Dennis Callaghan

LAS VEGAS—PeopleSoft Inc. announced Wednesday at its Leadership Summit here that it will certify Apple Computer Inc.s open-source Safari Web browser for its Web-based applications, continuing a theme of open-source support at the conference. On Tuesday, PeopleSoft announced that all of its applications will run on Linux starting at the end of the year. Safari […]

LAS VEGAS—PeopleSoft Inc. plans to reduce the complexity of its software implementations and configurations, while supporting Linux throughout its applications and embracing an open architecture intended to end its customers dependency on middleware, the company announced Tuesday. Speaking at the opening session of the companys annual Leadership Summit here Tuesday, CEO Craig Conway spoke of […]

Business Objects S.A. solidified its claim to providing an end-to-end business intelligence platform with the introduction of its Enterprise 6 suite late last month. The suite features Web-based query, reporting and analysis tools; a BI portal; a data warehouse; and metadata integration with enterprise software. The WebIntelligence 6.0 component enables ad hoc query, reporting and […]

Software developers and companies that provide e-mail services are offering their own cures for the plague of spam. Ipswitch Inc. is joining the growing ranks of e-mail server software developers to add built-in spam defenses with the launch this week of Version 8 of its IMail product. The Lexington, Mass., company is extending its anti-spam […]

LAS VEGAS—Hyperion Solutions Corp. introduced the latest version of its Performance Scorecard application at its Solutions user conference here Monday, offering tighter integration with dashboard applications. Hyperion also showcased its Hyperion Financial Management application, the centerpiece of the Sunnyvale, Calif., companys Sarbanes-Oxley compliance strategy, and threw its support behind the Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) […]

As IT departments gear up to support their companies efforts to comply with complex financial reporting rules laid out in the Sarbanes-Oxley law, a host of document management and business process management vendors are rolling out software to assist in the process. The law, which will be phased into effect over the next nine months, […]

MicroStrategy Inc. continued the upward trend in business intelligence software company financials, posting gains in revenues while maintaining profitability, the Reston, Va.-based company announced Tuesday. First-quarter revenues, for the period ended March 31, were up from $35.7 million last year to $37.4 million this year. License revenues led the way, up from $14.5 million to […]

IBM has charted a course for its WebSphere Portal software that officials say will lessen enterprises reliance on Microsoft Corp.s Office productivity applications while deepening the ties between the portal and IBMs Lotus applications. The first step on that course is WebSphere Portal 5.0, due next quarter, which will feature new productivity components that will […]

IBMs Lotus Software division last week announced the first beta of its Domino 6.5 development platform. New features include a number of usability and functionality enhancements to Domino Web Access, formerly iNotes Web Access, the ability to drag and drop mail documents to populate calendar entries, and support for Linux on the IBM zSeries mainframe. […]

SPSS and WebSideStory have each rolled out products designed to help businesses make better use of their Web channels and integrate them with other marketing channels. SPSS earlier this month began shipping Version 6.0 of its NetGenesis Web analytics application, featuring better use of underlying hardware, decreased processing time for data and better handling of […]

Rivals Microsoft Corp., America Online Inc. and Yahoo Inc. issued a rare joint announcement Monday pledging to join forces to fight a common enemy: spam. The three companies, which compete for e-mail accounts and other Internet services, are advocating a multi-pronged approach to the war on spam, including not only anti-spam technology, but “responsible” customer […]

Autonomy Corp. plc endured a slight downturn in revenues to post its 13th consecutive profitable quarter, the search and knowledge management software company announced Friday. In San Francisco-based Autonomys first quarter ended March 31, the company posted revenues of $11.96 million, down from the $14.1 million it recorded in last years first quarter. It managed […]