Ariba's Revenue Wreck Kills Agile Deal, Maims Its Future

You could look at it this way: At least Ariba's(ARBA Quote) revenue glass is still half-full.

But that doesn't make the company's anticipated sales miss any easier to swallow -- there's little reason for optimism.

The B2B software maker issued a shocking revenue and profit warning Monday afternoon, saying that it would record just $90 million in sales for the first quarter, half of the $180 million that analysts were expecting, according to Thomson Financial/First Call. ...