Stories by: Chris Kanaracus

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Massive Air Force ERP software project still struggling 14/02/2012 07:37:15

A massive Oracle ERP (enterprise-resource-planning) software project being conducted by the U.S. Air Force continues to experience difficulties, with the defense agency deciding to toss out some completed work as part of a restructuring plan that will be announced soon, according to an official communication released last week.
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Oracle buying Taleo for $US1.9 billion in direct hit at SAP 10/02/2012 00:28:00

Oracle is buying cloud-based talent management and employee recruitment software vendor Taleo for roughly US$1.9 billion, the company announced Thursday. The move comes shortly after SAP's move to acquire SuccessFactors, a close competitor of Taleo, for US$3.4 billion in a deal that has yet to close.
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Salesforce.com shakes up Standard support plan features 09/02/2012 08:37:34

Salesforce.com has made a series of changes to its support services that include the removal of certain features from the Standard tier, but which the company says overall will provide a better experience for customers.
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Oracle stakes claim in R with Advanced Analytics launch 09/02/2012 00:03:28

Oracle is hoping to carve out a prominent place in the world of R, the open-source statistical modeling language with roots in academia but an increasingly high profile in enterprise IT shops. It announced a new Advanced Analytics product on Wednesday that ties R to its database and family of software-hardware appliances.
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SAP unveils HANA in-memory database offerings for SMBs 08/02/2012 03:47:56

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.
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Appeals court denies Google bid to keep email out of Oracle trial 07/02/2012 07:10:42

Google has failed in its latest attempt to keep a potentially damaging email out of the lawsuit Oracle filed against it over alleged Java intellectual-property violations in the Android mobile OS.
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SAP community portal launch date still unclear due to bugs 07/02/2012 03:45:06

Serious technical problems that have delayed the rollout of an upgrade to SAP's community portal are persisting, to the point where the company is no longer specifying a launch date.
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Microsoft to roll out wave of native mobile apps for its CRM software 07/02/2012 01:08:28

Microsoft is gearing up to release a phalanx of native mobile applications for its CRM software, with clients aimed at BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7, iOS, and Android 2.2 and higher devices, the company announced Monday.
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Systems management, cloud services likely in Dell's software acquisition plans 04/02/2012 06:08:52

Dell's formation of a new software group, which was announced Thursday, could be the forerunner to a string of acquisitions by the vendor, with some observers predicting a focus on systems management and cloud services provisioning.
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SAP-SuccessFactors deal delayed as US regulators conduct investigation 03/02/2012 02:12:19

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.
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SEC investigating past JDA's past fiscal years, stock falls 02/02/2012 04:13:32

JDA Software's stock is taking a hit after the supply-chain application vendor said Tuesday that it experienced a loss in the fourth quarter and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is requesting information about past fiscal years.