Renee Boucher Ferguson

An upgrade to BEA Systems Inc.s WebLogic platform brings together the companys application development, integration and portal technologies. WebLogic Platform 8.1 provides a services-oriented architecture that encompasses BEAs flagship application server, WebLogic Server, as well as the WebLogic Workshop application development environment, WebLogic Portal, WebLogic Integration software and WebLogic JRockit Java virtual machine. “This is […]

Oracle Corp. announced late Friday evening that it extended its offer to acquire PeopleSoft Inc. to midnight Eastern time on Friday, Sept. 19. The offer still stands at $19.50 per share. The hostile takeover bid was initially set to expire this Friday, August 15, at midnight Eastern. Oracle, of Redwood Shores, Calif. initially launched the […]

Enterprise portfolio, project and resource management software maker Artemis International Solutions Corp. announced yesterday the next iteration of its portfolio management software. Artemis 7 is designed to help corporations deal with corporate governance requirements, as the softwares framework provides immediate visibility into corporate assets, capital investments and related transactions, officials said. At the same time […]

Business process management software maker Metastorm Inc. announced today the availability of its next-generation platform, e-Work 6.0. The platform is designed to support the requirements of automating, managing and controlling complex business processes. Some highlights of e-Work version 6 include enhanced collaborative development tools, process level business activity monitoring and the ability for Web service […]

Business process modeling software maker IDS Scheer Inc. announced Wednesday the acquisition of the North American and Eastern European business units of Plaut International. A Salzburg, Austria-based IT consulting firm, Plaut has been in business since 1946. Plaut will bring to IDS Scheers table 400 customers, 450 employees and the ability for IDS to further […]

Increasing its vertical market reach, product lifecycle management software maker Agile Software Corp. announced this morning its acquisition of Eigner US Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Eigner makes PLM software for the automotive, industrial equipment, aerospace and defense vertical markets. Agile provides supply chain management and PLM software to the electronics, high […]

Despite the fact that many companies have scaled back on their IT plans, the business-to-business e-commerce concept of punch-out is slowly making inroads into enterprises. Vendors including Oracle Corp. and Gateway Inc. are ready with new punch-out offerings that let IT managers give their e-procurement system users a consistent look and feel when navigating suppliers […]

IBM this week is introducing software that is designed to help companies overcome the obstacles of managing information with trading partners. BIC (Business Integration Connect) 4.2, part of IBMs WebSphere line of integration software, enables users to keep track of their internal business-to-business e-commerce operations and of trading partner activities. In addition, IBM will announce […]

ERP Software providers have figured out that many potential customers want their software to be customized for their vertical industry right out of the box. As a result, enterprise resource planning software vendors are trying to broaden their vertical-industry portfolios through development, partnerships and acquisitions. “When technology is a commodity, you need to go into […]

NetLedger Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are each aiming to streamline back-office processes for small and midsize companies with business automation software upgrades. NetLedger, which develops the software for Oracle Corp.s Small Business Suite, last week rolled out an enterprise resource planning offering called NetERP that combines back-office and e-commerce processes. Sold as a hosted service, […]