In an ominous sign for the coming batch of Q2 enterprise software earnings reports, Informatica this afternoon warned that Q2 results came in well short of Street estimates.

FORBES: Informatica Warns On Q2; Stock Falls Sharply After Hours

Chip-design software company Synopsys this afternoon posted better-than-expected financial results for its fiscal first quarter ended January 31.

FORBES: Synopsys Rallies As FY Q1 Revs, Profits Top Street Views

At the end of the day, this is the core promise of any type of business software: improved business results.

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Big data software analytics provider Splunk this afternoon posted better-than-expected financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter ended January 31.

FORBES: Splunk FY Q4 Tops Street Projections; Shares Gain