Microsoft has quietly raised prices of Office for the Mac by as much as 17 percent, and has also stopped …
SaaS in 2013: Companies and trends to watch
As 2013 begins, the SaaS (software as a service) market is set to heat up even more, as well as …
The scariest software project horror stories of 2012
Sure, plenty of enterprise software projects go just fine and end up giving customers all the things vendors promise: lower …
HP reveals new information optimisation solutions
HP today announced new and enhanced information optimisation solutions that help enterprises manage, understand and act upon the variety, velocity …
Gartner: Platform as a service market to see sharp growth
The PaaS (platform as a service) market will grow to US$1.2 billion this year, up from last year’s $900 million …
Blueprint for growth
History will tell you that Infor road show events usually follow a particular trend – the company announces a major …
Preventing a storm
A happy worker is a productive worker, or so the saying goes. Motivation and a positive working environment can be …
Blueprint for growth
History will tell you that Infor road show events usually follow a particular trend – the company announces a major …
Oracle reveals Exadata X3 Database In-Memory Machine
Oracle CEO, Larry Ellison, announced the Oracle Exadata X3 Database In-Memory Machine, the latest generation of its Oracle Database Machines, …
Epicor acquires specialised midmarket ERP vendor Solarsoft
Epicor has acquired ERP (enterprise resource planning) software vendor Solarsoft Business Systems from investment firm Marin Equity Partners in a …
Oracle sues ex-partner CedarCrestone
Oracle has sued former partner CedarCrestone on grounds it has been providing third-party support for Oracle’s software in an illegal …
Microsoft buys Yammer
Microsoft has agreed to acquire Yammer, a maker of cloud-based enterprise social networking (ESN) software, for US$1.2 billion in cash, …
Taking off
After state-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines was approved by the Saudi cabinet in 2007 to convert its strategic units into companies …
Ellison: Oracle will deliver world's 'most comprehensive cloud'
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison declared the company is ready to offer “the most comprehensive cloud on the planet Earth,” during …
SuccessFactors offers free version of Jam software in hit against Salesforce.com
SAP’s SuccessFactors subsidiary is rolling out a version of its Jam social collaboration platform at no charge to all users, …
Wi-Fi, small cells could disrupt mobile
The rise of mixed mobile networks of Wi-Fi, small cells and traditional base stations, a major theme of last week’s …
They offer a name plate, we offer a solution: Infor VP
Oracle and SAP are “looking over their shoulder” as Infor gains ground on them in the Middle East enterprise software …
CIO=supply chain manager
A few years back, only a large company could afford sophisticated back-office and front-office automation. Whether it was SAP, Siebel, …
IBM buys Emportis for supply software
IBM has signed a deal to buy supply and contract management software vendor Emptoris in another bid to fill out …
Google Apps has more in the pipeline: VP
Google plans to announce in the coming month or so several customer wins for Google Apps that exceed 100,000 users, …