This week’s announcement of a ‘global partnership’ between Fujitsu and UNIT4 is interesting news for both parties. The goal is to address the needs of large and medium companies seeking both hardware and software to support IT transformation initiatives, with Fujitsu and UNIT4 able to offer reduced costs to prospective clients through the partnership. For UNIT4, this sees yet another [...]

When SAP bought Sybase back in 2010, it appeared that the main target was its mobility software. Sybase’s core and original business – database – was widely perceived as a ‘nice to have.’ It was making money and it had some very loyal customers – and a good position in financial services, a vertical SAP is targeting for growth. But the [...]

Aurore Goncalves is an expert of Retail Sector and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry. She also works on Business Applications and realizes frequent market reports and strategic surveys: account profiling, players positioning, rankings, due diligences.

Biswajit Banerjee’s main responsibilities include market analysis and strategic consulting for the software and IT services industry in APAC with main focus on India. As a senior analyst he is responsible for hardware maintenance, system infrastructure software and project services product segments. His main focus verticals in this region include Manufacturing, Transport, Telecom, Banking and Insurance industry.

Eugen Schwab-Chesaru joined the Bucharest team in February 1999 to help set up PAC’s subsidiary in Romania and he also led the launch of PAC’s SITSI® program of off-the-shelf reports in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). His main responsibilities include heading PAC’s operations in Bucharest and the greater CEE area, as well as delivering strategic consulting to clients and partners.

Franck Niemann leads PAC’s Software Research Program for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Previously, he was Managing Editor at IT magazine Computerwoche with a specialization in business applications.

George’s role includes engagement in broad areas of the strategic marketing and market research domains, eg. strategic positioning, portfolio assessment and calibration, partnership strategy, etc. His expertise has been covering both region-specific and industry-wide trends and standings.

Martin Barnreiter is program manager for PAC’s reports and consulting services on the German public sector. He also coordinates PAC’s relations to German ministries and states and is PAC’s contact for projects with public authorities. As a member of PAC’s Software Research Program he analyzes the market for application software, infrastructure software and tools in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Melanie Flug is an expert in Communication, Collabora¬tion and Mobility. She joined PAC with the acquisition of Berlecon in 2011.

Olivier Rafal is Director at PAC France specialized in the Information Management Practice in France. He began his career as a jounalist in the economic press. He was the editor in chief of one of the most famous IT magazine in France, Le Monde Informatique. Blogger for many years, Olivier Rafal also shares his views and questions with the IT community on Twitter.