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Article | 14/12/2012 Official document reveals the rules of Oracle's cloud
An official document containing policies and pledges for customers of Oracle's cloud services reveals that many aspects fall in line with industry sta...
Article | 7/12/2012 SAP adds MaxAttention support option for custom apps
SAP is now offering its MaxAttention support service to companies with software that was designed and built by SAP's custom development organization, ...
Article | 14/11/2012 Air Force scraps massive ERP project after racking up $1 billion in costs
The U.S. Air Force has decided to scrap a major ERP (enterprise resource planning) software project after spending US$1 billion, concluding that finis...
Article | 12/11/2012 Analyst report advocates for cloud, SaaS buyers' 'bill of rights'
With SaaS (software as a service) having become a preferred deployment model for new software purchases, customers should be entitled to a clear-cut s...
Article | 24/10/2012 SAP co-CEO: We're working to fix software licensing, pricing complexity
SAP is aware of widespread user discontent over the complexity involved with licensing rules and pricing for its software, and is working to remedy th...
Article | 15/12/2011 University accuses Oracle of extortion, lies, 'rigged' demo in lawsuit
New details have emerged in Montclair State University's lawsuit against Oracle in connection with a troubled ERP (enterprise resource planning) proje...
Article | 8/12/2011 Auditor: Big Aussie SAP project behind schedule, over budget
A major SAP ERP (enterprise resource planning) software project being conducted by the New South Wales Department of Education and Communities has hit...
Article | 3/12/2011 Forrester: As SaaS matures, buyers face new considerations
As SaaS (software as a service) gains in maturity and popularity, enterprise IT buyers will have to grapple with a new set of questions and considerat...
Article | 18/11/2011 SAP co-CEO talks new product areas, in-memory computing
SAP could be entering significant new product categories soon, judging from remarks made by co-CEO Jim Hagemann Snabe on Thursday.
Article | 16/11/2011 Official: USAjobs.gov woes are being resolved
Severe performance issues with the USAjobs.gov careers portal have been alleviated and an array of internal moves are afoot to ensure its long-term su...
Article | 15/11/2011 10 ways to beat SAP at the bargaining table
It's crunch time for SAP customers and salespeople around the world, as many new software deals and contract renewals get hammered out in the fourth q...
Article | 12/10/2011 The grill: Ken Murdoch
Ken Murdoch's colleagues at the Save the Children Federation venture where few corporate workers go: war-torn countries, poverty-stricken regions and ...
Article | 8/10/2011 Steve Jobs' death creates Twitter surge
Traffic hit near-record levels on Twitter on Wednesday after news spread of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' death.
Article | 5/10/2011 Oracle's Exadata means changes for DBAs
Oracle's Exadata database machine can deliver the performance improvements the vendor claims, but also demands that IT shops and database administrato...
Article | 3/09/2011 Google investors sue Page, Schmidt over $500M settlement with DOJ
Google's board of directors and several of its executives, including CEO Larry Page and chairman Eric Schmidt, were sued this week in a pair of lawsui...