August 31, 2012
SuccessFactors
June 6, 2012
SuccessFactors Analyst Day Summary
By Jim Lundy SuccessFactors held an analyst day on June 5th as part of its SuccessConnect customer event in San Francisco. Events like this are a preamble to messages delivered to customers. I walked away with a good se
February 20, 2012
Talent and HCM Part III: Kenexa Buys Learning Provider Outstart
To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: Jim Lundy Topic: Knowledge Issue: How will enterprises acquire and distribute knowledge? Summary: On February 6th, Kenexa announced that it was buying Lear
February 9, 2012
HCM and Talent Merger Wars Claim More Victims
By Jim Lundy With the announcement today that Oracle is in the process of buying Taleo less than 60 days after SAP announced it was buying SuccessFactors, the race is on to offer the most complete talent/HCM suite. T
December 21, 2011
SAP Goes Cloud: Buys SuccessFactors for $3.4 Billion
view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: Jim Lundy Topics: Knowledge Issue: How will enterprises acquire and distribute knowledge? Summary: On December 3rd, SAP announced that it was purchasing Succe
December 15, 2011
Salesforce Move will Trigger HCM Merger Wars
By Jim Lundy Salesforce announced today that it is buying Rypple, a Social Performance startup with offices in Canada and San Francisco. Aragon Research will be publishing a full First Cut on this move tomorrow. The ma
December 3, 2011
Tech Titan SAP buys SuccessFactors for $3.4 Billion
Announced on a Saturday, this deal signifies that the Tech Titans may be loosening their purse strings to make acquisitions that help them with long term growth (see a related Aragon Research First Cut on SuccessFac
November 9, 2011
Yammer Takes Activity Streams to the Next Level
To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: Jim Lundy Topic: Social Software Issues: How will Social Software technologies evolve? Who are the Social Software providers and how will they navig
November 1, 2011
Talent and HCM Part II: Saba Partners with Workday
To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here. Author: Jim Lundy Topics: Knowledge Issue: How will enterprises acquire and distribute knowledge? Summary: On October 25th, Saba announced that it was entTalent and HCM Part I: Cornerstone OnDemand Partners with Workday
To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here Author: Jim Lundy Topic: Knowledge Issue: How will enterprises acquire and distribute knowledge? Summary: On October 24th, Cornerstone announced that it was entering
October 24, 2011