Go to the nomination formWhether you’re trying to streamline costs or grow revenue, technology is an ever-increasing part of the equation in the formula for small business success. The good news is that the product choices have gotten broader and…
A new company announced its launch on Tuesday, offering a sales compensation management application on demand. Xactly will provide Xactly Incent on the software-as-service model to automate the process of setting and calculating sales commissions. The service is designed for…
When it comes to the power of presence in applications, “we’re just scratching the surface,” Ed Simnett, senior product manager for the Real-Time Collaboration Group at Microsoft, told InstantMessagingPlanet.com. “Presence is becoming a normal part of information workers bag of…
UPDATED: Microsoft and SAP continue to get cozier as they combat Oracle and other rivals.Using their service-oriented architecture (SOA) models as a base, the partners said they are jointly developing a new composite application that hooks SAP business process software…
SAP AG is helping utility companies leverage Web services to help them more efficiently deal with deregulated markets and new compliance issues. SAP is blending its NetWeaver application platform, loaded with business intelligence tools, to help electricity, gas and water…
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…
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…
PeopleSoft’s Chairman and CEO David Duffield resigned from the company on Dec. 21, just one week after PeopleSoft’s board agreed to accept Oracle’s $10.3 billion acquisition offer. According to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday, Duffield…
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…
Could your prospect’s job be on the line when they buy your business-to-business (B2B) product? The question wouldn’t be relevant with a business-to-consumer (B2C) product. If you buy the wrong ketchup, your kids may go into an uproar at the…