Renee Boucher Ferguson

Web analytics software maker Maxamine Inc. and Electronic Data Systems announced Monday an expanded relationship that will result in a new Business-to-business e-subscription service for Web site score cards. EDS, of Plano, Texas, will resell access to the Maxamine Knowledge Platform Web analytics software that provides Scorecard reports via subscription from EDS Internet site. EDS […]

Microsoft Business Solutions, a division of Microsoft Corp., announced Thursday the next iteration of its Small Business Manager suite, geared toward helping small organizations manage their business functions. SBM 7.0 provides a number of new features, including enhanced integration within the modules as well as integration to third-party applications, streamlined sales and purchasing, and tighter […]

Enterprise application integration software developer SeeBeyond Technology and Claredi Corp. announced Wednesday an alliance that will result in a new solution for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act [HIPAA] compliance. Claredi, of Salt Lake City, makes a HIPAA EDI transaction compliance certification system. Under the terms of the agreement, SeeBeyond, of Redwood Shores, Calif., will […]

Mapics Inc. looks to boost its enterprise applications suite for manufacturers with the acquisition of rival Frontstep Inc., which the two companies announced last week. The combined company will provide a selection of Java- and Microsoft Corp. .Net-based ERP (enterprise resource planning) applications that enable manufacturers to automate processes and share information in real time. […]

A New Zealand developer early next month will introduce North American health care providers to a new version of its application integration software. Rhapsody Integration Engine Version 1.2 from Orion Systems International Ltd., of Auckland, allows companies to coordinate and streamline the exchange of data between internal applications and those at external partners in a […]

Product lifecycle management software developer MatrixOne Inc. and Formation Systems Inc. will announce a joint development agreement today that will result in new collaborative software. Formations Optiva product development software is used in research and development departments at process manufacturers. Under the terms of the agreement, MatrixOne, of Westford, Mass., will jointly develop and market […]

Business-to-business software maker Ironside Technologies Inc. on Monday will announce the availability of its Fax Ordering Automation software. Using the new software, manufacturers and distributors will have the ability to automate the process of receiving fax orders, including fax receipt, internal routing, real-time validation of order header and item detail information, and order acknowledgement. The […]

National Geographic is going digital – at least its stock photography department is. IBM announced today that the National Geographic Society is digitizing more than 10,000 of its hallmark images and making them available to corporate clients via a business-to-business Web site, using IBMs technology. National Geographic Society has been in the stock photography business […]

Mapics Inc., a developer of enterprise resource planning software for manufacturers, announced this morning it is acquiring fellow ERP developer Frontstep Inc. Terms of the deal include the exchange of 4.2 million shares of Mapics common stock, valued at around $26 million, for all the outstanding shares of Frontsteps and the assumption by Mapics of […]

PeopleSoft Inc. is quietly planning its own stable of composite applications that cull information from a variety of internal and disparate applications. A counterpoint to SAP AGs xApps applications, PeopleSofts AppConnect integration technology bundles the companys Portal, Integration Broker and Enterprise Data Warehousing software into a single package to integrate PeopleSoft and non-PeopleSoft applications. The […]

Developers are bringing out enterprise application integration tools that automate the process of converting legacy mainframe data to XML and other types of data that can be used in modern business-to-business and other enterprise applications. Attachmate Corp., for one, this week will announce the MyExtra Smart Connectors, a comprehensive line of data and logic access […]

IBM announced last week the next version of its WebSphere Portal software, which has more useful features built directly into the product. WebSphere Portal 4.2, expected to be available at the end of next month, provides better compatibility with IBM and non-IBM databases and directories, as well as improved people awareness for better collaboration. This […]