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  • Wall Street Beat: After Facebook fiasco, don't write off tech IPOs

    The Facebook IPO may have been a fiasco, but don't put the nail in the coffin just yet for other tech offerings this year.

    Written by Marc Ferranti • 25 May 12 22:22

  • Security researcher urges IT managers to keep up with SAP patches

    The story "Security researcher urges IT managers to keep up with SAP patches," posted on the wire Thursday, incorrectly stated the location of Onapsis in the second paragraph.

    Written by IDG News Service staff • 25 May 12 09:30

  • Ellison, Phillips, McDermott to take stand in Oracle-SAP retrial

    During the upcoming retrial of Oracle's corporate-theft lawsuit against SAP, the companies plan to call a star-studded array of tech executives as witnesses including CEO Larry Ellison, former Oracle co-president and current Infor CEO Charles Phillips and SAP co-CEO Bill McDermott, according to court documents filed Thursday.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus • 24 May 12 16:49

  • Security researcher urges IT managers to keep up with SAP patches

    More than 95 percent of over 600 SAP systems tested by security firm Onapsis were vulnerable to espionage, sabotage and fraud, mainly because patches had not been applied, according to a researcher.

    Written by Loek Essers • 24 May 12 16:37

  • Apple claims US government sides with monopoly in e-book case

    The U.S. government has sided with monopoly rather than competition in bringing a case of e-book price-fixing against Apple, the company said in a filing on Tuesday before a federal court.

    Written by John Ribeiro • 24 May 12 05:35

  • SAP buying e-commerce vendor Ariba for $4.3 billion

    SAP is buying cloud-based e-commerce vendor Ariba for US$4.3 billion, the companies announced Tuesday.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus • 23 May 12 05:26

  • SAP buying e-commerce vendor Ariba for $4.3 billion

    SAP is buying cloud-based e-commerce vendor Ariba for US$4.3 billion, the companies announced Tuesday.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus • 22 May 12 22:08

  • SAP puts its HANA in-memory database in the spotlight

    Due to incorrect information provided by the vendor, the story "SAP puts its HANA in-memory database in the spotlight," posted to the wire on May 16, contained an improper characterization of the hardware used in a database cluster set up by SAP.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus • 22 May 12 14:54

  • SAP certifies Business All-in-One for Amazon Web Services

    SAP has certified its Business All-in-One ERP (enterprise resource planning) application for cloud-based deployments on Amazon Web Services, the companies announced Friday.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus • 12 May 12 02:31

  • SAP designs facility for 'agile' cloud application development

    SAP intends to become a major player in cloud-based software, and has been adopting agile software development practices as one means of reaching that goal.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus • 19 April 12 05:26

  • Judge dismisses one Marin County suit versus Deloitte

    A former judge hired to settle a protracted legal dispute between Marin County, Calif., and Deloitte Consulting over a botched SAP project last week dismissed all charges made by by the county in one of two lawsuits.

    Written by Jaikumar Vijayan • 13 April 12 06:07

  • Fast, easy ERP, here's how to get it

    Gallus BioPharmaceuticals is one ERP customer that took a faster, cheaper approach. The nascent contract manufacturer of biopharmaceuticals acquired an existing, FDA-approved biologics plant from Johnson & Johnson last year and had 120 days to wean itself off the corporate giant's IT infrastructure--including desktops, networks, phone systems and software.

    Written by Stephanie Overby • 17 March 12 03:12

  • Q&A: MyRecruitOnline CIO and founder, Adam Crow

    Adam Crow, the CIO and founder of Australian firm MyRecruitOnline, spent the past 15 years working on a software program that uses advanced artificial intelligence to gradually learn and simulate the decision-making of recruiters, cutting down on the time it takes to process hundreds of job applications.

    Written by Diana Nguyen • 15 March 12 11:32

  • SAP rolling out cloud-savvy version of Business One

    SAP has created a multitenant version of its Business One ERP (enterprise resource planning) suite, which will be sold exclusively through partners as Business One OnDemand, the company is expected to announce Tuesday during the Cebit conference in Hannover, Germany.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus • 06 March 12 20:30

  • Social CRM

    There is a reason IBM spent $14 billion over the past five years buying companies that make software to process human information, including social media, email, video, audio, text and Web pages.

    Written by Darren Horrigan • 01 March 12 10:08

  • SAP lays out product direction post-SuccessFactors deal

    SAP on Wednesday released details for its roadmap for HCM (human capital management) software following the US$3.4 billion acquisition of SuccessFactors, which focuses on cloud-based applications.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus • 23 Feb. 12 01:25

  • Accurate sales forecasts and other CRM fantasies

    Some companies are in the enviable position of having a sales backlog, and in many parts of the economy demand is starting to heat up. But prosperity has its own problems, including inventory shortages, guessing wrong on what the hot items will be, and excess work in progress that makes Wall Street cranky.

    Written by David Taber • 17 Feb. 12 01:44

  • SAP unveils HANA in-memory database offerings for SMBs

    SAP on Tuesday announced the first products based on its HANA in-memory database aimed at small and medium-sized businesses, including a new Edge edition of the software as well as HANA-powered analytics for the Business One ERP (enterprise resource planning) suite.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus • 08 Feb. 12 03:47

  • SAP-SuccessFactors deal delayed as US regulators conduct investigation

    SAP's US$3.4 billion purchase of cloud software vendor SuccessFactors has been delayed indefinitely while a U.S. regulatory body investigates the deal, an SAP spokesman confirmed Wednesday.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus • 03 Feb. 12 02:12

  • Infor revamps support services, heightens competition against SAP, Oracle

    Infor has rebranded and revamped its software support offerings in a bid to cement its profile as a potential alternative to rivals like SAP and Oracle.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus • 01 Feb. 12 00:25
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