News: August 2012
Industry and product news on CRM, Business Intelligence, ERP, supply chain management, and other enterprise applications. - Archive for August 2012
HCM Specialist Workday Files for $400M IPO
August 31, 2012Cloud HCM provider Workday takes the first steps in going public in the midst of a sizzling enterprise human resources software market.
Cloud Security Alliance Sets Sights on Big Data Security
August 31, 2012The Cloud Security Alliance thinks there’s no better time than now to tackle Big Data security.
Quest Launches Toad Business Intelligence Tools
August 29, 2012Quest looks beyond database developer tools and tackles business intelligence (BI) implementations with its new offering.
Tidemark Aims at Mobile Users with Cloud EPM Apps
August 28, 2012Tidemark brings its enterprise performance management technology to mobile workforces.
IBM Buys Social HCM Specialist Kenexa for $1.3B
August 27, 2012IBM bolsters its social enterprise services slate by acquiring human capital management (HCM) software maker Kenexa.
Benioff Teases Dreamforce Releases as Salesforce Revenues Grow
August 24, 2012Another strong quarter for the SaaS CRM vendor, as new social marketing and human capital management products slated to be announced next …
Swedish ERP Company Sets Its Sights on North American SMBs
August 22, 2012Swedish ERP provider Jeeves Information Systems opens a new office to address what it says is a growing opportunity to sell its software to …
Big Data Startup Sqrrl Raises $2M, Focuses on Security Challenges
August 20, 2012Startup with National Security Agency roots raises funds for its Accumulo-based Big Data platform and packs its bags for a move to Boston …
Zoho Campaigns Brings Email Marketing to Cloud CRM
August 15, 2012Zoho integrates an email and social campaign module into its cloud-based CRM suite.
Salesforce Embarks on Community-Building for Social Enterprises
August 14, 2012By presenting "social" as a set of business behaviors -- not just features -- Salesforce.com hopes to supercharge customer service and sales.
Tableau Adds MapR Support for Hadoop-Powered Analytics
August 10, 2012Business intelligence specialist Tableau expands its data source support by embracing MapR's Hadoop distribution.
To Socialize SharePoint, NewsGator Goes on the Lookout
August 9, 2012New features in Newsgator's Social Sites 3.0 aim to bring relevance, personalization to SharePoint social sharing as Yammer integration …
Freeborders Launches Program to Help Businesses Migrate SAP Environments to Cloud
August 6, 2012Consulting company says solution eases migration issues for companies moving SAP apps to the public or private cloud.
Yammer Adds Sentiment to Social with Kanjoya
August 3, 2012Yammer's partnership with Kanjoya means organizations can gauge employees' emotions on their enterprise social networks.
Salesforce's Do.com Gets Social for Contact and Sales Management
August 2, 2012New features in Salesforce's Do.com harness social media and advanced task management options to supercharge collaboration and help sales …