Renee Boucher Ferguson

IBM and Global Exchange Services Inc. are each leveraging data synchronization technologies gained through recent acquisitions to aid manufacturers in automating supply chains. IBM plans to incorporate software from Trigo Technologies Inc., which it acquired last week for an undisclosed sum, into its WebSphere Business Integration middleware portfolio to provide data synchronization and PIM (product […]

While Business Process Management Software to date has enabled companies to document and model their processes—and to some degree execute on those processes—there is still a disconnect between process models and IT execution. Enterprise software vendor SAP AG and the lesser-known Dralasoft Inc. are each readying business process management software that offers users a leap […]

Institutional Shareholders Services, a proxy advisory firm, on Friday advised its clients to back PeopleSoft Inc.s slate of nominees for the companys board of directors. The vote will be taken at the companys upcoming March 25 annual meeting. PeopleSoft nominated four sitting board members for re-election, most notably the companys CEO, Craig Conway. The three […]

Oracle Corp. and the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday were handed a date to appear in court. The pair will buck heads in June over Oracles takeover moves on rival PeopleSoft Inc. Judge Vaughn Walker of Federal District Court in San Francisco set the court date for the DoJs suit against Oracle Corp for […]

Both Oracle Corp. and the U.S. Department of Justice requested a June 21 court date in documents filed to the U.S. District Court in San Francisco on Tuesday. The Justice Department filed suit last month in the U.S. District Court to block Oracles $9.4 billion takeover bid of PeopleSoft Inc. With 10 days each to […]

IBM announced Tuesday the acquisition of Trigo Technologies Inc. for an undisclosed amount of money, a move that will expand the companys middleware offerings. Trigo makes software that helps companies integrate and centrally manage product information. The software also matches product-related information with a function term—pricing, for example—and then synchronizes that information with internal and […]

E2open inc., the consortium founded by IBM, Hitachi Ltd., Solectron Corp. and Seagate Technology LLC, is making it easier for users along an electronics supply chain to implement and integrate supply chain processes. The companys namesake SCCS (Supply Chain Coordination Solution), which became available last week, helps companies implement supply chain processes such as multitier […]

Lawson Software and Best Software Inc., developers of enterprise software for midsize companies, are providing more business automation capabilities for those customers. Lawson, of St. Paul, Minn., last week introduced its Promotions InSight package, which provides retailers with prepackaged analytics. Due in the fourth quarter, Promotions InSight offers quantitative measurement forecasting and analysis capabilities that […]

Microsoft Corp. executives have provided a sworn statement to the U.S. Department of Justice that could be a boon to the Justices suit against Oracle Corp., according to the Reuters news service. The Justice Department filed suit in a San Francisco court earlier this month to block Oracles $9.4 billion hostile takeover of PeopleSoft Inc. […]

Instant messaging software developer Akonix Systems Inc. announced on Monday the acquisition of Natural Messaging Inc. for an undisclosed amount. The combination of San Diego-based Akonix and Natural Messaging, which provides interactive instant messaging capabilities, will enable companies to better integrate IM into applications, officials said. The technology also enables users to launch IM conversations […]