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SAP reaches out for helping hands

News Rather than build all its software itself, SAP will promote community development and turn NetWeaver into an open platform.

Tuesday, March 22 2005 08:57 AM

Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP)

IE patent battle heats up

News Eolas Technologies filed a motion to permanently enjoin Microsoft's distribution of its IE browser.

Thursday, October 09 2003 08:43 AM

Oracle on SAP's NetWeaver: Bring it on

News Fusion middleware project will provide a common basis for all Oracle applications and compete head-to-head with German rival's NetWeaver.

Thursday, April 21 2005 08:34 AM

Tags: Business applications, Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Mergers

Microsoft comments on Vista SP1 kernel reports

News Vista APIs have been extended to 'patch' the kernel and aid 64-bit application development, the company has claimed.

Thursday, February 07 2008 11:30 AM

Tags: Windows Vista

Change of heart in Office spat

News In a high-stakes conflict over document formats, some ODF backers are abandoning the standard in favor of a W3C alternative.

Tuesday, October 30 2007 10:37 AM

Tags: Software

Newly-merged Lawson takes on ERP giants

News The combined entity of Lawson and Intentia will leverage on its newfound synergies in the enterprise resource planning market.

Wednesday, May 10 2006 06:53 PM

Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Mergers

Microsoft takes Silverlight beyond Windows

News The software giant will let .Net and Ruby developers write Web applications for Windows and the Mac.

Tuesday, May 01 2007 07:08 AM

Tags: Operating systems, Protocols and platforms, Business applications

Eclipse readies 'rich client' software

News The open-source software offers developers an alternative to Windows for delivering desktop applications.

Tuesday, June 22 2004 10:33 AM

eBay thinks outside with eBox

News Initiative calls for auction kingpin to rebuild its systems for faster development--and maybe more hosted apps.

Wednesday, June 13 2007 09:09 AM

Tags: Protocols and platforms, Web services

Adobe blasts Apollo into beta through AIR

News Adobe Integrated Runtime, formerly dubbed Apollo, paves the way for Web applications that perform like desktop-bound programs.

Tuesday, June 12 2007 07:13 AM

Tags: Software engineering/development, Business applications

Oracle exec to head open-source group

News Oracle executive Mike Milinkovich is named the first executive director since Eclipse gained independence from IBM earlier this year.

Tuesday, June 01 2004 09:49 AM

Tags: Open source

Odigo calls for phone-based IM

News The instant messaging provider will provide its members with a service that lets them send instant messages via any phone.

Saturday, June 23 2001 04:05 AM

Oracle: Learning humility?

News With the company's sales in business apps slipping and rivals like SAP and PeopleSoft out in front, Ellison & Co. are taking a different tack.

Friday, April 12 2002 10:40 AM

Microsoft explores self-managing software

News The company takes on competitors with a new initiative for developing "autonomic" business applications.

Monday, March 17 2003 08:45 AM

Oracle's new plan: Make friends, don't buy them

News The software giant is now looking to make friends in an industry transformed by its own multibillion-dollar acquisition spree.

Thursday, October 26 2006 11:18 AM

Tags: Software, Business applications, Acquisitions