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Silver Spring Might Benefit More Than Splunk, Tableau

Growing demand means Big Data and enterprise software stocks Tableau Software (DATA) and Splunk (SPLK) should do well in the new year, advises Pacific Crest Securities, and that means Silver Spring Networks (SSNI), a Cisco Systems (CSCO) rival, ought to do great. That’s because “the multiyear shift to digital and rising Internet of Things (IoT) momentum” is driving Big Data analytics, Pacific Crest analyst Brent Bracelin said in a research note

Splunk, Atlassian Help Compuware Tap Mainframe Data

Compuware, taken private in late 2014 in a $2.5 billion deal, has disclosed what it calls a “far-reaching partnership and integration” with enterprise software vendors Splunk (SPLK) and Atlassian (TEAM) to help traditional mainframe proprietors manage their data with modern tools. Compuware also said that it has purchased ISPW BenchMark Technologies. Terms were not disclosed. Detroit-based Compuware’s effort would help make traditional Cobol

Microsoft, IBM, HPE May Lead 2016 M&A Software Deals

Well, they’re not exactly handicapping, but FBR Capital Markets and its prolific analyst Daniel Ives have released their “Top 2016 M&A Marriages” among software companies, expressly “in no particular order,” other than 1 through 10, issued Wednesday morning in a research note. They are — drum roll, please: 1) Cisco Systems (CSCO) and NetApp (NTAP) 2) Cisco and FireEye (FEYE) 3) IBM (IBM) and Splunk (SPLK) 4) IBM and Qlik (QLIK) 5) Hewlett Packard