That reminds me, I have to stop by Guitar Center to buy a new snare drum...
On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 12:59 PM, Steve Kallestad <st...@tabtonic.com> wrote: > ** > > BTW - the MN Vikings still are without a Superbowl in 2021 :( > > That's just mean spirited. > > ======= > We've all been through this before. Some things will happen that we don't > like beyond our control, but in the end the technology we all use and the > industry we're all a part of will be just fine. > > You never know, this could be a very good thing that expands market share > and increases the size of our community. Bain is Guitar Center, Gymboree, > Staples, Clear Channel, Dominoes Pizza, Dunkin' Donuts, Toys R Us, and > Sports Authority. Those are all pretty much household names. It's not such > a bad thing to have the Action Request System on the same list. > > --Steve > > > On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 11:37 AM, John Sundberg < > john.sundb...@kineticdata.com> wrote: > >> ** >> >> On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 7:04 PM, John Sundberg >> <john.sundb...@kineticdata.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> ** It is a little hard to say what "version" it was.... >> >> Because in 2012 -- BMC renamed it all to BMC Atrium ... threw in the >> kitchen sink -- which included the Remedy product and the ITSM Suite + some >> discovery software + a CMDB... >> >> But in 2014 Oracle broke it all up -- and peeled off the ITSM >> software >> into something they called "Oracle Service Support" .... (And the concept of >> a >> development admin tool went away) -- it is purely configuration and >> consulting >> to configure the product... >> (Traditional Remedy customer are unhappy - new customers don't know >> better - think they are eating a juicy steak - turns out it is pink slime) >> >> RemedyForce was taken over by Business.com (aka Salesforce.com). >> >> RemedyOnDemand - still exists -- but is part of "Oracle Scalable >> Enterprise" - which everybody calls "Oh say ... can you see" -- because >> nobody >> can actually see it working... kind of a weird industry joke... (Still not >> sure >> about it -- I think 2021 humor goes over my head) >> >> Same timeframe -- Oracle renamed Remedy to "Oracle Enable" ... and it >> became really the "adhoc" business "back-office" apps generator.... >> >> SRM was abandoned by Oracle -- really BMC killed it before Oracle got >> it (circa 2011) - BMC just never told the customers. >> >> Of course Kinetic Data stayed independent and front-ends both Oracle >> Service Support and the Enable framework - keeping customers happy - >> regardless >> of the shenanigans behind the scenes... >> >> BTW - the MN Vikings still are without a Superbowl in 2021 :( >> >> Obama gets reelected. >> Republican gets elected 2016 -- does a fair job - but chooses not to >> rerun. >> Hillary gets 2020. >> >> And that is all I know... >> >> >> -John >> >> >> >> On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 1:24 PM, Howard Richter <hbr4...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> ** >>> Yep and that is what Bain will sell first to pay for this deal. >>> Maybe they will sell Remedy to Oracle and then BMC will license it back >>> for ITSM. >>> >>> Hbr >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone 5 >>> >>> On May 6, 2013, at 1:43 PM, laurent matheo <lm...@me.com> wrote: >>> >>> ** >>> Humm isn't mainframe the most profitable part of BMC? >>> >>> On 06 May, 2013,at 07:33 PM, patchsk <vamsi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> ** We can never know how the forces end up playing the cards. After all >>> the links between ServiceNow and Remedy/BMC are not very distant. >>> >>> ServiceNow is a >>> software-as-a-service<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_as_a_service> >>> (SaaS) >>> provider of IT service >>> management<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IT_service_management> (ITSM) >>> software. It was founded in 2003 by Fred >>> Luddy<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fred_Luddy&action=edit&redlink=1>, >>> the previous CTO of Peregrine >>> Systems<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peregrine_Systems> >>> and Remedy Corporation<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remedy_Corporation> >>> . >>> The M in BMC John Jay Moores *-- *He founded BMC >>> Software<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMC_Software> >>> in Texas <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas> in 1980 and was the lead >>> venture capital financier for Peregrine >>> Systems<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peregrine_Systems> in >>> California starting in 1981 as well as >>> ServiceNow<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ServiceNow> another >>> California corporation founded in 2005. >>> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Moores_(baseball) >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ServiceNow >>> >>> >>> On Monday, May 6, 2013 9:46:58 AM UTC-7, arslist wrote: >>>> >>>> ** >>>> >>>> Peregrine bought the company, I guess they don’t exist anymore so I >>>> can’t be sued, to destroy it. It was competition they wanted eliminated, >>>> IMHO based on their actions and the words at the Peregrine Synergy >>>> conference I attended in 2002. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Whilst this current buyout looks less sinister in those terms, we of >>>> course need to wait to see how it all plays out. There is some talk that it >>>> will split off the mainframe from the rest, but I haven’t heard any rumours >>>> about what they want to do with both pieces. I think the Remedy brand and >>>> the ITSM product are too valuable for anyone to want to eliminate them, >>>> other than Service-Now, and I don’t think they have the financial resources >>>> to buy it. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> WWRUG13 is getting more and more interesting J >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> [Oracle World is the Week before, lol]. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Daniel >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: >>>> ars...@arslist.org] *On Behalf Of *William Rentfrow >>>> *Sent:* May 6, 2013 10:10 AM >>>> *To:* ars...@arslist.org >>>> *Subject:* Re: huh? financial news for bmc ? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ** >>>> >>>> I have $1 on this being "Peregrine 2.0". >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [ >>>> mailto:...@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *laurent matheo >>>> *Sent:* Monday, May 06, 2013 8:37 AM >>>> *To:* ars...@arslist.org >>>> *Subject:* Re: huh? financial news for bmc ? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ** >>>> >>>> I just hope some guys I know at BMC will be ok after the buyout... >>>> This could good or this could be a disaster... >>>> >>>> >>>> On 06 May, 2013,at 03:32 PM, Sylvain YVON <sylvai...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> ** >>>> >>>> >>>> https://communities.bmc.com/people/mstouse/blog/2013/05/06/bmc-software-writes-a-new-line-of-code-today?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 2:42 PM, patrick zandi <reme...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> ** >>>> >>>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/06/bmc_buyout/ >>>> >>>> Buyout soon... >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Patrick Zandi >>>> >>>> _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> >>>> No virus found in this message. >>>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>>> Version: 2013.0.3272 / Virus Database: 3162/6292 - Release Date: >>>> 05/02/13 >>>> >>>> _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ >>>> >>>> _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ >>>> _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ >>>> >>> _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ >>> >>> _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ >>> >>> _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> *John Sundberg* >> Kinetic Data, Inc. >> "Your Business. 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