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Article | 10/06/2013 Expert: Oracle's Fusion Applications still maturing, but offer real value
Oracle still has some kinks to work out in its next-generation Fusion Applications and implementing them on-premises remains a daunting task, but cust...
Article | 6/06/2013 Gartner: BI software market growth rate slowed in 2012
The BI (business intelligence) software market cooled off a bit in 2012 after "a few historic banner years" of spending growth, due to difficult econo...
Article | 10/05/2013 SAP expands reach of app store, looks to improve reviews
You know you're not in iTunes anymore when the app you're eyeing has a US$1,050 price tag, but SAP is nonetheless expanding its online shopping experi...
Article | 30/04/2013 Oracle lands $100 million ERP project covering 34 colleges
Oracle has won a US$100 million ERP project that will replace legacy systems at 34 colleges in Washington state, in a deal that highlights the continu...
Article | 29/04/2013 SAP launches ride-sharing app TwoGo
SAP has expanded its foray into corporate sustainability with the release of a carpooling application called TwoGo.
Article | 24/04/2013 North Carolina auditor: 84 state-run IT projects well over budget, schedule
Scores of IT projects being conducted by North Carolina's government are racking up higher-than-expected costs and going far beyond their planned sche...
Article | 2/04/2013 Military IT projects wracked with delays, increased costs, GAO finds
A U.S. government watchdog agency has found that nearly half of 14 large ongoing military IT projects are over budget and more than half are behind sc...
Article | 28/03/2013 Gartner: Global IT spending to rise 4.1 percent to $3.8 trillion in 2013
Worldwide spending on IT products and services will grow 4.1 percent this year to roughly US$3.8 trillion, according to new forecast figures released ...
Article | 13/03/2013 IDC: Big Data hype still here, but maturity beckons
Few tech industry buzzwords have gotten as vigorous a workout as "Big Data," but while the hype remains plentiful, it is starting to give way to real-...
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 | 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 | 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 | 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...