Marimba makes its way to BMC for $239m

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Brief: BMC to buy Marimba for $239M

Brief: BMC to buy Marimba for $239M 04/29/2004 04:09 PM
BMC Software Inc. has agreed to buy configuration software developer Marimba Inc. for $239 million in a deal that BMC's CEO said would expand his company's portfolio and Marimba's market reach.

BMC snaps up Marimba

BMC snaps up Marimba 04/29/2004 10:32 AM
The software maker hopes to use Marimba's technology to fill out its configuration management product line.

BMC to buy Marimba for $239 million

BMC to buy Marimba for $239 million 04/29/2004 10:37 AM
Management software maker BMC Software Inc. will spend $239 million to buy configuration software developer Marimba Inc., the companies announced Thursday.

BMC Software to Acquire Marimba, Inc

BMC Software to Acquire Marimba, Inc 04/29/2004 10:46 AM

BMC Snaps Up Marimba (TechWeb)

BMC Snaps Up Marimba (TechWeb) 04/30/2004 03:19 AM
TechWeb - It's spending $239 million to acquire technology that will help expand the capabilities of its software, which ties systems and applications management with business objectives.

BMC Picks Up Marimba for $239 Million

BMC Picks Up Marimba for $239 Million 04/29/2004 04:09 PM
BMC Software plans to acquire Marimba in a stock deal valued at around $239 million.

Congrats to Kim, BigDave and all the
other Marimba founders

Congrats to Kim, BigDave and all the
other Marimba founders 04/29/2004 04:07 PM
Consolidation Begins?.

It looks like some consolidation of management technologies is starting. It will be interesting to see what BMC does with Marimba.

BMC to buy Marimba for $239 million

Management software maker BMC Software Inc. will spend $239 million to buy configuration software developer Marimba Inc., the companies announced Thursday.

[Craig Burton: logs, links, life, and lexicon]

At the end of the day - Marimba sure as hell did a lot better than MOST of those dot com startups. 

Polese steps down as Marimba chairman

Polese steps down as Marimba chairman 11/19/2003 10:27 AM

BMC Buys Marimba, EPS Falls Short

BMC Buys Marimba, EPS Falls Short 04/29/2004 08:24 PM
TheStreet.com Apr 30 2004 0:45AM GMT

What Makes RIM Run?

What Makes RIM Run? 07/08/2004 05:28 PM
Opinion: As hardware commoditizes, Research In Motion's BlackBerry is prospering, with smart partnering making this one handheld you can't let go of.

Well, it makes me go wow at least.

Well, it makes me go wow at least. 07/29/2004 04:43 AM
Math that makes you go wow: A multi-disciplinary exploration of non-orientable surfaces.

J&J Makes the Day

J&J Makes the Day 04/13/2004 02:20 PM
It may be over a hundred years old, but the company reports a spry first quarter.

Spam that follows you and makes you pay

Spam that follows you and makes you pay 04/19/2005 04:04 AM
What's more annoying than having your e-mail in-box flooded by spam? How about having your cell phone inundated with unwanted messages that you actually have to pay for.

Now it all makes sense.....

Now it all makes sense..... 02/01/2005 08:42 PM

Greed and digital convergence often go hand in hand.

Many a deal has been f*cked up by some greedy (usually white male) as**hole who thinks he can't just stick to his business model and evolve into digital convergence - organically (read: later.)

No this guy - needs to try and take it all - NOW. He's gonna make his play, and dam the logic of the alliances, the virtue of doing it right and smart - we want IT ALL - NOW.

That seems to be what Mike Ramsey at TiVO did.

Instead of going into a deal with COMCAST, which was critical - given the fact that PVRs are becoming a commodity and Microsoft and Digeo are on their asses. TiVO turned down a deal with COMCAST supposedly in favor of their "digital convergence/Home LAN" play. This is why they bought Strangeberry.

But what seems strange to me is why couldn't TiVO have lciensed it software to COMCAST and STILL do their Home LAN play?

Why can't they organically grow into a Home LAN play, evolving their brand into something that means - cool, compelling experience that works?

By turning down the COMCAST deal, Mike Ramsey got kicked out and now they'll probably never ship the Strangeberry V3 - and they'll just tube - as COMCAST will hook up with MS and squash them.

Oh well.

Here's Peter Rojas' engadget report....

Ok, now we understand why TiVo CEO Michael Ramsay was “promoted” out of his job last week. You know how people have been telling TiVo how the only way they’re going to survive would be to convince some a cable company to license their digital video recorder software for use on set-top boxes?

Yeah, well according to the New York Times last summer they were about to score a big deal with Comcast to do precisely this, that is until Ramsay pulled the plug at the last moment because he was convinced TiVo wasn’t getting paid enough money or given enough control over the service.

We won’t second guess his decision, since we don’t know the exact terms of the deal (though apparently they were pretty bad), but you know what, TiVo is sort of in a life-or-death situation right now and might have to take what it can get if it wants to stick around. The company is still not turning a profit, they’re facing increased competition from all sides (from cable companies with their generic DVR-capable set top boxes, Digeo’s Moxi, and Microsoft’s Media Center OS, not to mention stuff like MythTV and Beyond TV), and having deal like this in place would have been especially valuable in the wake of their recent break up with DirecTV. Now it’s Microsoft and Digeo who are testing their software with Comcast and TiVo that’s being left out in the cold. Ramsay says his strategy was to make an end-run around the cable companies and focus on turning the TiVo into a digital entertainment hub (i.e. “convergence”, i.e. the same thing everyone else claims to be working on), but now he’s out (at least as CEO, he’s staying on as chairman) and it’s unlikely that whoever succeeds him will have the luxury of grand visions: right now they’re going to have to focus on ensuring that TiVo is still in business a year from now.

[engadget]

This is important stuff. TiVO defined PVRs and now they're about to lose the market. Same thing is happening to NetFlix as we speak.

Is it lack of patents and bank account that causes this to happen or it something more about execution and staying smart. It's not good enough to be first and be really smart about your product offering or compelling experience.

It's about staying smart and working with others. Not being too greedy and keeping your eye on the end-user's experience - not your bank account. Or shall I say your future bank account.

Yah gotta follow DROC (do not run-out-of cash.) But you also can't be too greedy. TiVO knew that COMCAST knew that DirecTV was blowing off TiVO. TiVo should have known that MS was sucking up to COMCAST - HARD.

Why was COMCAST trying to do a deal with TiVO? Cause TiVO has the best product and experience. But they weren't able to come to a deal. Hmmmmmm.

Sounds like Apple to me.

HP makes Hurd the $20m man

HP makes Hurd the $20m man 03/31/2005 03:36 PM
Cash register king hears bonuses go Ker-ching!

And Baby Makes Icy Eight

And Baby Makes Icy Eight 04/18/2005 10:54 AM
A Google search revealed no details about how this two-year-old is doing, but with a name like that, I'll bet that no bizitches get all up in his bidness.

Potter makes �5m on its first day

Potter makes �5m on its first day 06/02/2004 08:40 AM
The new Harry Potter film smashes UK box office records by making over �5m on its first day.

What makes Cisco run?

What makes Cisco run? 04/18/2005 06:12 AM
Cisco chief John Chambers talks about the drive to be No. 1 and his company's ideal takeover target.

WAP makes resurgence

WAP makes resurgence 01/08/2004 08:38 PM
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AWS makes i-mode its own

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Telecoms.com Jan 3 2004 4:12AM ET

A List Apart: What Makes the Web?

A List Apart: What Makes the Web? 11/12/2003 01:22 PM
Though it's not particularly PHP-related, I do definitely think that one of the new postings from A List Apart does deserve a read.

Sony Makes the Cut

Sony Makes the Cut 05/11/2004 02:57 PM
The PlayStation 2 price cut comes to pass.

Yahoo Makes Changes to Y!Q

Yahoo Makes Changes to Y!Q 04/06/2005 07:44 AM
Remember that Y!Q service for publishers and searchers? It's a service available that allows you to add context-based searching to your site. You can see my earlier writeup about it...

NI makes B4, FM7, Pro-53 demos available

NI makes B4, FM7, Pro-53 demos available 08/10/2004 03:57 PM
German developer Native Instruments has announced the immediate availability of demo versions of its B4, FM7 and Pro-53 software synthesizers. B4 mimics the sound of a tone wheel organ, FM7 emulates classic FM synths and pro-53 offers an assortment of vintage cult synthesizers. You can download the demo for each from its Web page.

What makes a geek?

What makes a geek? 05/06/2004 09:52 PM

Meri has a great post up entitled Because We Are Geeks, which highlights the differences between geeks and the rest of the world and asks if geeks are really suited to designing and marketing products for non-geeks.

I'll openly admit that I'm frequently baffled by non-geeks. How could anyone not want a USB Devil Duckie? More to the point, I've often wandered what it is that makes some people more inclined to technical pursuits than others. Is it something you've born with, or something that you pick up from your surroundings? I attribute a lot of my geekiness to exposure to both Lego technic and a C64 from an early age, but would I still have been drawn towards geeky endeavours if I'd spent my childhood kicking a football around instead? It's nice to know that Google's Larry Page was influenced by lego as well.

Motorola makes hay during Q1

Motorola makes hay during Q1 04/21/2004 04:57 AM
'Here's a $2bn profit we didn't expect...'

You know ERP, that sound ALF makes......

You know ERP, that sound ALF makes...... 09/03/2004 06:20 PM
From the Edges of IT Hell, ERP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterprise_resource_planning) implement...

Powerpoint makes you ...

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Tools are emerging that claim to make application development as easy as writing a Powerpoint presentation. ...

IBM makes late DRM bid

IBM makes late DRM bid 04/27/2004 07:15 AM
xCP system backed by Intel, Matsushita and Toshiba

Math that makes you go Wow

Math that makes you go Wow 07/29/2004 11:44 PM

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...and baby makes 13

...and baby makes 13 04/14/2004 05:18 PM
USA Today Apr 14 2004 8:44PM GMT

Who makes a movie?

Who makes a movie? 06/18/2004 04:09 PM
Who gets artistic control and credit for a movie (e.g. a film, a television show)? Here are the candidates I’ve…

What Makes Pixar Run?

What Makes Pixar Run? 05/29/2004 07:36 PM
MacNewsWorld,United States-14 hours ago ... The guy has the creativity of Sergei Brin and Larry Page at Google, the experience of Michael Dell and the connections and persuasiveness of Carly Fiorina.". ...

Sphere XP Makes GUI 3D

Sphere XP Makes GUI 3D 04/14/2004 09:15 PM

Qwest Makes New Run at MCI

Qwest Makes New Run at MCI 04/01/2005 01:57 AM
TheStreet.com Apr 1 2005 6:08AM GMT

The BW Web 20: Google Makes the Cut

The BW Web 20: Google Makes the Cut 08/27/2004 02:16 PM
Source: BusinessWeek - Though the newly public search giant is hardly a fail-safe investment, it belongs in our diversified portfolio of bets on the Net's future....

"In-store Ads makes you buy more? "

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typepad makes the onion

typepad makes the onion 08/04/2004 01:20 AM
we're famous! woo hoo!

In-Flight Wi-Fi Makes its Debut

In-Flight Wi-Fi Makes its Debut 05/10/2004 04:27 PM

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