SAP acknowledges subsidiary accessed Oracle sites
SAP has admitted that its TomorrowNow services subsidiary made some "inappropriate downloads" from an Oracle website but contends that SAP personnel did not access the material.
Stories by Marc L Songini
Wireless electricity trialled at MIT
The day may be coming when PCs, cellphones and many other devices will be run without a battery or electrical cord.
Oracle ships updated World ERP software
Oracle has unveiled an extensive upgrade of the once-moribund World ERP suite, fulfilling promises made to users after its acquisition of PeopleSoft.
New tools from Oracle will link business apps
Oracle has introduced the Oracle Application Integration Architecture, which it says can be used to create business workflows between Oracle and non-Oracle products.
ERP rollout weighs Symantec down
Symantec continues to try to work through a challenging rollout of Oracle’s ERP applications that has started to affect its bottom line.
SAP trading app updated
SAP has unveiled a new version of its Global Trade Services software, which company officials say can better help customers navigate through the tangle of international trading laws and procedures.
Retail CIOs hammer home IT-business alignment message
A CIO must do more than keep a company’s IT department functioning, according to panellists at the recent Retail Systems 2006 Conference & Expo.
Microsoft picks up CRM customers from rivals
Although a latecomer to the customer relationship management (CRM) business, Microsoft has quietly been luring customers away from more established rivals such as Siebel, now part of Oracle.
Diebold machines voted out in US
The state of Maryland is poised to ditch its US$95 million (NZ$148 million) investment in Diebold’s touch-screen e-voting systems because they can’t produce paper receipts.
Salesforce has hiccups yet again
In the wake of several service outages in recent weeks, Salesforce.com has created a website to update users of its hosted CRM software on system performance and problems.
Changing world stresses supply chains
Extending and maintaining its global supply chain has been a thorny challenge at clothing maker VF. The company sources finished products from the Far East and Central America and uses a combination of VF-owned factories and outside manufacturers operating under contract. "One thing about globalisation is that it tends to throw a company into a constantly changing environment," says Ellen Martin, a VF vice president.