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BEA Buys RFID Middleware Company

BEA Systems Inc. Tuesday announced the acquisition of ConnecTerra, a Cambridge, Mass.-based RFID middleware developer. BEA officials said the acquisition will enhance the companys infrastructure...

Specialized Software Aids Post-Katrina Efforts

Throughout Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, the State of Louisiana has used E Team Inc.s emergency management software, together with Business Objects Inc.s reporting...

i2 Plans Vertical Partner Ecosphere for Middleware

In its recent rollout of a pact with Patni Computer Systems Ltd., i2 Technologies Inc. is proceeding to build an "ecosphere of partners" around...

JBoss Sharpens SOA Tools

JBoss Inc. Tuesday announced its strategy to make its JEMS the industrys interoperable, open-source platform for SOA. Shaun Connolly, vice president of product management at...

Prescient Eyes Scan-Based Trading for More Markets

Supermarket supply chain specialist Prescient Applied Intelligence is starting to use technology and customers gained through a ViaLink acquisition to work its way into...

Microsoft, Real Find Harmony in Settlement

Microsoft Corp. and RealNetworks Inc. announced a settlement in their long-running antitrust suit Tuesday, with the two companies agreeing to collaborate in the multimedia...

GAO Finds Public, Private Sectors Face Different IT Challenges

The responsibilities of government CIOs largely mirror those of their private sector counterparts, but the key challenges faced by the two groups of CIOs...

Virgin Atlantic Tries RFID on for Size

Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. prides itself on being different, forward-thinking and fun. But in its airline maintenance and engineering division, fun is the last...

HP Needs to Realize Peregrines Value

Hewlett-Packard is touting its planned acquisition of Peregrine Systems as a major step forward in its overall business software evolution strategy, which will strengthen...

Trade Groups Speak Out Against Patriot Act

As legislators meet this month to hammer out details for extending controversial provisions of the USA Patriot Act, corporate America finally has found a...