Oracle looks to evolve pricing; customers wary
While Oracle executives are still talking up the benefits of the company's Project Fusion technology road map, users are still pondering how they will be footing the bill for it.
Stories by Marc L. Songini
Florida county in legal fight over e-voting machines
A Florida county's refusal to purchase specialized voting machines that comply with handicap access laws has put it in the cross hairs of the state's attorney general and handicap rights groups.
U.K. tax agency mulls lawsuit against EDS
A U.K. government agency has threatened Electronic Data Systems with legal action to recoup some of the monies lost as a result of a troubled tax credit management software system.
Salesforce.com CRM rollout at Cisco stalled
What once looked to be a marquee deployment of hosted CRM software at Cisco Systems is now the subject of a damning report from a research firm that says the project has stalled.
SAP buys manufacturing software maker Lighthammer
Looking to bridge the gap between back-office applications and production systems, ERP software vendor SAP is making a software acquisition it said will offer its 12,000 manufacturing customers a rapid productivity boost.
Oracle offers updated Database 10g
Oracle is rolling out the latest iteration of its Database 10g software, which boosts self management capabilities and builds on the company's grid computing initiative.
Oracle beefs up World software suite
Looking to keep its newly acquired user base happy, Oracle is providing a compliance and self-service boost to the World application set it inherited when it bought out rival PeopleSoft.
Oracle buys information search and retrieval software
Oracle is beefing up its search capabilities.
Users cautious on Oracle's bid to enhance World suite
Customers of the once-moribund World applications are reacting with cautious optimism to Oracle's moves to enhance the suite, which includes a major revamp due out next year.
Quest user group retools to embrace PeopleSoft users
Two of Oracle's recently inherited user groups are linking to create a stronger entity to deal with the software vendor.
IBM offers tool to mask private data
IBM last week announced a middleware tool that it said will enable users to access and analyze private information without revealing details that are off-limits to the users.
DB2 users want IBM to push harder on marketing, message
If IBM is the leader of the relational database market -- with a wide range of products aimed at a variety of corporate needs -- some of its customers wonder why the world doesn't seem to know that fact.
Users mixed on SAP services technology push
Users are offering mixed opinions on SAP AG's continued revving of its NetWeaver technology platform.
I2 to standardize SCM suite on Microsoft technology
Supply change management (SCM) software vendor i2 Technologies has inked a deal to standardize its suite on the Microsoft technology platform -- a move it hopes will help customers who want to do much the same thing with their own supply chain operations.
Siebel looks to return to its roots, focus
Hoping for a return to revenue growth, Siebel Systems officials are looking to roll out a new set of componentized technologies, continue cutting operational costs and even pursue new acquisitions. The once high-flying CRM software vendor has been beset by sluggish sales, and it recently ousted CEO Mike Lawrie -- largely over issues with the company's execution. He had been on the job less than a year.