Monthly Archives: January 2004
Open-Source Databases Win New Converts
Rapid commoditization of databases is sparking momentum for open-source database vendors, such as MySQL AB, among others, to firmly establish notoriety for quicker-paced, less...
Enterprise Management Systems Finally Working
Enterprise Management Systems, commonly thought to be a dead end only four years ago, are now very much alive. Thats good for IT managers.Although...
CRM: Time to Invest
The IT mountain has labored and brought forth a mouse. its pal Mickey, a stuffed toy mouse that literally embodies real-time data and communications...
Lessons for Utility Computing
Sometimes the best way to understand how to build a business is to see how the other guy did it. The creators of the...
Oracle Decreases Credit Line
Confident it has a firm grasp on the resources necessary to execute the $7.5 billion hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp. decided...
Blowing Out ERP With SIs
In these first years of the decade, manufacturing companies are increasingly looking for ways to get more out of the ERP systems they deployed...
Supply Chain Tightened
For global manufacturers, the distance between the business and the customer can seem ever-expanding. Unilever Home and Personal Care, North America, part of the...
PeopleSoft EFM Improves Financial Visibility
PeopleSoft Inc.s new financial software promises to help users, primarily chief financial officers, more effectively comply with federal regulations and meet profitability demands with...
Shunra Suite Tests Apps for Real World
Shunra Software Ltd. is readying an upgrade to its testing suite that officials said will further help companies prepare new multitiered applications for the...
PLM Heating Up in Engineering
When fuzzy slippers just wont do, a heated floor is the next best thing to keeping not only the floor but also the entire...