Lifecycle Management
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Linux-Windows gap to remain for five years

News Don't expect mainstream adoption for Linux five years down the road, even if Linux operating systems become more user-friendly, say analysts.

Wednesday, October 14 2009 07:06 PM

Tags: Linux desktop OS, Open source, Open Source, Ovum, Operating System, GUI, Microsoft Corp., Linux Desktop Experience, Sales, Microsoft Windows

Asian manufacturers go digital in 2009

News New manufacturing plants in the region will adopt a "digital factory" approach, incorporating simulation and "latest thinking" in their operations, new report notes.

Thursday, February 12 2009 06:49 PM

Tags: IT budgeting, Infrastructure/architecture management, Investments, Region, Investment, Manufacturing, Asia-Pacific, product lifecycle management, product lifecycle, product development

SaaS ERP market poised for strong growth

News Market for software-as-a-service-based enterprise resource planning in Asia-Pacific excluding Japan is expected to reach US$193 million by 2012, says Springboard.

Friday, May 08 2009 02:38 PM

Tags: Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Software, India, Survey, Asia-Pacific, Small And Medium Business, product lifecycle management, product lifecycle, ERP

Micro Focus buys Borland in US$75M deal

News British application-management company buys U.S. rival Borland and, in a separate deal, spends US$80 million on application testing and software quality products from Compuware.

Thursday, May 07 2009 11:54 AM

Tags: Acquisitions, Business applications, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., software, lifecycle management, enterprise application, acquisition, Business applications, Acquisitions

CA to buy Eurekify

News IT management software maker plans to acquire identity and role management company Eurekify, marking its second security-related acquisition within two months.

Friday, November 14 2008 10:22 AM

Tags: Acquisitions, Security, Computer Associates International Inc., Israel, user provisioning, software, analytics, lifecycle management, IT administration, access management

Customers reap gains of ERP implementation

News Malaysian manufacturer Dunham-Bush's maiden ERP use enhances customer service as interaction between engineering, production, sales departments gets better.

Thursday, January 15 2009 07:06 PM

Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Manufacturing, Sales, ERP, Malaysia, ERP system, Epicor Software Corp., HVAC, Dunham-Bush Holdings, Oracle Corp.

APAC CIOs score 'poor' in managing assets

News Region's IT chiefs rate themselves well in executing IT and governance but give low marks on competence in technology and asset management, new survey reveals.

Tuesday, July 14 2009 06:36 PM

Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, IT Governance, Innovation, SOA, India, International Data Corp., Singapore, Cloud Computing, CIO

HP must bundle software, services

News To succeed in the software market, HP must more closely tie its business technology optimization strategy with its services portfolio, says analyst.

Wednesday, December 10 2008 09:01 PM

Tags: Utility computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Services, Consulting, Hewlett-Packard Co., business technology, business technology optimization, software, Oracle Corp., industry

IBM to buy tools company Telelogic

News Big Blue will spend US$745 million for Swedish company, whose products are used to design, write and test complex software.

Tuesday, June 12 2007 07:54 AM

Tags: Business applications, Acquisitions

Oracle to buy Agile Software

News Plans give Oracle a foothold in the product lifecycle management business, a market expected to grow to $6 billion this year.

Wednesday, May 16 2007 09:52 AM

Tags: Business applications, Acquisitions

IBM buys engineering tech unit

News EADS Matra Datavision, which specializes in product lifecycle management software, has distributed products and provided services for IBM in Europe since 1998.

Tuesday, October 08 2002 10:19 AM