Monthly Archives: September 2004
SugarCRM Opens Source Code
The low upfront cost and open nature of Linux are making open-source software a CRM alternative for small and midsize businesses.Leading a small groundswell...
CMS Helps Car-Parts Maker Schedule for Accuracy
Its a simple rule of thumb in manufacturing that the better you are at making and meeting schedules, the more efficient, and hence more...
Software Chief Gives IBM a Vertical Push
Although the IBM Software Group generates billions of dollars of revenue for IBM each year, it is a nimble multibillion-dollar division. Responding to an...
Supply Chain Help on the Way
SeeCommerce Inc. and Oracle Corp. are rolling out upgrades to their respective enterprise applications that give manufacturers the ability to better maintain control when...
Wireless LAN Keeps Roofing Makers Data Safe
For Construction Metal Products Inc., losing hard-copy inventory records wasnt a random event; it was routine. Thats why moving to an electronic inventory system...
Should PeopleSoft Wave the White Flag?
Oracle has triumphed in many more ways than one with the U.S. District Courts decision to deny the Justice Departments request for a permanent...
Wavelink, Others to Make RFID Rollouts at Frontline Show
As pressure mounts on their customers for initial RFID compliance, many IT vendors plan to use this weeks Frontline Solutions show in Chicago as...
Open-Source Developers Cheer New Linux Base Standard
The Free Standards Group will announce on Tuesday the availability of the Linux Standard Base (LSB) 2.0, and that this standard has the support...
Remote Possibilities
When someone says that something is "remotely possible," most people take it to mean that something might happen but isnt likely. I wonder if...
Microsoft, Sendo Settle Smart-Phone Dispute
Software giant Microsoft Corp. and U.K.-based cell phone maker Sendo Holdings plc. on Monday reached a settlement to their intellectual property dispute over a...