Users offer SOA advice: Start small
As more companies look to adopt a service-oriented architecture approach for their IT systems, users who've already forged ahead with SOA recommend beginning modestly.
Stories by China Martens
Salesforce to be on-demand computing platform
It's not often you see Larry Ellison, Oracle's chief executive officer, rattled during a keynote address, but a question about how his company's offerings stacked up against those from on-demand player Salesforce.com saw him scrambling for words during Oracle's OpenWorld conference in San Francisco.
HP, SAP embark on major collaborative research
The research organizations at Hewlett-Packard and SAP will work together to resolve IT issues faced by their joint customers, notably around virtualization.
HP to retire OpenView, Mercury brands over time
Hewlett-Packard (HP) plans to gradually retire OpenView and newly acquired Mercury brands in favor of a unified HP Software brand and a single business technology optimization (BTO) categorization.
PeopleSoft co-founder launches his ERP Workday
Dave Duffield, the co-founder of PeopleSoft, is hoping he can duplicate the success of his previous applications venture, although this time around he's focused on hosted software.
Sun finalizes open-source Java plans
Sun Microsystems is gradually providing more details on how it plans to open source its core Java technology, delivering on a promise the company made to developers back in May at its JavaOne conference.
Sun updates Java IDE with more productivity tools
Sun Microsystems has released NetBeans 5.5, the latest version of the company's open-source Java IDE (integrated development environment), aiming to beef up the software's productivity tools and improve its look-and-feel.
OPENWORLD - Oracle to push Red Hat from support chair
While it wasn't quite the Linux announcement that had been expected, Oracle's latest move will definitely see the company butt heads with the leading distributor of the open-source operating system Red Hat.
OPENWORLD - HP looks to shed strategic partners
HP continues to simplify its operations to cut costs and streamline its interactions with customers, and plans to reduce its number of partners, according to its top executive.
Cisco CEO preaches networks, collaboration
The CEO of networking giant Cisco Systems, John Chambers, was in fine evangelical mode, laying out his company's vision of a future where intelligent networks power IT and collaboration is the key driver for businesses.
Oracle lays out 11g in broad brushstrokes
Oracle has started laying the groundwork for the next major release of its database, Oracle 11g.
Dell talks up being green, upcoming quad cores
Taking a line out of server rival Sun Microsystems's play book, the head of Dell recommitted his company to doing its best to save the planet by producing more energy-efficient products.
AMD CEO sees world where users are in control
The head of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is predicting a seismic shift in the balance of power in both the chip industry and the world of IT as a whole, with influence shifting from vendors to users. The move could particularly benefit the health-care industry, which is still struggling to find ways to move forward with technology.
CFO: IBM has got its operations into balance
Based on its latest financial results, IBM's restructuring efforts over the past few years have paid off, according to Mark Loughridge, the company's chief financial officer. He describes the current incarnation of IBM as a company "in balance," not overly reliant on any one of its three key businesses -- software, hardware and services.
MySQL formally announces 'Merlin' database monitoring
Open-source company MySQL AB confirmed recent reports that it will offer a database monitoring and advisory service as part of its MySQL Enterprise commercial subscription service later this year.