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The HP-Autonomy lawsuit: Timeline of an M&A disaster

CIO

Rather than selling software to customers, HP said, Autonomy had been selling them hardware at a loss, then booking the sales as software licensing revenue. Its Agentware internet search tools are used by enterprises including Barclays Bank and Unilever and sold as shrink-wrapped software through retail outlets.

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Ensuring Banking Compliance Through Project Management Expertise

Perficient

A top-leading bank, grappling with business and regulatory challenges, faced scrutiny after failing the Federal Reserve’s annual stress test. To bolster its capabilities and ensure compliance, the bank sought assistance from Perficient in delivering exceptional project and program management services to tackle their significant hurdles.

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5 pitfalls to avoid when partnering with startups

CIO

By working closely with them, IT leaders can become more dynamic, proactive, self-determining, self-regulated, flexible, strong, robust, and resilient,” says Dr Suresh A Shan, a technology consultant with Mumbai-based rural non-banking financial company Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services.

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With a fresh $46M, Instabug aims to do more than fix your app’s bugs

TechCrunch

Instabug , a startup that aims to help mobile developers monitor, identify and fix bugs within apps, has raised $46 million in a Series B funding round led by Insight Partners. For example, so they can see if an issue is happening, and understand what’s going on before a user is giving bad reviews or ranting on Twitter.” .

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Daily Crunch: After buying Twitter, will Musk bite back at Apple’s in-app purchase fees?

TechCrunch

99 Twitter problems, and Apple might have one : It’s no secret that Elon Musk thinks Apple’s 30% IAP (“inventor assistance program” to those of us not up on tech lingo) transaction charge to developers is “a lot.” I promise you two things, you promise me two, too : Make 4 promises to hire better staff for your startup team , by Haje.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Zero-day exploits, breaking into Japan, algorithmic VC investing

TechCrunch

We work with contributors to develop guest posts that will help TechCrunch+ readers solve actual problems, so it’s always a delight to present a comprehensive “how to” article. In this case, Barnabas Birmacher, CEO of Platform as a Service company Bitrise, shared the lessons he learned as his team attempted to enter Japan.

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Stax gets $2.2M for its app that lets Africans make transactions via automated USSD codes

TechCrunch

Stax , a startup that allows Africans to buy airtime, send and request money, and transfer funds between accounts via automated USSD codes, has raised a $2.2 Telcos and banks dominate this mass market, providing the tech infrastructure that facilitates these code-based transactions. million seed extension round. said Lyon. .