Renee Boucher Ferguson

Business performance management software developer Geac Computer Corp. Ltd. announced Thursday a set of programs, called Value for Maintenance, designed to help customers better integrate Geac and non-Geac software and simplify the Web enablement of the companys applications. The programs will be rolled out to Geac E and M Series customers this month. The Markham, […]

SAP AG is entering the radio frequency identification (RFID) technology gambit, in a big way. The Walldorf, Germany-based company is in development with its Auto-ID Infrastructure that provides a middleware framework to enable companies to integrate RFID data from readers into their SAP and non-SAP environments, according to Raymond Blanchard, business development director of SAPs […]

SAP Systems Integration AG, the consulting arm of SAP AG, announced Wednesday the acquisition of SPM Technologies Deutschland GmbH. SAP SI, of Frankfurt, said the acquisition of Berlin-based SPM, which provides IT architecture consulting services, is subject to the approval of the German antitrust commission. The acquisition will strengthen SAP SIs ability to help customers […]

Tapping small and midsized businesses, ACCPAC International Inc. announced today the next iteration of its Warehouse Management System. Warehouse Management System 3.4 is designed to speed up the pick, pack and ship process. The upgraded software provides warehouse managers with more detailed inventory management information to hasten the process and reduce inventory-related mistakes. With WMS […]

Curl Corp. is broadening its web application development platform by giving enterprise users new capabilities for monitoring and managing business performance metrics. The Cambridge, Mass., developer this week will announce the availability of Version 3.0 of its core Curl Client/Web Platform, as well as a new dashboard application. The Curl platform enables users to develop […]

PeopleSoft Inc. and ibm are taking different routes to help companies manage complex supply chains—the former with a software upgrade, the latter with a new research project. PeopleSoft, of Pleasanton, Calif., this month will ship Version 8.8 of its namesake SCM (supply chain management) suite with new functionality to help manufacturers increase their agility in […]

The war of words between Oracle Corp. and PeopleSoft Inc. over Oracles $7.3 billion hostile takeover bid for its enterprise software rival heated up last week. Oracle officials, in Redwood Shores, Calif., accused PeopleSoft of improperly recognizing revenue for its latest quarterly financial statement. The officials said PeopleSoft did not properly account for any payouts […]

Product lifecycle management software developer UGS PLM Solutions, in conjunction with its major automotive customers, has created JT Open, a community to evangelize the use of a specialized data format meant to standardize collaboration among manufacturers and their partners and suppliers. While PLM software has long been promoted as a means for managing product data […]

IBM will use PeopleSoft Inc.s Enterprise Services Procurement software to help it better manage its supplier relationships, PeopleSoft announced Monday. The ESP software will be used internally by IBM in an effort to enhance its services procurement technology stack. The software helps companies manage both resource and deliverable-based services. It provides visibility and centralized control […]

Business performance management software developer Curl Corp. will announce next Monday the availability of its Curl for Performance Management dashboard, as well as the next iteration of its core platform. The Curl platform enables users to develop Web applications that integrate data from multiple sources. Key to that is the softwares ability to provide small […]