Renee Boucher Ferguson

Enterprise application integration software developer Tibco Software Inc. announced yesterday its going after Apple. Tibco, of Palo Alto, Calif., is suing Apple Computer Inc. for trademark infringement. The suit, filed in the District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges that Apple infringed on Tibcos trademarked Rendezvous product name, with the intention to trade […]

The release of uncensored court documents around Oracle Corp.s hostile bid for PeopleSoft Inc. has raised the mudslinging between the two companies to a near fever pitch. Citing internal documents and e-mails in a lawsuit trying to block the proposed $7 billion takeover, PeopleSoft claims it can prove Oracles antagonistic attempt to ruin its business—and […]

SAP AG is reaching out to automotive suppliers. An automotive business process software developer, pmc America Inc., announced today that SAP AG has added its software as a qualified mySAP All-in-One vertical solution. Geared toward the small and midsized automotive supplier, pmc Navigate Automotive covers 33 automotive specific processes and tailors each to the specific […]

BEA Systems Inc. has added mainframe integration capabilities to its WebLogic Workshop, with the announcement last week that it is shipping Version 8.1. Through a partnership with Attachmate Corp. and co-development work between the two companies, BEA is able to provide legacy data integration capabilities, allowing developers to extend legacy systems into new environments without […]

IBM and Intalio Inc. each are readying product upgrades designed to make it easier to put business process modeling and management tools into the hands of less experienced users. IBM, of Armonk, N.Y., this fall will roll out software updates that more tightly integrate the Modeler and Monitor tool components of its WebSphere Business Integration […]

PeopleSoft Inc. is delivering on a promise to ease application integration headaches of enterprises that deploy the companys software in combination with applications developed by SAP AG and Oracle Corp. The Pleasanton, Calif., company will roll out the first phase of the integration plan this week in its PeopleSoft CRM 8.8 Productivity Release, which includes […]

SSA Global Technologies Inc. expects to add new supply chain execution capabilities to its ERP software offerings for manufacturers and public-sector organizations through its acquisition of EXE Technologies Inc. The $50 million deal, which was announced last week, follows Chicago-based SSAs purchase last month of Baan Co., which develops enterprise resource planning software for discrete […]

Enterprise resource planning software maker Best Software announced today that two of its products are newly integrated. Best, of Austin, Texas, announced the general availability of a new integration between its Abra Suite for human resources and payroll, and the MIP Fund Accounting product line, including MIP Fund accounting for nonprofit organizations and MIP Government […]

Homing in on its business process integration strategy, Vitria Technology Inc., of Sunnyvale, Calif., will announce next month new software aimed at extending the capabilities of health care adjudication systems. With easily modified business rules and processes to automatically repair pended claims, the Vitria:SmartClaims offering helps end users to manage complex, dynamic rules specific to […]

Earlier this week Microsoft Corp.s Business Solutions division announced new functionality for the Microsoft Business Portal that extends Enterprise Resource Planning applications to provide more options for human resource professionals and employee self service. The Business Solutions divisions Business Portal is a Web-based portal application for two of Business Solutions ERP products, Microsoft Great Plains […]