http://www.cio.com/ en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:31:53 GMT 2009-07-10T06:31:53Z en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cio.com/article/496978/Microsoft_Ties_Dynamics_CRM_to_Twitter Microsoft has integrated its Dynamics CRM (customer relationship management) software with Twitter, in just the latest move by an enterprise software company to latch onto the wildly popular micro-blogging service. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Chris Kanaracus <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496978/Microsoft_Ties_Dynamics_CRM_to_Twitter 2009-07-09T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496879/Enterprise_Software_Licensing_Negotiations_Insider_Tips Given the rise of virtualization and vendor consolidation, software licensing negotiation has only become more complicated. Forrester analyst Ray Wang just released "Enterprise Software Licensee's Bill Of Rights, Version 2" -- a must read for any IT leader who wants to shore up his vendor strategy. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Thomas Wailgum <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496879/Enterprise_Software_Licensing_Negotiations_Insider_Tips 2009-07-08T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496672/Two_Microsoft_Partners_Embrace_the_Software_Plus_Services_Mantra Two Microsoft partners are embracing the software maker's software and services mantra and will resell its Business Productivity Online Suite. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Eric Lai <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496672/Two_Microsoft_Partners_Embrace_the_Software_Plus_Services_Mantra 2009-07-06T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496494/No_to_SQL_Anti_Database_Movement_Gains_Steam The meet-up in San Francisco last month had a whiff of revolution about it, like a latter-day techie version of the American Patriots planning the Boston Tea Party. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Eric Lai <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496494/No_to_SQL_Anti_Database_Movement_Gains_Steam 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496387/Cisco_UCS_Customer_Claims_Quick_Payback The professional division of Thomson Reuters, which is six months into a massive data center virtualization project using Cisco gear, has already seen a payback on costs. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Matt Hamblen <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496387/Cisco_UCS_Customer_Claims_Quick_Payback 2009-06-30T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496376/Google_s_Next_Target_Unified_Communications While unified communications has been a specialty of networking vendors for years, but Google recent forays into the market with Google Voice and Google Wave could drastically upset the competitive landscape. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Matt Hamblen <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496376/Google_s_Next_Target_Unified_Communications 2009-06-30T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496336/Cisco_Plans_to_Offer_Virtual_Voice_Service Cisco Systems will be making aspects of its IP voice technology available virtually and sold as a service as part of a continuing set of improvements to its cloud computing strategy, the company's CTO said. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Matt Hamblen <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496336/Cisco_Plans_to_Offer_Virtual_Voice_Service 2009-06-30T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496335/Forrester_IT_Spending_Will_Rebound_in_Time_for_Windows_Launch In a mid-year IT spending forecast, Forrester Research today predicted that IT spending would fall sharply this year compared to 2008, but it expects spending to rebound by the end of the year. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Patrick Thibodeau <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496335/Forrester_IT_Spending_Will_Rebound_in_Time_for_Windows_Launch 2009-06-30T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496219/German_Auditing_Board_Gives_Nod_to_NetSuite In a direct hit against SAP, NetSuite said Monday that the German Institute of Auditors has certified its on-demand ERP (enterprise resource planning) suite. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Chris Kanaracus <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496219/German_Auditing_Board_Gives_Nod_to_NetSuite 2009-06-29T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496294/Open_Source_CRM_and_ERP_Bending_the_Back_Office SugarCRM, Openbravo and Compiere tap the power of open source development to make customization easy, but the line between community and commercial is quickly crossed. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Peter Wayner <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496294/Open_Source_CRM_and_ERP_Bending_the_Back_Office 2009-06-25T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/495911/Microsoft_Extends_Dynamics_Service_Pack_Support Microsoft Dynamics ERP (enterprise resource planning) and CRM (customer relationship management) users now have more flexibility in deploying the vendor's service pack updates, which are periodically released to address bug fixes and make feature improvements. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Chris Kanaracus <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/495911/Microsoft_Extends_Dynamics_Service_Pack_Support 2009-06-25T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/495554/Infor_Rolls_Out_New_Flex_Upgrade_Policy ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendor Infor on Monday is announcing the Infor Flex, a program it says will make it logistically and financially easier for customers to upgrade or switch to other Infor products. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Chris Kanaracus <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/495554/Infor_Rolls_Out_New_Flex_Upgrade_Policy 2009-06-22T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/495256/Oracle_Buys_Drug_Design_Software_Maker_s_IP Oracle on Wednesday said it has bought the intellectual property of Conformia Software, maker of software for managing the design and development of drugs. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Chris Kanaracus <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/495256/Oracle_Buys_Drug_Design_Software_Maker_s_IP 2009-06-17T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/495136/NetBooks_Pushes_Revamped_Small_Business_App_Suite Startup NetBooks is making a second run at the nation's millions of small-business users with a new company name and revamped on-demand suite. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Chris Kanaracus <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/495136/NetBooks_Pushes_Revamped_Small_Business_App_Suite 2009-06-16T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/495128/SAP_CTO_Vishal_Sikka_on_Innovation_Cloud_Computing_and_Business_ByDesign_s_Future SAP's first-ever CTO talks about setting the application strategy for the ERP vendor, why Business ByDesign isn't for every company, and how SAP has been in "the cloud" for years. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Thomas Wailgum <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/495128/SAP_CTO_Vishal_Sikka_on_Innovation_Cloud_Computing_and_Business_ByDesign_s_Future 2009-06-16T04:00:00Z