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SAP, Business Objects Offer Joint Data Migration Services
December 3, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
The latest offering consists of a framework, templates, methodology, tools and expertise in moving data from multiple computing environments to an SAP ERP system.
IBM Plunges Into 'Business Event Management,' Helping Define Field
November 26, 2008
by
Charles Babcock
The fairly new field of complex event processing sets parameters around a software event and triggers alerts if the rules governing it are violated.
Three Ways to Link Execution to Strategy
November 22, 2008
by
Doug Henschen
Performance management guru David Norton tackles the challenge of aligning day-to-day decisions with big-picture strategy.
Making the Business Case for Mashups
November 19, 2008
by
Doug Henschen
Once a boutique pursuit for geeks, mashups are entering the enterprise application development mainstream.
Appian Readies Upgrades Of BPM Suite
November 17, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
The latest version of Appian Enterprise 5.7 introduces features that make the product easier to use, such as expanded support for custom data types and Web services.
Microsoft Offers 0% Financing On Business Software Purchases
November 13, 2008
by
Mary Hayes Weier
Zero-percent financing could become a popular incentive from software companies looking to make sales during a tough economy.
Actuate Upgrades Reporting Development Tools For Eclipse BIRT
November 10, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
Actuate 10 makes it possible to present structured data as rich Internet applications within the Eclipse Foundation's business intelligence and reporting tools.
IBM Unveils Mac Support, Roadmap For Lotus Symphony
November 5, 2008
by
Antone Gonsalves
The 2009 version calls for 60 new features that included developing the software entirely on version 1.2 of the OpenDocument format and OpenOffice 3.0 code base.
Alfresco Upgrades ECM Platform
November 3, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
The share component of Alfresco Enterprise Edition 3.0 includes a document library with features that make it easier to use a content management tool across teams of employees.
Informatica To Offer Salesforce.com Integration Service
October 30, 2008
by
Mary Hayes Weier
Informatica's Web-based service, to be announced at the Dreamforce conference next week, will let companies synchronize data between Salesforce CRM and onsite applications.
Pegasystems Offers Tools For Connecting BPM Systems
October 23, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
The Federated Business Frameworks for Pegasystems' SmartBPM Suite comprises four components that enable system administrators to create a business process and workflow that incorporates processes running across different operational units.
Open Text Offers Help In Managing Storage Of SharePoint Documents
October 13, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
Open Text Storage Services for SharePoint plugs into the latter software's application programming interface for redirecting binary large objects, or BLOBs, which are not necessary for queries to the database.
Pegasystems Launches BPM 'Platform as a Service'
October 9, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
The add-on layer to PegaRules Process Commander makes it possible to define and host multiple instances of processes on a single box for lines of business, departments, merged companies or other internal clients.
IBM Revamps User Interface For BPM Suite
October 3, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
The revamped user interface of the BPM Suite is called business spaces and leverages Web 2.0 technologies to build interactivity within a portal environment.
Oracle, Intel To Accelerate Cloud Computing
September 24, 2008
by
Antone Gonsalves
The companies are looking to connect private clouds to those of partners or third-party companies offering storage, server capacity, middleware, and other services.
Bluenog Combines ECM, Portal, BI Apps
September 22, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
Called Bluenog ICE, or "integrated collaborative environment," the concept behind the product is to offer an integrated package that reduces the need for IT organizations to manually integrate stand-alone offerings from separate vendors.
Teradata Unveils Second Generation Data Warehouse Appliance
September 18, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
The Data Warehouse Appliance 2550 offers better performance, half the data center footprint and higher system availability than the previous 2500 appliance.
Oracle To Buy ClearApp
September 3, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
ClearApp software is expected to extend Oracle's application management product, Enterprise Manager, to provide visibility of transactions across application components within service-oriented architectures.
SaaS Doubts Boost Remote Infrastructure Services
August 30, 2008
by
J. Nicholas Hoover
Chiquita Brands, a SaaS believer, taps remote management services provider for e-mail chores.
A New Model: Open Source Software After It's Acquired
August 30, 2008
by
Charles Babcock
From MySQL to XenSource, open source companies are in increasingly high demand. For users of the software, it presents a new set of questions.
IBM Plans Breakthrough Solid-State Storage System 'Quicksilver'
August 29, 2008
by
Antone Gonsalves
In the new flash-based system, IBM is using the same Intel-based IBM System x server running Linux that the company uses with its traditional Fibre Channel disk array.
Google Unveils Android's App Store
August 28, 2008
by
Marin Perez
A competitor to Apple's App Store, the Android Market will allow users to browse, purchase, install, and rate applications on Android handsets.
Oracle Ties Middleware To Eclipse Workbench
August 28, 2008
by
Charles Babcock
Developers can create Java applications using Fusion's WebLogic application server and other middleware services with Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse.
SugarCRM Upgrades To 5.1 With Reporting, Analytics, Tracking
August 28, 2008
by
Charles Babcock
The new Tracker feature tells an employer which salespeople are making use of SugarCRM's capabilities, which features are most frequently used, and which are being ignored.
Demand For Spring Skills Dominates Java Programming
August 28, 2008
by
Charles Babcock
Job listings for Java projects that require the open source Spring framework now outnumber those that want Enterprise Java Bean-building skills, the hallmark of traditional Enterprise Java programming.
HP Closes $13.9 Billion EDS Acquisition
August 26, 2008
by
Paul McDougall
The deal creates the world's second largest IT services and outsourcing vendor, trailing only IBM.
Coral8 Upgrades CEP Engine
August 24, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
Coral8 Engine Release 5.4 includes greater configuration flexibility and enhancements to the vendor's Continuous Computation Language.
Rich Internet Apps the Microsoft Way
August 18, 2008
by
Nelson King
Evaluating Silverlight 2, Visual Studio 2008 and Expression Studio 2, it's no surprise that Microsoft shines in programming and comes up short on creative tools. As the wave of RIA and Web 2.0 rides on, the choice between the Adobe and Microsoft camps might be one of the bigger bets an enterprise IT shop can make.
Report Warns Of Data Warehouse 'Bottleneck' In Real-Time Analytics
August 18, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
In a report entitled "Really Urgent Analytics: The Sweet Spot for Real-Time Data Warehousing," Forrester advises intelligence and knowledge management professionals to familiarize themselves with the various approaches for adapting a data warehouse to meet real-time requirements, and, if necessary, consider bypassing the data warehouse altogether.
Jaspersoft Releases iReport For NetBeans
August 18, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
iReport is being offered as a plug-in for the integrated development environment, which is used to build Java desktop applications.
XAware Upgrades Open Source Integration Tools
August 11, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
Enhancements include better text processing and support for REST operation creation and testing.
Ready Or Not, Here Comes SaaS
August 4, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
Saugatuck Technology says SaaS is spreading throughout the enterprise, "whether the vendors -- or their offerings -- are ready to support and deliver what users want."
Cast Iron Beefs Up Data Integration Appliance
July 28, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
The iA4000 is an upgrade and replacement of the iA3000 appliance. New data migration capabilities include data conversion and profiling tools to accelerate software-as-a-service use.
Kalido Extends Data Warehouse Support To More Microsoft Software
July 20, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
The additional support stems from the latest version of Kalido Universal Information Director, which makes it possible to get data from Kalido's data warehouse to Microsoft Office, PerformancePoint and SharePoint.
Metastorm Upgrades Business Process Discovery Tool
July 20, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
Discovery Version 6.4 introduces wireless data collection, better reporting capabilities and tighter integration with Metastorm's modeling tool ProVision.
Pentaho Releases iPhone BI Application
July 13, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
The software can navigate through interactive reports and dashboards, as well as integrate BI functionality with other features of the smartphone, such as voice calling, e-mail and text messaging.
IBM Makes Cognos BI Available For Linux On The Mainframe
July 7, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
In addition, IBM has opened System z centers worldwide to help customers learn about Cognos BI on the mainframe and benchmark the System z architecture.
Oracle Outlines Roadmap For BEA Acquisition's Products
July 2, 2008
by
Charles Babcock
BEA's WebLogic will become Oracle's strategic application server and will undergo very little re-engineering, Oracle President Charles Phillips said.
Cast Iron Offers Integration Appliance For NetSuite
June 30, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
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.
Progress Buys Two SOA Tool Vendors In Two Days
June 27, 2008
by
Antone Gonsalves
Mindreef and Iona Technologies are expected to bolster Progress' portfolio which includes management tools and business process management software.
Talend Unveils Open Source Data Profiler
June 27, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
Open Profiler helps IT teams assess data to identify potential problems before beginning projects such as data integration or application development.
NetSuite Adds SaaS Applications For Light Manufacturers
June 15, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
The vertical suite includes functionality for assembly, work order and bill of materials. The new services are aimed at midsize companies.
Put to the Test: Best Smartphone Platforms For Business
June 5, 2008
by
Eric Zeman
A smartphone's OS drives its productivity-enhancing powers. Here's a guide to choosing among Windows Mobile, Blackberry, iPhone, Nokia S60, and Google Android.
Metastorm Upgrades BPM Suite
June 2, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
Version 7.6 of the Metastorm BPM strengthens the company's use of Microsoft desktop technologies, including Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Office 2007.
Salesforce.com Reports 50% Revenue Growth
May 22, 2008
by
Mary Hayes Weier
Salesforce.com reported net income of $9.56 million on revenues of $247.6 million in the first quarter and said it signed 2,600 companies and organizations as new customers.
Workday Lands Software Industry's Biggest SaaS Deal
May 14, 2008
by
Mary Hayes Weier
The deal, for 200,000 users, marks a tipping point in the interest and use of on-demand software among large companies.
Composite Software Offers Online Tool To Help With Data Integration Projects
May 12, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
The Data Integration Strategy Recommendation Tool assesses 13 key variables, as well as the option to assign relative weighting to each variable, for any project requiring data integration.
Forrester Sees Convergence Trend In BI, Search
May 12, 2008
by Antone Gonsalves
The ongoing convergence of BI and search will help "bridge the artificial system boundaries between structured data and unstructured content," the analyst firm said in a recent report.
HP Launches 'Extreme' Storage System
May 5, 2008
by
Antone Gonsalves
Hewlett-Packard's StorageWorks 9100 Extreme is designed for Web companies and other organizations that need multipetabytes of data storarge.
SAP's Kagermann Reveals Plan To Bring SaaS To Large Companies
May 5, 2008
by
Mary Hayes Weier
SAP will announce Tuesday on-demand "components," due out next year, that integrate with a customer's existing ERP suite, Kagermann says.
