Renee Boucher Ferguson

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]