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Article | 20/02/2013 ERP software project woes continue to mount, survey says

ERP (enterprise resource planning) software project schedule overruns got even worse in 2012, according to newly released data from Panorama Consultin...

Article | 19/02/2013 Gartner: BI software spending to hit $17.1 billion by 2016, but pace of growth slowing

The global market for BI (business intelligence) software will hit US$13.8 billion in 2013, but the pace of growth will be slower than in past years, ...

Article | 15/02/2013 SAP looks to score points for its HANA database through new NBA statisics site

SAP is hoping to nail a slam dunk for its HANA in-memory platform through a partnership with the National Basketball Association on a new HANA-powered...

Article | 14/02/2013 Oracle blasts Forrester report on Fusion Applications adoption

Oracle is firing back hard at a recently released Forrester Research report that suggested most customers aren't interested in moving up to the vendor...

Article | 14/02/2013 Startup creates Yelp-like site, but for business apps

Business software purchasing, particularly at the enterprise level, can be a lengthy and difficult process, something startup G2 Crowd is hoping to al...

Article | 12/02/2013 Oracle faces 'dilemma' with its Fusion Applications

Oracle spent years developing its next-generation Fusion Applications and finally put them into general availability nearly a year-and-a-half ago, but...

Article | 11/02/2013 Auditor: US Army's ERP software projects at risk

Massive ERP (enterprise resource planning) software projects under way at the U.S. Army are in danger of missing crucial deadlines due to inadequate p...

Article | 11/02/2013 UK's accounting watchdog investigating Autonomy finances pre-HP deal

The U.K.'s Financial Reporting Council has launched a probe into Autonomy's financial reporting over a period of more than two years prior to its acqu...

Article | 8/02/2013 California terminates contract with SAP over massive, troubled IT project

California has terminated its contract with SAP in connection with a US$371 million software system that was supposed to overhaul the state's payroll ...

Article | 8/02/2013 Oracle to release yet more patches for Java

Oracle isn't done releasing patches for Java SE this month, as another batch will arrive Feb. 19, according to a company blog post.

Article | 7/02/2013 Ex-partner charges Oracle with waging 'systematic attack' against third-party support

Former Oracle partner CedarCrestone is alleging the vendor has engaged in an "unlawful and systematic attack" against the third-party support market a...

Article | 6/02/2013 SAP user groups unhappy with upcoming support fee increase

SAP user groups aren't pleased with the vendor's announcement this week that new customers will soon pay more for Standard Support, but at least so fa...

Article | 6/02/2013 Salesforce.com set to build out Chatterbox with EntropySoft acquisition

Salesforce.com has quietly acquired a startup called EntropySoft, a maker of content management and integration software, in a move likely meant to bo...

Article | 5/02/2013 SAP payroll software woes plague electric utility for months

Electric utility National Grid is still trying to resolve problems with its recently implemented SAP payroll system that cropped up after Hurricane Sa...

Article | 4/02/2013 SAP to hike Standard Support fees on new contracts

SAP is planning to impose a higher price on its Standard Support software maintenance offering later this year, with the increase applying only to new...