Nicholas Kolakowski

Oracle is apparently in the hunt for another acquisition, and this time the database giant may have its eyes set on Virtual Iron Software, a company that specializes in low-cost virtualization products for small and midsize businesses as well as enterprises. A possible deal between Oracle and Virtual Iron has been the subject of intense […]

Microsoft announced at Convergence March 10 that it would make a number of its latest CRM add-ons and services free, including eight new Microsoft Dynamics CRM Accelerators.In addition, the company also announced a free Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online March 2009 Service Update and an SLA (service-level agreement) of 99.9 percent uptime to all Microsoft Dynamics […]

Google Gmail experienced a minor outage at around 5 a.m. EDT on the morning of March 10 that affected a small number of users. “We were able to restore access for the vast majority of affected users in about half an hour,” Andrew Kovacs, a Google spokesperson, said in an e-mail. An update on the […]

Jive Software has released an updated version of its Social Business Software platform, designed to take its own share of the rapidly growing enterprise social networking market. SBS, currently in Version 3.0, allows employees and partners within companies to set up personal profiles and interact with each other via a Facebook-style dashboard. Like that popular […]

Oracle Reveals Sourcing On Demand by Nicholas Kolakowski No Title Oracle Sourcing On Demand provides user output in a number of ways, including RFIs (request for information) or RFQs (request for quotation). It can also initiate a reverse auction. No Title Users interface with Oracle Sourcing On Demand via a digital “workbench.” Project data can […]

Oracle rolled out on March 9 its Oracle Sourcing On Demand, a SAAS solution designed to make strategic sourcing, the process by which companies procure the best possible deals for the supplies they need to do business, more cost-effective and efficient. The solution centers around a digital “workbench.” Inputted data can potentially come from a […]

Google CEO Eric Schmidt has reiterated Google’s desire for a national energy plan that will cut greenhouse gas emissions nearly in half by 2030. Schmidt touted his plan, the latest in a string of mentions going back to late 2008, during an environmental conference hosted by the Wall Street Journal March 4. He claimed that […]

Twitter is integrating a search function into its site, a move that will put the company in a more direct competition with Facebook and Google. Twitter is an online service that allows people to post instant messages, known as “tweets,” which can be read by other users. The company has had a search function for […]

Microsoft announced that anyone interested in testing the Release Candidate of Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 could now do so, one week after the company issued a more limited rollout. The Release Candidate can either be downloaded from this site, or else installed through Windows Update via the use of […]

Google has upgraded its Google Health solution, now allowing users to share their medical records and other personal health information with doctors, family members and other trusted contacts. Google Health is designed to let patients create health profiles, search for doctors and online health services, and automatically update their medical records. It was first introduced […]