This session will emphasize challenges facing both sellers and buyers in a troubled economy,and provide an analysis of recent deals
that have succeeded and failed.
What is the impact of the current recession on M&A?
Sector Trends: What’s hot and what’s not?
An insider’s view into deals: Who’s buying, and what do they want?
Acquisitions: What acquirers are paying, and what deal structures they’re using
Why now may be the best time to exit
Learn how to adjust your exit strategy to take advantage of this very turbulent market.
Listed below are the 2008 SoftwareCEO Software Innovation Award finalists.
The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), the leading trade association for the world's
information technology (IT) industry, announced the finalists for the 2008 SoftwareCEO Software Innovation Awards.
The SoftwareCEO Software Innovation Awards recognize innovative software products and new business
models in eight different categories. Award winners were announced at the Software
Marketing Perspectives conference in Santa Clara, Calif.
Scope - What business problem or opportunity does the software innovation address? What is
the size of the problem/opportunity?
Impact - What practical results, such as sales, users or profits, has the innovation
had on a software product or on the software industry? The innovation must be new and have both a current and future impact.
Novel - How does the innovation break with traditional ideas or processes?
For more details about the Software Innovation Awards, click the links below.