Renee Boucher Ferguson

While PeopleSoft Inc. is hosting its Connect users conference next week in Anaheim, Calif., Oracle Corp. executives will be perched across the street, on the ready to talk one-on-one about its proposed takeover of PeopleSoft. That was part of the message during Wednesdays Town Hall meeting, hosted by Oracle executive vice presidents Chuck Phillips and […]

NEW YORK—At its PeopleSoft Analyst Day here, PeopleSoft Inc. outlined its plans for integrating its enterprise software with that of the newly purchased J.D. Edwards & Co. The company plans to maintain three product lines: PeopleSoft Enterprise, PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne and PeopleSoft World. The two lead products going forward are PeopleSoft Enterprise, or PeopleSoft classic software […]

Electronic Data Systems Corp. announced last week the availability of Unigraphics NX2, the latest version of its integrated software that combines CAD, manufacturing and engineering analysis capabilities. NX2 combines software from EDS 2001 acquisitions of Structural Dynamic Resources Corp. and Unigraphics Solutions. With the addition of the two companies, EDS, of Plano, Texas, created its […]

Software vendors are trying to make it easier for companies to streamline their business processes so that enterprises can spit out relevant and timely information both internally and to partners, suppliers and customers. Fuego Inc., for instance, next month will announce Fuego Express, software that enables the rapid development and deployment of process applications without […]

Ariba Inc. and Verticalnet Inc. are answering customer demands for help in reducing overall spending with software and services to do the job. Ariba is readying software called Network Sourcing that is designed to help companies run reverse auctions for quick savings opportunities. The product offers companies a chance to try sourcing products in a […]

Business integration software provider Sterling Commerce announced last week new software geared toward helping users more easily send information to UCCnets GlobalRegistry, without worrying about new format and communication protocol requirements. The Sterling Bridge Service allows customers to send information in their desired format using the connection theyve always had to Sterlings Information Broker network, […]

SAP is reaching out to automotive suppliers by adding automotive business process software developer PMC Americas PMCNavigate Automotive software as a qualified MySAP All-in-One vertical solution. PMCNavigate is geared toward the small and midsize automotive supplier and covers 33 automotive processes tailored to the needs of individual businesses. It is built on the framework of […]

New software from Vitria Technology Inc. aims to extend the capabilities of health care adjudication systems. The Vitria:SmartClaims offering helps end users manage and easily modify complex and dynamic business rules and processes specific to the health care industry and to automatically repair claims. Specifically, the software, due later this month, enables users to write […]

Best Software Inc. has integrated two of its business automation applications to provide a direct interface between payroll and general ledger for small nonprofits and government agencies. The Abra Payroll/MIP Fund Accounting offering brings together the Austin, Texas, companys Abra Suite for human resources and payroll with its MIP Fund Accounting product line. The Abra […]

Business integration software provider Sterling Commerce announced on Wednesday new software geared toward helping users more easily send information to UCCnets GLOBALregistry, without worrying about new format and communication protocol requirements. The Sterling Bridge Service allows customers to send information in their desired format using the connection theyve always had to Sterlings Information Broker network. […]