Renee Boucher Ferguson

Business process modeling software developer IDS Scheer Inc announced today new software to help small and mid-size businesses model their business processes. Aris SmartPath—a stripped-down version of IDS Aris enterprise software—enables SMBs to optimize their SAP AG and Microsoft Corp enterprise resource planning software by taking a process-oriented approach to implementation. Aimed at companies with […]

Enterprise IT departments seeking tools to pool their Web services into an integrated collection—called a services-oriented architecture—can turn to new and upcoming offerings from startup Composite Software Inc., Iona Technologies plc. and WebMethods Inc. Each company wants to move application integration beyond centrally managed, point-to-point linkages to a more distributed model. “If you want legacy […]

A new infrastructure from BEA Systems Inc., bolstered by a series of partnerships with security vendors, promises to provide a layer of security across an organizations software installations. WES (WebLogic Enterprise Security), introduced last week, is a cross-enterprise application security infrastructure that provides security services to applications—authentication, authorization and auditing, for example—through native integrations, plug-ins […]

The third generation of Advanced Data Exchanges ADX Network supply chain integration software provides document translation between any business and any supplier, the company said. ADX Network 3.0, which will be announced this week, is the foundation of the companys outsourced supply chain connectivity service, which automates electronic transactions. The ADX Network upgrade provides the […]

At its Connect EMEA conference in Barcelona this week, PeopleSoft Inc. announced a partnership with IBM to provide risk management software to financial services, as well as an upgrade to its Supplier Relationship Management software. PeopleSoft, of Pleasanton, Calif., will combine its Enterprise Financial Management applications with IBMs Risk and Compliance initiative to help financial […]

Microsoft Corp. and Sterling Commerce Inc. both are offering banks and financial services companies new connectivity and messaging options when using the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications SWIFTNet network. Microsoft, at the Sibos 2003 conference in Singapore on Monday, announced its BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT, which provides integration with legacy systems through a fairly […]

Business performance management software developer Hyperion announced earlier this week the completed acquisition of Brio Software Inc., following a vote of approval from Brios shareholders. The acquisition was initially announced on July 23, along with the terms of the agreement: each outstanding share of Brio common stock would be converted into the right to receive […]

E-business software developer SAP AG announced today an upbeat end to its third quarter, with a particularly good showing in the United States. Possibly benefiting from the very public takeover brawl between rivals Oracle Corp. and PeopleSoft Inc., SAP said its market share in the U.S. climbed 35 percent during the third quarter—and it would […]

Enterprise application integration software developer SeeBeyond Technology Corp. announced Wednesday the next iteration of its Integrated Composite Application Network at its Horizon 2003 user conference in Las Vegas. SeeBeyonds ICAN suite, Version 5.0, looks to extend the companys offering beyond its traditional EAI roots to an open, portable platform for the development and integration of […]

A trio of integration software vendors, WRQ Inc., Jacada Ltd. and Neon Systems Inc., are rolling out upgraded products designed to make it easier to tap into legacy host-based and green-screen applications. WRQ this week will announce upgrades to its Reflection line of products, which connects host systems to Windows and Web applications. Reflection X […]