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Symbian: Mobile Linux 'fragmentation city'
News Enterprises will not touch Linux as a mobile platform because the companies involved are too fragmented, claims a Symbian executive.
Tags: Symbian
Does IBM's success herald a software comeback?
News IBM's software divisions' success in 2004 is being hailed as a sign of recovery in the software industry as a whole by some, but many analysts are being more cautious.
Tags: Software
Analysts consider Microsoft-Siebel pact
News Microsoft may be preparing to make a minority investment in the business software maker, according to analyst reports.
Oracle names new chief financial officer
News Oracle names Jeffrey Epstein as its new chief financial officer, marking its fourth CFO since long-time bean counter Jeff Henley retired four years ago.
Tags: Business applications, Databases, Executive recruiting, CFO, Database, co-president, audit, Oracle Corp., applications company, blog
Salesforce.com posts 43 percent revenue jump
News Online customer relationship management software maker reports revenue reached US$276 million, fueled by growth in the company's subscription and support business.
Tags: Customer resource management (CRM), Business applications, Earning reports/forecasts, Sales/revenue, Marc Benioff, CRM, Wall Street, News.com, applications company, revenue
SAP expands executive board
News German software maker SAP said Tuesday it has appointed global sales chief Leo Apotheker to its executive board.
Microsoft unveils new XP Embedded version
News The software giant makes the second beta of the component-based version of the operating system available to developers.
HP, SAP unite to bolster computer performance
News Hewlett-Packard is adding business software heavyweight SAP to its new alliance that promotes better computer systems performance.
Fixing Symbol's woes
News Symbol Technologies' high-flying CEO William Nuti recounted the company's "toxic culture" and what he did to weed out the mess.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, RFID, Privacy, Patents
Open-source SugarCRM eyes stock market entry
News The open-source packaged application company, which is releasing the beta of a major product upgrade, is on track to go public, CEO says.
Tags: Open source, Linux
Microsoft jumps into CRM market
News The software behemoth shows off its first customer relationship management software effort, another step toward the company's expansion into the business applications market.
Microsoft reveals business software plans
News Its expansion into the business application market pivots on a suite meant to help companies do everything from cut paychecks to ring up customers at the checkout counter.
NetSuite files for IPO
News In auction-style public offering, hosted-software maker seeks to raise US$75 million--and to stay under Larry Ellison's control.
Tags: Investor relations
IBM teams with software makers on grid
News New software applications could move grid out of the esoteric realm and into mainstream business.
Tags: grid computing
Microsoft antitrust ruling expected next week
News U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson yesterday asked the government to submit a final, revised remedy proposal by Friday, a strong indication that a decision in the Microsoft antitrust trial could come as early as next week.
