Dennis Callaghan

Alphablox Corp. announced Monday the latest version of its namesake software that extends analytics to the application server layer. Thanks to integration partnerships, Alphablox 4 allows the companys analytic infrastructure to be embedded into systems and applications powered by IBMs WebSphere and BEA Systems WebLogic Web application servers, enabling users to access information in real-time. […]

While many companies are blaming declining revenues and increasing losses on fallout from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Vignette Corp. may have the strongest stake to that claim. The software developer launched the latest version of its content management software, Vignette V6, on Sept. 11. In fact, the launch event had actually been originally planned […]

Microsoft announced Thursday morning an update to its Windows Messenger real-time communications client that will allow PC users to make phone calls from their computers, via participating service providers. The update will be available Oct. 25 in Windows XP versions of Messenger. Messenger supports audio and videoconferencing, application sharing, online collaboration and instant messaging. The […]

IBM began the consolidation of its portal product lines under one unified offering Tuesday with the introduction of the WebSphere Portal. WebSphere Portal represents the unification of existing IBM portal technology, including WebSphere Portal Server, WebSphere User Experience and Lotus K-station. The new portal offering is divided into three tiered solution packages: — WebSphere Portal […]

Intraspect Software Inc. has enhanced its collaboration management software with integration and performance improvements. Intraspect 5, which was announced this week at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., adds support for Java 2 Enterprise Edition and for Oracle Corp.s namesake database and Microsoft Corp.s SQL Server database. Previous versions used only an embedded […]

A $51 million investment by Microsoft Corp. in Groove Networks Inc. likely paves the way for more integration of Grooves peer-to-peer collaboration software into Microsofts own collaborative applications and other technologies. The investment, announced Wednesday, gives Microsoft a minority stake in Groove and made up the lions share of a $54 million funding round for […]

Siebel Systems Inc.s purchase of nQuire Software Inc. last week gave clear evidence to many that the next phase of CRM—using software that analyzes customer interactions in the hope of making those interactions more profitable—has arrived. The combined software will enable users to not only plan and execute marketing campaigns and other customer relationship management […]

Pivotal Software Inc. last week began shipping its Pivotal Service Solution customer service software suite, just one day after an executive shakeup that saw its chief operating officer resign. The software enhances Pivotals current software to address multichannel customer service and with increased analytical capabilities. Pivotal Service Solutions Pivotal Contact Center module provides capabilities for […]

A pair of developers are taking aim at viruses with new products that better secure Microsoft Corp.s Exchange messaging software. Sybari Software Inc. and Authentica Inc. each unveiled new wares at the Microsoft Exchange Conference show in Orlando, Fla., last week. Upgraded and new versions of Sybaris Antigen software promise to stop intrusions from viruses […]

UpShot Corp. will announce on Tuesday an addition to its hosted sales management applications that combines partner relationship management with sales force automation capabilities. Dubbed Extended Relationship Management, or XRM, the new Web-based application, is designed to bring together a companys internal and external sales channels so that sales executives can monitor and forecast sales […]

Internet banking software pioneer S1 Corp. will release in late November a Java2 Enterprise Edition-based application server platform that improves interoperability of its applications. The platform, to be known as the S1 Enterprise Platform 1.0, will be the foundation for S1s transactional, collaborative, sales and service applications for the financial services industry, officials said. Available […]

Ericsson Inc.s Ericsson Enterprise division has introduced an upgrade to its OneBox unified messaging product suite in the United States. OneBox 2.0, which the Swedish company announced at the Internet Telephony Expo and Conference Wednesday in San Diego, allows access to electronic messages via a phone, Windows-based PC or Web browser. The software supports unified […]