Word: siebels
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...worth pampering. As anyone who has spent hours in customer-service hell knows, these products are not as widely used as they could be: 30% of the FORTUNE 500 has no CRM software. Because it is difficult to operate, front-office software is also a gold mine for consultants. Siebel Systems, one of the larger CRM-software manufacturers, makes 66% of its revenue from consulting...
...Silicon Valley rumors abounded that Oracle was looking to buy someone out. The name mentioned most often was that of Tom Siebel, another of Ellison's estranged proteges and CEO of Siebel Systems. Siebel executive vice president David Schmaier, however, says the company is an "acquirer" as opposed to an "acquiree." (Ellison describes Siebel as "in play" but says the company is too vulnerable for him to consider purchasing...
...things. First, it shows the reach of Ellison's influence. He has been CEO of Oracle since 1977--several lifetimes in the tech industry--and a coterie of former Oracle executives, dubbed the Little Larrys, has fanned out to rule much of the business-software world. Conway, Siebel and Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce. com, a company that lets clients hire out its enterprise applications, are members of the Oracle alumni e-mail list. There is no love lost for Ellison among them: "He's not great at relationships," says Benioff. "He struggles ... in his personal and professional life...
...fifth singles, captain Sanja Bajin nearly saw her 18-match win streak snapped, but hung on to win in another third-set tiebreak over Jessica Siebel...
...wasn’t playing my best against Siebel, but I did what I had to do and figured out a way to win,” Bajin said. “I guess that’s all I can ask of myself...