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Article | 8/03/2013 Schools test 'app store' for learning through Gates-funded project
Some school administrators are testing a bold idea to integrate the multitude of systems that are used to store student data, giving teachers a single...
Article | 5/03/2013 Productivity gains spur Intel to expand BYOD program
Intel has expanded its bring-your-own-device (BYOD) program, which has been a resounding success, providing around 5 million hours of annual productiv...
Article | 28/02/2013 Internal document suggests SAP's goal of simplifying licensing will be a tall order
SAP customers have made it no secret they believe the vendor's software licensing and pricing is far too complex, and a top company leader recently ma...
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 | 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 | 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 | 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...
Article | 25/01/2013 Senate to probe failed Air Force software project as lawmakers call for stop to IT waste
The Senate Armed Services Committee plans to investigate what happened with a massive, failed U.S. Air Force ERP (enterprise resource planning) projec...
Article | 17/01/2013 School district weighs options for struggling ERP software project
An Arizona school district is mulling over whether to continue working on a major software project, upgrade its legacy system or restart from scratch ...
Article | 16/01/2013 Oracle trying to quell certification exam voucher fraud
Oracle is cracking down on the use of counterfeit vouchers for its certification examinations, a move that could have significant implications for the...
Article | 11/01/2013 Cloud, mobile and BI skills to lead technology hiring in 2013
IT hiring in 2013 will focus on jobs involving cloud computing, mobile technology and business intelligence, said staffing professionals.
Article | 11/01/2013 Belgian government stops work with Unisys on tax project
The Belgian Ministry of Finance said Friday that IT services and technology firm Unisys has failed to deliver on a project to modernize the Belgian ta...
Article | 7/01/2013 Customer sues Salesforce.com over support service
Salesforce.com is being sued by a customer who claims the CRM (customer relationship management) software vendor's misrepresentations made their relat...