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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...

Article | 2/07/2009 Oracle launches Fusion Middleware 11g

Oracle unveiled a major chunk of Fusion Middleware 11g, the foundation for its next-generation Fusion Applications, during an event in Washington, D.C...

Article | 1/07/2009 Oracle offers ISVs monthly SaaS platform pricing

Oracle is now offering ISVs the ability to pay by the month for its SaaS (software as a service) infrastructure platform, versus shelling out major su...

Article | 30/06/2009 Aster rolls out data warehousing appliances

Seeking to cater to more customer tastes in the increasingly crowded market for large-scale data warehousing and analysis, startup Aster Data Systems ...

Article | 26/06/2009 Microsoft extends Dynamics service pack support

Microsoft Dynamics ERP (enterprise resource planning) and CRM (customer relationship management) users now have more flexibility in deploying the vend...

Article | 25/06/2009 Social networking success requires solid plans

Users who shared their social networking implementation stories at the Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston on Wednesday emphasized that success requir...

Article | 24/06/2009 Jive, SAP partner on 'social BI'

SAP and enterprise social-networking vendor Jive said Tuesday they have formed an agreement that will see SAP's BusinessObjects BI OnDemand software i...

Article | 24/06/2009 'Enterprise Facebook' enjoys major adoption

If large companies are looking for evidence that a social networking strategy can work, Booz Allen Hamilton may have given them some.

Article | 23/06/2009 Infor rolls out new 'Flex' upgrade policy

ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendor Infor on Monday is announcing the Infor Flex, a program it says will make it logistically and financially ea...

Article | 22/06/2009 Enterprise 2.0: vendors abound but what about buyers?

A gaggle of vendors, consultants and end users are set to converge at a Boston hotel Monday for this year's Enterprise 2.0 conference, but it's unclea...

Article | 17/06/2009 NetBooks pushes revamped small-business app suite

Startup NetBooks is making a second run at the nation's millions of small-business users with a new company name and revamped on-demand suite.

Article | 16/06/2009 Salesforce.com offering no-charge access to Force.com

Salesforce.com is hoping to drive more interest from corporate developers and ISVs in its Force.com development platform by offering limited, no-cost ...

Article | 15/06/2009 Infor to buy SoftBrands for $80 million

ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendor Infor and its investor, Golden Gate Capital, have formed a holding company to buy SoftBrands in a US$80 mill...

Article | 12/06/2009 OpenSource World offering free admission

Organizers of the upcoming OpenSource World conference broadened the event program and are offering free admission, hoping to attract more attendees i...