Dennis Callaghan

HANNOVER, GERMANY—Perhaps the biggest enterprise IT theme at the CeBIT 2004 show here has been the emergence of radio frequency identification (RFID) tag technology. Developers of business application software, mobile phones and security software all demonstrated new offerings that use the technology. Nokia Corp. launched its Mobile RFID Kit, designed to turn the Nokia 5140 […]

HANOVER, Germany—The update to SAP AGs NetWeaver business integration platform announced at CeBIT 2004 here Thursday will give a boost to SAPs customer relationship management applications, according to company officials. NetWeaver updates will be accessed by mySAP CRM 4.0, providing analytic applications to business users of the suite. The NetWeaver 2004 update will also provide […]

HANNOVER, GERMANY—Even in Europe, PeopleSoft executives couldnt dodge questions about the state of Oracles hostile takeover bid for the company. Oracles bid, launched last June and resisted by PeopleSofts board of directors ever since, is foundering under regulatory disapproval both in the United States and in the European Union. But PeopleSoft chief technology officer Rick […]

HANNOVER, GERMANY—PeopleSoft Inc. and TIBCO Software Inc. both announced new offerings at the CeBIT 2004 show here Thursday designed to improve application management through integration. Each company, however, is taking a different path. PeopleSoft announced an industry partnership program with application management vendors Computer Associates International Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Quest Software Inc., Segue […]

HANNOVER, Germany—Siemens AGs Siemens Mobile division announced at the CeBIT 2004 show here Wednesday a new triband module for handling tracking functions in various applications. The new module, known as the XT55 GSM/GPRS/GPS module, integrates the GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) and GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) mobile communications technologies with GPS (Global Positioning […]

HANNOVER, GERMANY—Nokia Corp. announced the addition of RFID capabilities to one of its GSM mobile phones here on Wednesday at the CeBIT show. The company launched the Nokia Mobile RFID Kit, which will integrate with its 5140 model global system for mobile communications mobile phone. The kit includes two Xpress-on radio frequency identification Reader Shells […]

Groove Networks Inc. and meeting Maker Inc. are rolling out software designed to make it easier for enterprises to add collaborative elements to their business tasks. Version 3.0 of the Groove peer-to-peer collaboration platform, which was released in a public beta version late last week, is designed for teams of workers spread out at different […]

Art Technology Group Inc. and Blue Martini Software Inc. both announced updates to their respective commerce platforms Monday that add new customer relationship management capabilities for enterprises. ATG, of Cambridge, Mass., announced two new products: Campaign Organizer, for measuring the effectiveness of online marketing programs and adjusting accordingly; and Adaptive Customer Assistance, an online customer […]

Cognos Inc. on Tuesday will announce the first update to its ReportNet enterprise reporting tool, a product launched to much fanfare last fall. The product, designed to give Cognos a stronger presence in the high-volume enterprise reporting space, contains a number of new enhancements in this 1.1 version, including tighter integration with the rest of […]

Market-leading CRM software developer Siebel Systems Inc. this week has been hit with a class-action shareholder lawsuit that accuses the company of exaggerating its new software upgrade levels and customer satisfaction claims. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, accuses the San Mateo, Calif., company and three of its […]

Groove Networks Inc. is launching an upgrade to its flagship peer-to-peer collaboration platform designed to make it easier for enterprises to add a collaborative element to their business tasks. The company on Monday will release a public beta of Groove 3.0, which has enhancements geared toward teams of workers spread out at different locations. The […]

BOSTON—Microsoft Corp.s instant messaging architect Paul Haverstock stated the case for messaging interoperability at the opening keynote address of the Instant Messaging Planet Spring 2004 Conference and Expo here Wednesday. Haverstock, one of the original developers and former general manager for the Lotus Sametime IM product, said messaging would become as ubiquitous as e-mail is […]