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Dell on a debunking mission
News Models of utility computing promoted by Sun, IBM and Hewlett-Packard need a "reality check", said a senior Dell executive.
Behind the scenes: Oracle's pursuit of Siebel
News In the midst of a contentious battle to acquire PeopleSoft, Oracle was also in merger talks with Siebel Systems, according to a new SEC filing.
Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Databases, Financial, Acquisitions, Mergers, Organizational structure
SAP touts alliances, new products
News Microsoft, IBM and Siemens make the German software giant's list of new partners. Also: Previewing 100 industry-specific analysis tools.
Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP)
Deciding to outsource: Is it cultural?
Blogs You may have been expecting this to be about cultural differences in relation to companies that outsource but it's not. ...
Cruise Line Tycoon: Island Hopping (PC)
Product Reviews Cruise Line Tycoon: Island Hopping (PC)
Start your project on the right foot
Insight A poor selection process can leave a project's manager, team, and even the stakeholders questioning why the project was ever considered in the first place. A look at what not to do.
Tags: IT Management
Oracle, SAP enhance apps packages
News Oracle on Thursday will officially unveil a new version of its package of corporate accounting applications. Meanwhile, rival SAP inks a deal designed to help its CRM software swap data.
HP launches pro-merger Web site
News The company creates a site for information on its pending merger with Compaq--not long after dissident board member Walter Hewlett starts an anti-merger site.
SAP plans to acquire Business Objects
News SAP announces it plans to acquire Business Objects in a cash deal valued at slightly more than US$6.8 billion.
Tags: Acquisitions
Does your project fit?
Insight comment Before kicking off new IT projects, ask yourself if they align with the strategic goals of your company, advised our columnist.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions
Mapping out the nanotech economy
News Nonprofit group takes a bird's-eye view of where in the United States the science of little things is a very big deal.
Tags: Nanotechnology
Multi-core count reach 96
Insight California-based chip designer ClearSpeed has managed to put 96 computing cores onto a single semiconductor, as the race to secure a niche in the emerging market for co-processors heats up.
Tags: Processors
asiaOnair.com puts faith in B2C model
News asiaOnair.com, a Web cast service provider is putting faith in the business-to-consumer (B2C) business model to bring in the buck although many venture capitalists are pulling themselves away from this model.
Building a better business case
Techguide A business case presents the cost and benefits of a proposed project, and is used as a tool to "sell" the project to the organization.
Tags: Project management, IT project management, CFO, Project, CRM, Tool, Patrick Gray, Prevoyance Group, CIO, vision
Oracle won't abandon Hyperion products
News The company will pursue a policy similar to that used in high-profile takeovers such as PeopleSoft--not forcing clients to switch products, say executives.
Tags: Data warehousing/business intelligence, Software integration, Business applications, Acquisitions, Merger integration teams
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