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Ready Or Not, Here Comes SaaS
by Antone Gonsalves - August 4, 2008
Saugatuck Technology says SaaS is spreading throughout the enterprise, "whether the vendors -- or their offerings -- are ready to support and deliver what users want."
NetSuite Launches CRM+
by Antone Gonsalves - July 28, 2008
CRM+ uses a number of Ajax-built features that streamline business processes through more drop-down windows and drag-and-drop functionality.
Enterprise in the Cloud: Q&A with Google's Rishi Chandra
by Doug Henschen - July 21, 2008
As product manager at Google Enterprise, Rishi Chandra is responsible for spreading search appliances, Google Apps and a growing portfolio of services into the business world. Continuing a series of interviews on cloud computing, Intelligent Enterprise asks Chandra about Google's plans for applications, underlying infrastructure and meeting the demands of the enterprise.
Oracle Pitches Enterprise Performance Management as Next ERP
by Doug Henschen - July 17, 2008
Fusion Edition EPM System completes integration of Hyperion apps and Essbase with Oracle Business Intelligence and Oracle E-Business Suite.
SAP To Migrate Customers To More Expensive Support Service
by Antone Gonsalves - July 16, 2008
The software company plans to move customers from their current agreements to the new service's pricing model of 22% of license fees by 2012.
Oracle Introduces BI Application for iPhone
by Doug Henschen - July 10, 2008
Free 'Business Indicators' app taps Web services to display metrics and reports. Vendor promises two-way ERP and CRM apps.
Microsoft Revises Volume Licensing Agreements
by J. Nicholas Hoover - July 1, 2008
The software vendor is continuing down a path that's cut the total number of licensing programs from more than 100 last year to 26.
Cast Iron Offers Integration Appliance For NetSuite
by Antone Gonsalves - June 30, 2008
NetSuite is the latest software-as-a-service vendor supported by Cast Iron integration appliances, which are billed as supporting application integration through configuration rather than coding.
SAP To Acquire Manufacturing Software Vendor Visiprise
by Marianne Kolbasuk McGee - June 17, 2008
The purchase will expand SAP's "Perfect Plant" portfolio of end-to-end manufacturing software.
Workday Lands Software Industry's Biggest SaaS Deal
by Mary Hayes Weier - May 14, 2008
The deal, for 200,000 users, marks a tipping point in the interest and use of on-demand software among large companies.
SAP Embraces Software-Plus-Services Vision
by Mary Hayes Weier - May 10, 2008
Enterprise apps vendor envisions selling "component" services to its largest customers beginning next year.
SAP Plans NetWeaver Process Management and Rules Management Tools
by Mary Hayes Weier - May 6, 2008
The technologies will let business users work with developers to quickly create changes to business processes, SAP said at Sapphire 2008.
SAP's Kagermann Reveals Plan To Bring SaaS To Large Companies
by Mary Hayes Weier - May 5, 2008
SAP will announce Tuesday on-demand "components," due out next year, that integrate with a customer's existing ERP suite, Kagermann says.
SAP Software Appliances Will Run on HP, IBM Hardware
by Mary Hayes Weier - May 5, 2008
Pre-configured appliances will include SAP's ERP suite for midsize businesses, a database, and the SUSE Linux OS.
SAP Scales Back SaaS Product Plans
by Mary Hayes Weier - April 30, 2008
Technical issues and profit-bleeding implementations prompt SAP to move more slowly with its ambitious Business ByDesign on-demand software service.
Is User Monitoring The Next Wave In Enterprise App Management?
by Michael Biddick - April 26, 2008
If you care--really care--about your customers and end users, you'll watch their every move. Vendors are betting IT is in the mood to snoop.
SaaS: Red Light, Green Light
by Michael Healey - April 19, 2008
Here's how to drive your software-as-a-service initiative beyond standbys like CRM--without getting into dangerous territory.
SaaS Could Be Google's Key To The Enterprise
by Michael Healey - April 19, 2008
Purchase of Postini allowed Google to offer a new pricing model for spam control, putting pressure on other vendors.
How To Choose Among The Four Bright Lights Of BI
by Mary Hayes Weier - April 12, 2008
After a tumultuous year of acquisitions and consolidation, the business intelligence market is now dominated by IBM, SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft. All four are pitching enterprise-wide BI platforms, each with its own twist. Here's what you need to know about them.
Startup Of The Week: WorkLight Enables Web 2.0 Mashups
by Andrew Conry-Murray - April 12, 2008
The WorkLight server pulls data from corporate apps and makes them available in Facebook and Google gadgets.
SAP Promotes Leo Apotheker To Co-CEO
by Mary Hayes Weier - April 2, 2008
The board also appointed Bill McDermott, president of SAP Americas, plus two additional corporate officers, Erwin Gunst and Jim Hagemann Snabe, to its executive board.
SAP Software A 'Complete Failure,' Lawsuit Claims
by Mary Hayes Weier - March 27, 2008
Waste Management claims SAP showed it "fake, mock-up simulations" of software in order to snag a contract to rehaul its revenue management system.
Oracle Pushes CRM App Into The Field
by Terry Sweeney - March 14, 2008
Mobile Sales Assistant helps field reps manage appointments, collaborate with sales team members, and connect with customers.
Microsoft Gets Emotional With Business Software Upgrade
by Mary Hayes Weier - March 12, 2008
Microsoft Dynamics developers used a new methodology that studies emotions to create "desirable" software.
SaaS vendor NetSuite Opens Platform To ISVs, VARs
by Antone Gonsalves - February 29, 2008
In launching the NetSuite Business Operating System, the vendor is offering to host third-party software on its multi-tenant, on-demand architecture. As a result, ISVs and VARs can extend NetSuite's underlying capabilities to specific verticals.
 

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