Kodiak enters push-to-talk market
SAN FRANCISCO (11/10/2003) - On Monday, Kodiak Networks, a startup in the telecommunications industry, will launch the only push-to-talk technology that leverages the wireless carriers' existing voice networks.
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Informatica recasts PowerCenter 7 for SOA
SAN FRANCISCO (11/10/2003) - Informatica Corp., a leading provider of data integration and business intelligence software, will unveil this week PowerCenter 7, the next release of its integration platform.
Software hosting is causing tremors
SAN FRANCISCO (10/31/2003) - IBM Corp.'s OnDemand e-business hosting initiative is picking up steam. Case in point: Siebel Systems Inc.'s partnership with Big Blue to sell CRM OnDemand and Siebel's purchase of UpShot Corp., a hosted CRM competitor of Salesforce.com Inc.
Cognos, Business Objects unveil BI tools
Cognos and Business Objects recently unveiled new BI products.
Cognos introduced ReportNet, a query and reporting engine designed from the ground up to support Web services, Java, and XML. At the same time, Business Objects launched Enterprise 6.1 of its business intelligence suite of applications.
Thin clients trim fat
Like an air-traffic controller suddenly noticing a new blip on his screen, IDC Research is now tracking significant growth in thin-client purchases — more than 20 per cent annually over the last several years.
SarbOx section calls for quick data crunching
SAN FRANCISCO (10/17/2003) - There is a dark cloud looming on the horizon called Section 409 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (see infoworld.com/459), which many companies have been trying hard not to think about.
Siebel loses $59.3 million, acquires two companies
SAN FRANCISCO (10/15/2003) - Siebel Systems Inc. released its third quarter financial results on Wednesday and announced the acquisition of UpShot Corp., an online hosted CRM service, and Motiva Inc., an enterprise incentive management software vendor.
Siebel introduces BI to broader audience
SAN DIEGO (10/09/2003) - Siebel Systems Inc. formally launched Siebel Customer Analytic Applications 7.7 and Siebel Enterprise Analytic Platform 7.7 Wednesday at its Siebel User Week show in San Diego.
UAN will be bigger than CRM, Siebel says
SAN DIEGO (10/08/2003) - Late Tuesday afternoon, R. David Schmaier, executive vice president of Siebel Systems Inc., fielded questions on the company's announcement made that same morning that it will partner with IBM Corp. to deliver Siebel CRM solutions in a hosted, IBM OnDemand, platform.
Performance optimization holds complex appeal
SAN FRANCISCO (10/03/2003) - A unique trend in the call center industry called performance optimization now looks like it's gaining momentum in other industries. But it just might prove to be a Pandora's box.
Linux emerges as cell phone dark horse
SAN FRANCISCO (10/03/2003) - Thanks to its stature in the enterprise server arena, Linux has emerged as the OS dark horse in the race to gain market share on cell phones. A small set of vendors is backing open source to challenge cell phone OS rivals Microsoft Corp., Palmsource Inc., and Symbian Ltd.
Palm unveils new handhelds
SAN FRANCISCO (10/01/2003) - Palm Inc. this week will unveil two additions to its Tungsten handheld lineup as well as a replacement device for its US$99 Zire.
Business analytics is the precursor to grid
SAN FRANCISCO (09/26/2003) - Last week, I wrote about grid computing and I warned against vendors gaining total control of your infrastructure. However, the benefits of efficient resource use with grid computing -- also called utility or on-demand computing -- should not be overlooked.
RFID ripples through software industry
FRAMINGHAM (09/26/2003) - Big name vendors including Sun Microsystems Inc., SAP America Inc., Oracle Corp., and IBM Corp. have caught the RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) buzz. Spurred in part by a WalMart Stores Inc. edict that requires suppliers to tag all shipping cases and palettes with RFID by 2006, the vendors are rewriting their enterprise applications to integrate RFID data.
Mercury Interactive heats up optimisation suite
Mercury Interactive unveils a raft of new components for its business technology optimisation suite this week. MI designed these additions to improve enterprise application and infrastructure performance.