Oracle is introducing a new generation of its Exalytics appliance for high-speed data analysis that comes with a slightly higher price tag but major increases in memory and storage capacity.
Oracle quietly slashes BI software prices
Oracle has quietly cut the list price of its flagship BI (business intelligence) Foundation Suite significantly, possibly in response to increased market competition.
Your best friend’s perfect girlfriend
Thousands upon thousands of attendees rolled into the Sunshine State yesterday for the opening day of the Sapphire Now conference …
Infor CEO: Enterprise software sucks
Charles Phillips, CEO, Infor, today highlighted the ugly look and feel associated with most enterprise applications, teasing the efforts of …
Proper planning
As any CeBit visitor knows, it’s impossible to navigate the vast trade show without coming up with a decent plan. …
King of ERP
From birth in a remote Indian village and having his lunch box stolen by school bullies to CIO of one …
New kid on the block
Qais Gharaibeh, UAE Managing Director, SAP MENA
Microsoft raises Office for Mac prices
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 …