Renee Boucher Ferguson

Microsoft Corp. announced Tuesday the first iteration of its next-generation ERP suite, Dynamics GP 9.0, that brings roles-based user interfaces—and a growing integration across Microsofts infrastructure—to Windows, SharePoint Services portal and Visual Studio. In addition to roles-based user interfaces, the GP 9.0 applications take on an Office look and feel, capitalizing on the familiarity—and ubiquity—of […]

Greg Maffeis departure earlier this month as Oracle Corp.s chief financial officer and co-president has led to much speculation as to why the ex-Microsoft Corp. official would leave after only four months on the job. Maffei resigned to take the CEO job at Liberty Media Corp. Industry analysts have suggested two scenarios that might prompt […]

Ariba Inc., which made its name in the spend-management software development area that covers sourcing, contract management, supplier management and procurement, is going hosted. The company will announce Tuesday a three-pronged approach to its new on-demand strategy: a redesign of its on-premises software and services offering geared to smaller companies, subscription-based pricing, and three levels […]

Application and process integration software developer WebMethods Inc. has come a long way in a short time. At its Integration World conference in Atlanta this week, the company is highlighting its recent milestones over the past year: a spate of new executives, increased earnings, and the one-year anniversary of its Fabric process integration platform. Its […]

Oracle Corp.s former waylaid Chief Financial Officer Greg Maffei has resurfaced at cable giant Liberty Media International Inc. as the companys new CEO and president. Maffei abruptly resigned from Oracle earlier this month, after four months on the job. He had served as the companys CFO and co-president, along with two other executives. When he […]

During an investment symposium Wednesday at its North American headquarters in Newtown Square, Penn., SAP AG executives talked about the companys success to date—particularly in the Americas, where it is facing heavy competition from rival Oracle Corp.—and laid out its corporate strategy moving forward. Bill McDermott, CEO of SAP America Inc., the U.S. division of […]

Oracle Corp. announced Thursday that it has added a twelfth member to its Board of Directors. The company appointed Naomi Seligman, a senior partner at technology research firm Ostriker von Simson, to its board. /zimages/6/28571.gifRead details here about new security risks for Oracle. Seligman, who also sits on the Boards of The Dun & Bradstreet […]

Increasing its heft of services available to companies looking to implement an SOA, Hewlett-Packard Co. announced Wednesday HP Application Modernization Services, a suite geared toward upgrading legacy applications that in turn support a services architecture. Paul Evans, worldwide director for Application Modernization Services at HP, in Palo Alto, Calif., said the company found that its […]

Business Intelligence software developer Cognos Inc., along with FileNet Corp., announced Tuesday an extension of their existing partnership that will include new integration points between Cognos BI (business intelligence) software and FileNets BPM (business performance management) software. Under the terms of the agreement FileNet and Cognos will create a number of integration points between their […]

SymphonyRPM, which develops business analytics software, has upgraded its namesake development platform to include new reporting and collaboration capabilities. The upgrades to SymphonyRPM Performance Management Platform, announced last week, make it easier for business users from the shop floor to the office to create reports without having to tap IT expertise and to model “what-if” […]

Private equity firm Golden Gate Capital announced Monday it intends to acquire Geac in an all-cash transaction valued at about $1 billion, or $11.10 a share. Geac Computer Corp., based in Waltham, Mass., develops ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software geared toward a number of different vertical markets, including manufacturing, government, financial services, health care and […]

Although Microsoft Corp.s launch event this week for SQL Server 2005, Visual Basic 2005 and BizTalk Server 2006 is a developer-focused event, users will find enhancements to BizTalk that show the integration server being prepped for a bigger role in Microsofts process development and integration strategy. The upgrade of BizTalk, due in the first half […]