Pervasive Software Inc. (PVSW) recently reported revenues of $12.2 million in the fiscal first quarter, up 3% from the year-ago quarter and 9.9% sequentially. Pervasive closed one relatively large transaction with a database customer representing approximately $2.4 million in revenues during the September quarter. Data integration business continues to perform well. The company recently announced that [...]

(PVSW) Pervasive Software Reports In-Line Quarter

US stocks retreated on Friday after weaker-than-expected payrolls data fueled fears that the pace of US economic recovery would be slow.[More...]

Pervasive Software Inc. (PVSW) and SuccessFactors, Inc. (SFSF) recently announced the teaming up of that Pervasive and SuccessCloud to deliver integration for SuccessFactors Business Executive Software Suite. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Pervasive provides data management and integration software products to small- and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) through a well-developed channel of independent software vendors (ISVs), value-added resellers [...]

(PVSW) Pervasive Software & SuccessFactors Team Up

Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD), best known for its chicken wings and sports bar, sustained its growth momentum in the second quarter of 2009, despite economic turmoil and rising unemployment, and affirmed its growth target of 15% in units, 25% in revenue, and 20% to 25% in net earnings, showing its resilience in a turbulent environment. ? ? The company’s second quarter 2009 profit soared 24.2% year over year to $7.0 million. As a result, EPS jumped 25.8% to $0.39, surpassing street estimate by $0.05.?Menu price increases, new restaurant openings and operational focus on product preparation drove the growth in EPS. The restaurant chain was able to increase its menu pricing when other restaurant operators were offering discounts to woo consumers during the recession. Total revenue climbed 32.4% to[More...]

Can the problems impacting the financial sector impact technology companies? You bet they can!We know there is a credit crunch and that the economy is slowing. This is translating into falling revenues and a drop in new orders. Tech company management is hunkering down. So are consumers. IT budgets are stagnant or falling and cost cutting will be the order of the day. Below we look at some specific ways that the tech sector will be reacting to this situation.Surprisingly, there are some impacts that may turn out to be net positive for certain tech companies. As expected, though, there are also some seriously negative impacts.Positive Impacts --1. Increase in cloud computing - companies may look to avoid buying data center equipment and will instead look[More...]