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In Context, by Doug Henschen
Doug Henschen joined Intelligent Enterprise as Editor in 2004 and was named Editor-in-Chief in January 2007. He has specialized in covering the intersection of business intelligence, performance management, business process management and rules management technologies within enterprise applications and architectures. See More by Doug Henschen We Haven’t Heard the Last Word on Teradata
Monday’s announcement by NCR that it will spin off its Teradata Data Warehousing business comes as the latter faces increased competition from the likes of IBM, Oracle and SAS Institute at the high end. Meanwhile, upstarts such as Netezza and DATAAllegro are picking off data-mart and focused-data-warehouse implementations with their low-cost, high-performance appliances. Hewlett-Packard is also joining the fray with its emerging Neoview portfolio. With annual revenues of $1.5 billion, operating income of $309 billion and an impressive list of high-profile customers, the Teradata business is in an enviable position in many ways, but execs say they'll be able to respond more quickly to ever-rising performance expectations -- many enabled by the latest multi-core processors -- once the unit isn't tethered to a larger company that has to pay attention to the very different business of developing automated teller machines, retail self-checkout systems, automated bill payment systems and other point-of-sale and customer-support technologies and services. Wall Street likes this move because the market will “recognize greater value in Teradata.” Teradata executives are sticking to the script about an independent path forward, but I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see the company quickly snatched up by an IBM or HP that could also bring high-powered hardware into the mix. Former NCR top-exec and now HP CEO Mark Hurd knows Teradata only too well, and an acquisition would more than fill out the gaps in HP’s portfolio (not to mention its customer list) that need to be filled before it can be a credible, top-tier player in data warehousing. For now, it’s business as usual for Teradata as the spinoff is expected to take six to nine months to complete. Doug Henschen is the Editor of IntelligentEnterprise.com.  E-MAIL | SLASHDOT | DIGG This is a public forum. CMP Technology and its affiliates are not responsible for and do not control what is posted herein. CMP Technology makes no warranties or guarantees concerning any advice dispensed by its staff members or readers. Community standards in this comment area do not permit hate language, excessive profanity, or other patently offensive language. Please be aware that all information posted to this comment area becomes the property of CMP Media LLC and may be edited and republished in print or electronic format as outlined in CMP Technology's Terms of Service. Important Note: This comment area is NOT intended for commercial messages or solicitations of business.
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