SAP threw another blow at the body of rival software vendor Oracle, announcing that is offering technical support and a conversion roadmap for customers running Siebel software. On the eve of its Sapphire user conference beginning tomorrow in Orlando, Fla.,…
Given the limitations of most wireless devices on the market, the relative dearth of business applications running on wireless devices could be moot. But Salesforce.com has made a $15 million bet on that market, with its acquisition of wireless applications…
The fight for retail software player Retek marks a new phase in competition between SAP and Oracle : the battle for vertical markets.Analysts suggest Oracle’s winning bid for the Minnesota-based retail software provider is only the tip of the iceberg…
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. — Oracle launched its first initiative today as a newly merged company. Dubbed “Project Fusion,” the venture is part of Oracle’s plan to simultaneously support Oracle’s acquired technology from PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards, as well as develop…
Government, financial services and manufacturing are the enterprise sectors that will feel the first ripple effect of the new Oracle , according to research published this week.Analysts with IT market consultants Burton Group and IDC are pointing to some very…
Oracle may be able to start its marriage with PeopleSoft as early as Thursday with the help of a handful of PeopleSoft shareholder converts. A spokesman for Oracle said executives will issue a statement after markets close today, and noted…
Now that PeopleSoft and Oracle are coming to terms, their respective support groups are starting to do the same. The International Oracle Users Group (IOUG) and Oracle Applications User Groups (OAUG) each extended an olive branch this week inviting the…
Oracle has begun laying the foundation for its eventual marriage with PeopleSoft . In a briefing with reporters, Oracle President Charles Phillips reaffirmed the company’s plans to solidify the deal before Dec. 30. The executive is expected to meet with…
In the aftermath of the PeopleSoft/Oracle merger, analysts are sifting through PeopleSoft’s past for clues that led to its eventual sale. Nearly 19 months ago, the Pleasanton, Calif.-based company was growing its large-scale contracts while gracefully expanding its Human Resource…
The greatest impact of the Oracle/PeopleSoft mergermay be its effect on other software companies — not customers, analysts say. Large and small software providers must now learn how to best deal with an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) world dominated by…