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Read More »SAP Admits to “Inappropriate Downloads” in Oracle Case
Responding to a lawsuit filed by Oracle earlier this year, SAP admitted on Tuesday that its TomorrowNow division in the United States made some "inappropriate downloads" from an Oracle website, but said SAP never had access to the material.
Read More »Public-Sector CIOs Debate: One Vendor or Many?
Keenly aware of staff and budget constraints, government IT departments wrestle with their mix of applications. This issue came to prominence again as mid-market vendor Infor announced it will pay $92 million to acquire Hansen, a public-sector applications provider.
Read More »Enterprises Experimenting With Virtual Worlds
Although virtual environments are still at an early stage in development and adoption, many companies are already dabbling in one or more virtual worlds or closely observing them prior to getting their feet wet.
Read More »IBM, Cisco Prep Co-Developed Management Software
IBM and Cisco Systems plan to release a jointly developed product in July as part of an expansion of their existing alliance around telecommunications network management and service assurance, the companies said Thursday.
Read More »Bill Gates Delivers Call to Arms on Global Inequities
Bill Gates returned to Harvard University on Thursday to address its graduating class and receive an honorary degree after dropping out of the college 33 years ago to found Microsoft. He spent much of his address on the issues of global poverty and disease, advancing ideas on how to encourage more people to get involved in trying to resolve those huge problems.
Read More »Salesforce.com, Google Release First Joint Product
The rumored partnership between Google and Salesforce.com has been unveiled, but it's not a meeting of minds on apps, rather a focus on Google AdWords.
Read More »Palm Gets Bailout from Bono’s Private-Equity Firm
Palm's financial future looked a little more secure Monday as private-equity firm Elevation Partners said it will pump US$325 million into the mobile device manufacturer.
Read More »Oracle Adds Copyright Charges to SAP Complaint
Oracle has added new claims to its ongoing lawsuit against software rival SAP.
Read More »BMC Adds In More Analytics With ProactiveNet Buy
BMC is to acquire ProactiveNet as a way to better flesh out its business service management product portfolio.
Read More »CIO Viewpoints on Exchange 2007 Risks and Mitigation Strategies
Knowing where your peers have found limits and workarounds in areas including high availability, archiving, recovery, compliance, e-Discovery and storage growth can be essential in planning your successful Exchange 2007 migration. Read More »
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