by Robert Solomon | Jun 28, 2016 | B2B Software, Managed Services
In industry after industry, managed service providers face pressure to automate and stave off disintermediation by marketplaces, exchanges, or online distribution platforms (see here). In these industries, both self-service technologies and managed service...
by Robert Solomon | Jun 24, 2016 | B2B Software, Oracle, Procure to Pay
The 2016 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay Suites is out and that is important to some of you, so I thought I would share part of it. (I received a copy of the report which says “licensed for distribution” from a vendor website. The document...
by Robert Solomon | Jun 16, 2016 | B2B Software, Matchmaking, Travel, Vertical Cloud
It’s fun to see two different business models go head to head in the same market. It’s also fun to watch a gigantic marketplace change its business model. Both of these phenomena are happening in the C2C lodging space. Airbnb and HomeAway have different...
by Robert Solomon | Jun 11, 2016 | B2B Software, Travel
Occasionally we all need a break from thinking about enterprise software, right? So I’ve decided to begin a periodic series of (hopefully) amusing posts about my travel experiences. Why business travel? It is something I know well (1.5 million miles on United for...
by Robert Solomon | Jun 6, 2016 | B2B Software, E-invoicing, Electronic Payments, Healthcare, Insurance
A couple of weeks ago, Cotiviti Holdings went public breaking a long enterprise software and services IPO drought. Never heard of Cotiviti? Me neither, until the IPO. But once I looked into Cotiviti I realized the company is involved in businesses many of you...
by Robert Solomon | May 31, 2016 | B2B Software, Procure to Pay, Public Sector, Valuation
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Sciquest (SQI) has agreed to be taken private by Accel-KKR for $17.75 per share or about $509 million. This represents a 34% premium to the stock’s closing price on Friday. According to the WSJ, “SciQuest’s board...
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