The five tenets of SaaS integration
Contrary to what SaaS (software as a service) vendors claim -- namely, that their wares are pay-and-play -- SaaS requires intervention from IT.
Stories by Ephraim Schwartz
Microsoft extends software support to 10 years
Taking a page from major enterprise software providers like Oracle and SAP, Microsoft announced this week Business Ready Customer Care, an initiative that includes major enhancements to its maintenance and support program for Microsoft Dynamics, ERP and CRM, applications.
Citrix closes deal for XenSource, launches VM solutions
Citrix Systems made a slew of product announcements this week that leverages the 18-year-old application-delivery company's technology to make it a major player in virtualization, unified communications, regulatory compliance, and green technology.
WebEx to become platform for Oracle Siebel On Demand
WebEx, a company best known for Web conferencing, announced this week that it will use its WebEx Connect desktop technology to host Oracle's Siebel CRM On Demand.
Workstream sets sights on single data model
The announcement late last week at the HR Technology conference in Chicago that talent management vendor Workstream will offer a set of integrated applications in a SaaS architecture under the name TalentCenter 7.0 may be a signpost of where all hosted services are headed.
Siemens to launch UC solution for SMBs
Siemens Communications will unveil its UC (unified communications) solution for SMBs on October 22.
IBM to integrate UC into Symphony
Given a level playing field, can anyone unseat Microsoft as the king of productivity applications? This is just one of many questions numerous companies, from Google to IBM to Sun, are trying to answer as they cram more and more capabilities into rival productivity solutions.
Google unveils Gen 5 of Enterprise Search Appliance
Google, the newly-christened US$600-per-share company, unveiled this week the fifth generation of its Google Enterprise Search Appliance.
DEMO 07 - No, not another Microsoft killer
What would DEMO '07, or any high tech show for that matter, be without loud music and a light show for the daily opening of the conference? DEMOfall could do no less.
DEMO 07 - Show launches with video innovators
The lights go down, the noise comes up, and Demo 07 is underway.
DEMO 07- Enabling technologies have their day, too
Tuesday's afternoon sessions at Demo 07 in the US offered up an instructive look behind the scenes at the enabling technologies that will drive high tech's future capabilities.
Salesforce.com unveils user interface as a service
This week Salesforce.com will, in the words of one industry analyst, "extend the value proposition of software as a service" when it introduces Visualforce at its Dreamforce Conference in San Francisco.
FaceTime to launch unified communications appliance
FaceTime Communications, a maker of network security appliances, announced the USG (Unified Security Gateway), one of the first devices directed at the full gamut of UC (unified communications) services, this week.
CommuniGate launches Flash-based Pronto
Unified communications (UC) vendors continue to pile on new products as UC begins to include more high-tech categories in its feature set.
Omniture Web analytics moves to AppExchange
In a deal that makes both companies look good, Salesforce.com announced that Omniture, one of the leaders in online Web marketing analytics, will be the newest service to join AppExchange.