Commerce One pins hopes on sourcing
13 September 2012
Its critics argue that Commerce One has been slow to react to market trends in the past. Now it is pursuing an 'all-or-nothing' strategy to counter falling profits and huge job cuts, writes Robin Parker
"Pipeline-building" was the buzzword circulating at Commerce One's recent user conference in Florida.
Its chief executive, Mark Hoffman, said he expected sluggish IT spending this year, but stressed that many companies are adding e-commerce applications gradually, to integrate them across the enterprise when the economy recovers.
Hoffman said market...