Chris Kanaracus - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Chris Kanaracus

Article | 25/07/2009 New software contract principles prompt worries

IT vendors and tech industry groups say a new set of legal principles for software contracts developed by the American Law Institute (ALI) could stifl...

Article | 25/07/2009 Oracle users' gripes about support portal going unheeded

Despite complaints from many users, Oracle is showing no signs it will reverse course on plans to shut down the venerable MetaLink support portal, lon...

Article | 24/07/2009 Oracle buys data-integration specialist

Oracle on Thursday said it is buying GoldenGate Software, a San Francisco maker of data integration tools, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition is ...

Article | 22/07/2009 Oracle tries to ease concerns of Virtual Iron customers

Oracle is trying to reassure customers of Virtual Iron, the virtualization company it bought in May, as rivals like VMware push discount offers in hop...

Article | 17/07/2009 Oracle hikes prices on database options

Oracle has apparently raised the cost of some management options for its flagship database by 40 percent, according to an official price list dated Ju...

Article | 17/07/2009 Third-party app maintenance provider claims huge growth

Rimini Street, provider of third-party maintenance for SAP and Oracle applications, said this week that business bookings have quadrupled during the f...

Article | 17/07/2009 IBM: Earnings rise, revenues fall, but growth ahead

IBM on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of US$2.32 per share, an 18 percent increase over last year, but said revenue fell 13 percent to $23....

Article | 16/07/2009 NetSuite launches 'green' discount program

On-demand ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendor NetSuite announced a promotion on Wednesday that provides a 50 percent discount for one year if th...

Article | 15/07/2009 Oracle issues big security patch update

Oracle on Tuesday released its latest quarterly patch update, which includes 10 security fixes for its database and also addresses a range of vulnerab...

Article | 15/07/2009 SAP adds Web services to Business ByDesign

Users of SAP's Business ByDesign on-demand ERP (enterprise resource planning) suite now have "one-click" integration with a range of third-party Web s...

Article | 14/07/2009 Study finds big rise in job cuts planned at IT shops

Forty-six percent of North American IT shops are planning to cut positions this year, up from 24 percent last year, with one-quarter planning to slash...

Article | 10/07/2009 Oracle mysteriously halts work on green data center

Oracle recently halted work on a green data center project in a suburb of Salt Lake City, but it is not clear why.

Article | 10/07/2009 Microsoft ties Dynamics CRM to Twitter

Microsoft has integrated its Dynamics CRM (customer relationship management) software with Twitter, in just the latest move by an enterprise software ...

Article | 9/07/2009 JasperSoft pushes 'unlimited access' BI offer

Open-source BI (business intelligence) vendor JasperSoft said Tuesday it is offering an unlimited-use purchase option to customers worldwide.

Article | 8/07/2009 VMware offering 'safe passage' to Virtual Iron users

VMware is trying to exploit uncertainty among customers of Virtual Iron, the virtualization vendor recently acquired by Oracle, with a new "safe passa...