Small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) could be a major force in the software market, according to Jupiter Media Metrix, which expects financial management, CRM and e-commerce applications to lead the way. Jupiter estimates that the North America market for enterprise…
After posting one of its best years ever, business software maker PeopleSoft is celebrating with a vengeance.The Pleasanton, Calif.-based company Friday says it will exercise its option to purchase one hundred percent of the outstanding shares of Momentum Business Applications,…
Blue Martini Software Wednesday says it has named Robert Cell as its new chief financial officer. Cell assumes the duties of CFO from John Calonico, who left the company earlier this month. Most recently Cell served on Blue Martini Software’s…
You made the sale from your Web site. Great! Now what? Web business software maker Aftermind, Inc., says you need to keep in touch with that customer – or they may never come back. The Fremont, Calif.-based company Monday launched…
Chordiant Software , which makes customer relationship management (CRM) software, Tuesday updated its application to version 5.0. The new version meshes together the company’s standards-based open JX Architecture (J2EE + XML) making it easy to work with and install what…
BroadVision Monday says it has inked an OEM deal with the Medical Solutions division of German-based Siemens . The agreement allows for even more distribution of the Siemens’ Health Enterprise Dashboard. The platform is a online healthcare solution built upon…
A week after question and answer search engine Ask Jeeves finished embedding the assets of Teoma, the company says it has acquired the technology of privately owned Octopus for an undisclosed amount. Emeryville, Calif.-based Jeeves Monday says it has also…
Online conference management provider Bluedot Software says three is the magic number for its next generation eConference management software. The San Francisco-based company Thursday released its new flagship product, Bluedot 3, which is being toted as a valuable tool for…
Vicinity Corp. Wednesday says one of its patent applications has been approved and registered by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company provides Web, wireless and speech-based Enterprise Location Services (ELS). The patent is titled “Method and…
Nearly 29 million people bought gifts online during the 2001 holiday shopping season, a study from the Pew Internet & American Life Project found, and women did most of the buying. The average amount spent online was $392 per person,…