Renee Boucher Ferguson

An upgrade to Oracle Corp.s Small Business Suite, announced last week, brings the software up to speed with the companys E-Business Suite for large enterprises in its ability to give executives a sharper picture of a companys financial state. SBS 7.7, unveiled at Oracles AppsWorld user conference here, features a new Executive Dashboard that is […]

With the stream of earnings warnings that software vendors have been issuing over the last few months, one might think that enterprise customers are getting nervous and worrying that their primary technology providers will cut back on service or development. Slower sales and reduced earnings at many software developers have translated into budget cuts and […]

Integration software developer Tibco Software Inc. will roll out at the Delphi Enterprise Portal and Web Services seminar next week version 4.0 of its ActivePortal product. The upgraded 4.0 platform leverages Tibcos EAI (enterprise application integration) capabilities with a new feature, called Integration Designer, that makes it possible for Tibcos portal to talk to about […]

Business-to-business e-commerce network provider GE Global eXchange Services has upgraded its enterprise platform. With the Enterprise System 7.5 e-Commerce Visibility Manager, announced this week, GXS is bringing business process capabilities to a new level, according to officials in Gaithersburg, Md. The latest iteration of GXSs data integration broker incorporates BPI (business process integration), which allows […]

Oracle Corp.s message to its customers is clear: The company is here to help. The implication is that customers need it. With the resounding message at last years Oracle AppsWorld of Come to us for everything, and well get you most of what you need when we get to it, Oracles Chairman and CEO Larry […]

Integration and customer relationship management are converging. IBM and Siebel Systems Inc. announced Monday plans to combine IBMs CrossWorlds integration software with its Universal Application Network, which Seibel also announced Monday. The Universal Application Network consists of a business process library, a business process design tool and an integration server. IBM CrossWorlds essentially provides business […]

Enterprise software maker SSA Global Technologies Inc. announced Monday that it acquired some key enterprise resource planning technology from InterBiz, the e-business applications division of Computer Associates International Inc. SSA, of Chicago, purchased the supply chain management, financial management and human resource management product lines of InterBiz. The financial terms of the agreement were not […]

Through alliances with Analytics Inc. and Digital Paper Corp., Commerce One plans to announce Tuesday at its eLink2002 Conference in Orlando, Fla., enhancements to its Commerce One Source module. Commerce One Source is part of Commerce Ones 5.0 collaborative sourcing and procurement platform. Commerce One will introduce spend analysis and post-design document collaboration capabilities. With […]

Oracle Corp. at its AppsWorld conference in San Diego this week will put on a full-court press to encourage customers to upgrade to its 11i suite of e-business applications. To foster that, the company will announce a new migration path for customers looking to move from Versions 10.7 or 11.0.3 to Version 11i, as well […]

Enterprise application integration software maker Actional Corp. this month will release software that officials said will enable IT managers to wrap applications with Web service functionality in as little as 30 minutes. Actionals SOAPswitch technology acts as a Web services gateway for businesses deploying enterprise applications. It fulfills two primary functions: It puts a standards-based […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. and KPMG Consulting announced this week the expansion of their Global Solutions Alliance to help customers lower the implementation costs of deploying enterprise applications. Under the amended terms of the alliance deal, Sun, of Palo Alto, Calif., and KPMG, of McLean, Va., will deliver pre-configured ERP (enterprise resource planning) and managed service […]

NetLedger Inc., the developer that supplies the technology for Oracle Corp.s hosted small and mid-sized business applications, will announce on Monday the 7.7 version of the Oracle Small Business Suite. The upgrade is a one-feature release, but its a good one, according to NetLedger CEO Evan Goldberg. SBS 7.7s Executive Dashboard, to be unveiled at […]