toe or more in GIS, but all also have a tie to ESRI. What's the state of those relationships and what new players also want and need to hook up with the big E? Our editors explore these questions and toss in a few other letters, G, A and B into the alphabet soup.


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Posted by Adena Schutzberg in Google, ESRI, Open Source, Oracle, MapInfo, LBS, Directions on the News Podcast, IBM, Geospatial Business, ESRI Fed UC 08, Apple at 01:00 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

Thursday, July 17. 2008

SAP, Oracle Increase Software and Support Prices

The Wall Street Journal reported today that SAP and Oracle will increase fees on software and support fees. SAP will be increasing maintence fees from 15% to 22% of the cost of the initial software license. Oracle will raise software license fees from 15% to 20% in the U.S. while prices in Europe held steady and some regions experienced a decrease in price.
Posted by Joe Francica in Oracle at 10:26 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

Tuesday, July 8. 2008

Podcast: Web Mapping Platform Migration

ESRI Open Source Yahoo MapInfo Geospatial Business

Last week Ask.com moved off its longtime mapping platform to Microsoft's Virtual Earth. What are the practical choices these days for those who want mapping as part of their portals? Has customization and a unique look and feel been overshadowed by a few strong hosted solutions to which everyone will eventually migrate? Our editors sort out the options and trends and end up using the "c" word - commodity.



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Posted by Adena Schutzberg in Google, ESRI, Open Source, Microsoft, Oracle, Yahoo, MapInfo, Databases, Directions on the News Podcast, MapQuest, IBM, Geospatial Business at 01:00 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
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