Industry Keyword: software
Covering Bases Blog
Why platforms are using offshore software developers to scale
So you’ve created a killer platform using expert software developers, and now you want to grow it and increase your reach. Simple enough, right? Not always.
Growing a business involves growing your team, which can...
Covering Bases Blog
How to automate sales and quotation proposals
The sales quotation process begins when your client shows interest in your products or services and requests a quote. This process includes generating a pricing table, writing a quotation document, and sending the section...
Application Platforms
Microsoft looking to bring advertising into more of its software?
It seems Microsoft is getting ready to integrate advertising into more of its products. Some Microsoft power users have noticed an advert in the latest iteration of Windows 11 File Explorer, available last week.
The...
FinTech Platforms
Software group SAP to buy majority stake in US FinTech firm Taulia
SAP has said it has agreed to buy a majority stake in privately held US FinTech firm Taulia as the German business software group seeks to expand its presence across supply-chain financing and working...
App Stores
South Korea’s “webtoon” leverage low-cost stories with huge upside
Netflix's most-watched series in late November, "Hellbound", is making a splash on TV, but it first appeared on much smaller screens as an online comic, or "webtoon", optimised for smartphones.
The webtoon format, which began...
Application Platforms
Thoughtworks valued at about $9 billion after shares surge in debut
Shares of Thoughtworks Inc jumped nearly 24% in their Nasdaq debut, valuing the company at nearly $9 billion, after the software consultancy business priced its initial public offering well above range.
The company's stock opened...
Technology Platforms
Cisco forecasts growth from software shift, but chip prices pressure profits
Cisco Systems has forecast that within four years, about half its revenue will come from software and other recurring sales, but its chief financial officer told Reuters high chip prices in its hardware business...
Application Platforms
Microsoft sees steady cloud growth after record quarterly profit
Microsoft Corp posted its most profitable quarter, beating Wall Street expectations for revenue and earnings, as PC sales declines stemming from a global chip shortage were more than made up for by a boom...
Media & Content Platforms
Benchmark-backed Confluent aims for $8 billion valuation in US IPO
Confluent Inc is aiming for a valuation of about $8.3 billion in a US initial public offering, cashing in on a surge in demand for live-streaming software as companies move online due to the...
Computing Platforms
Cloud ramp up weighs on Oracle’s profit view, shares fall
Oracle Corp has forecast current-quarter profit below Wall Street estimates, as the business software maker ramps up investments in its cloud computing business to take on rivals including Microsoft and Amazon.com.
The company is planning...
Application Platforms
Software maker Dye & Durham gets offer from management-led group
Dye & Durham Ltd, a Canada-based cloud-based software vendor, has received a buyout offer from a management-led shareholder group worth about C$3.4 billion (approximately $2.8 billion), less than a year after its flotation on...
Application Platforms
Software provider Sprinklr reveals 19% jump in revenue in IPO filing
Software start-up Sprinklr has made public its plans for a stock market listing in the United States, revealing a 19.3% rise in annual revenue.
Sprinklr, which counts Microsoft Corp and McDonald's Corp as customers, provides...