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IT spending tight at investment firms
Jul. 10, 2008
The global fiscal crisis is putting the squeeze on virtually every financial services firm out there, and the pressure's on to make every IT-investment penny count.

BMC's ITM Software acquisition affects every technology silo
Jul. 11, 2008
BMC's ITM Software acquisition affects every technology silo EMA on Management By Lisa Erickson-Harris , Network World , 07/11/2008 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print The ITM Business Suite covers a range of ...

Belated look at BMC's acquisition of ITM Software
Jul. 02, 2008
BMC Software a couple of weeks ago announced it had acquired for an undisclosed sum ITM Software, a maker of products that help manage the business side of IT that fall into the technology arena of project and portfolio ...

Forrester Research examines the mega-management vendors, Part 2
Jun. 04, 2008
Forrester Research recently examined where the big four management software makers currently stand in the market.

Forrester Research examines the mega-management vendors, Part 1
Jun. 02, 2008
The technologies and strategies of the big four management vendors demand much analysis from industry watchers, and Forrester Research recently laid out the current state of affairs in its recent report: "The ...

Management as core data center technology
May. 21, 2008
BMC CTO Tom Bishop lays out why anyone considering virtualization, gree n computing or automation must also evolve their network and systems management strategy. Without management technology, the dream of a flexible, ...

Microsoft faces challenges in expanding management strategy
May. 01, 2008
Microsoft last week set it sites on becoming a dominant enterprise management vendor, but experts and users say first it will have to define the scope of its goals, improve the platform, and prove it can be the ...

BMC's smart bet on BladeLogic
Mar. 24, 2008
BMC's planned buyout of BladeLogic will give the leading management software vendor much-needed automated server provisioning technology, filling a critical hole in its product portfolio and giving BMC more ammunition ...

BMC to buy BladeLogic for $800 million
Mar. 17, 2008
BMC signs definitive agreement to acquire data center automation vendor BladeLogic in an $800 million deal set to close in between 45 and 90 days.

Help desk software gets mobile makeover
Feb. 19, 2008
Midsize companies can mobilize BMC IT help desk application with new software from Aeroprise.

Mergers and acquisitions on the management front, Part 2
Jan. 14, 2008
Management industry insiders are buzzing about the potential of a big buyout that could unseat one of the top four management software makers - BMC, CA, HP and IBM - and land other familiar technology names at the top ...

Mergers and acquisitions on the management front, Part 1
Jan. 09, 2008
Whether it is EMC buying BMC or HP setting its sights on Symantec, the rumor mill is ripe with talk of a major acquisition involving one or more of the big four management vendors in 2008.

10 tools to manage SOA
Oct. 22, 2007
Vendors address service-oriented architecture governance, quality and management with various tools designed to help developers build better apps and assist operations staff in spotting performance problems fast.

BMC delivers automation software suite
Oct. 05, 2007
BMC uses automation technology acquired with RealOps and configuration management software from its Emprisa buy to build out its Service Automation suite.

Big 4 management vendors squeak by with a passing grade, garner little confidence from ...
Jun. 23, 2008
If IT infrastructure and operations management specialists could hand out report cards to BMC, CA, HP and IBM, the comment they might include would be: "Shows slight improvement." An impromptu poll of more than 355 ...

Server virtualization in two-thirds of enterprises by ’09, Forrester predicts - Network ...
Dec. 03, 2007
Server virtualization adoption is growing rapidly, and vendors such as IBM, HP, Microsoft must keep pace with new products.

BMC, Bomgar team to speed trouble-ticket resolution
Nov. 08, 2007
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Frameworks vs. point products
Oct. 26, 2007
Network and systems management framework vendors lost a battle here and there, but the war has been won and integrated suites from BMC, CA, HP and IBM still dominate the market as point product hopefuls were either ...

BMC adds networking expertise with Emprisa
Oct. 08, 2007
Of the big four management vendors, BMC is often the one most criticized for its lack of networking expertise.

Kace appliance tackles virtual management
Aug. 27, 2007
Kace's KBOX appliances include capabilities to manage and provision virtual machines.

What’s become of last year’s open source companies to watch?
Aug. 23, 2007
Ten open source vendors made Network World's Companies to Watch list one year ago. Read this story to find out what they're up to today.

Management tool vendors gear up for virtualization
Aug. 20, 2007
Virtualization poses unique application performance management challenges. BMC, CA, Network General and others have special server management and other tools for use in your virtual infrastructure.

Fighting back against software-agent overload
Jul. 31, 2007
Network management and IT security customers and vendors are addressing the issue of software-agent overload.

BMC makes its move into IT process automation
Jul. 23, 2007
BMC last week announced it had acquired IT process automation vendor RealOps, and the timing couldn't be more perfect.

BMC acquires RealOps
Jul. 19, 2007
BMC Software acquires run-book automation vendor RealOps to add more capabilities around its business service management and IT-process automation product suites.

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Overview

2005 NW200 rank: 52
2004 NW200 rank: 51

Revenue

Total '05 revenue (in $M)   1486
'04-'05 revenue change   1%
'01-'05 CAGR revenue   0%

Profit

Profit or loss (in $M)   66
Change from '04   -16
As percentage of revenue 4   4
CAGR, '01-'05   12

Employees

Number of employees   6000
'04 - '05 change   -13
Revenue per employee   247600

Misc.

Mkt Cap as of 3/19/05 ($M)   4680
Cash/investments ($M)  
Year inc.   1980
Fiscal year ends   Mar

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