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Mac Hack Contest Draws Fire By Michael Hickins | Article Published May 3, 2007 A Gartner study takes issue with how vulnerabilities are discovered and disclosed. Vista Drives 'Record Profits' at Microsoft By Michael Hickins | Article Published April 27, 2007 Microsoft investors were gifted with a grand slam of double digit growth in revenue, operating income and EPS last quarter. 'Round The World With a Verizon BlackBerry By Michael Hickins | Article Published April 26, 2007 A deal with Verizon lifts a 'huge burden' off the shoulders of corporate IT managers. Windows For BlackBerry By Michael Hickins | Article Published April 24, 2007 RIM's decision to make its client available on Windows-based devices opens new, ahem, vistas for customers. Microsoft's SaaS Channel-Crossing Strategy By Michael Hickins | Article Published April 16, 2007 Microsoft is launching a program to help hosting companies usher ISVs into the world of SaaS. Salesforce, Adobe Together at Last By Michael Hickins | Article Published April 16, 2007 The SaaS vendor and the desktop software vendor mash their tool kits together. Oracle Suite Presages IT Management Push By Michael Hickins | Article Published April 2, 2007 Release 12 of Oracle's E-Business Suite includes functionalities that step on some pretty big toes. Vista Sales Better Than Expected By Michael Hickins | Article Published April 1, 2007 Microsoft announced that early sales of Windows Vista are outpacing those that XP experienced, putting it on the road to become the fastest-adopted version of Windows in the company's history. SAP's Chief Software Architect Calls it Quits By Michael Hickins | Article Published March 29, 2007 Better green than seen for the presumed successor to the CEO? Microsoft Wades Deeper Into Systems Management By Michael Hickins | Article Published March 28, 2007 Microsoft details its vision for helping corporate IT departments manage their software assets. SAP Could be 'In a World of Trouble' By Michael Hickins | Article Published March 24, 2007 Analysis: Oracle's suit might be as much an attempt to damage SAP's reputation as to seriously dent its pocketbook. Mobile Payment Systems Get Traction By Michael Hickins | Article Published March 22, 2007 New programs in Europe and Africa demonstrate the potential of cell phone-based payment systems. Microsoft Wooing Hearts, Minds of SMBs By Michael Hickins | Article Published March 20, 2007 Microsoft isn't leaving any stone -- or store -- unturned in its efforts to capture small business users. Salesforce Makes 'MySpace' For Business By Michael Hickins | Article Published March 19, 2007 The leading on-demand CRM vendor's spring release demonstrates the power of the SaaS model. SAP Does Road Work at CeBIT By Michael Hickins | Article Published March 16, 2007 The software giant clarified various product roadmaps during the CeBIT conference in Germany. Xactly Planning For More Intelligent SaaS By Michael Hickins | Article Published March 12, 2007 The sales compensation application vendor is stepping out of its comfort zone with the help of new partners Cognos and Informatica. Novell: Word, Meet Open Source By Michael Hickins | Article Published March 6, 2007 OpenOffice users still have to wait for translators for spreadsheets and presentation software. Vendors Missing The SaaS Wave By Michael Hickins | Article Published March 6, 2007 Customers have embraced software-as-a-service so quickly that traditional vendors have been left grasping at air, but they still have time to catch up. IBM Goes Goo-Goo for Gadgets By Michael Hickins | Article Published March 1, 2007 Big Blue will let WebSphere users find and install Google gadgets. New Tools Ease Vista Deployment Pains By Michael Hickins | Article Published February 20, 2007 Microsoft wants to avoid the snags that slowed adoption of XP by learning from its mistakes. IBM Lets a 'Thousand Flowers' Speak By Michael Hickins | Article Published February 14, 2007 IBM put speech technology in the context of its broader SOA and information-on-demand initiatives. Citrix Streams to The Desktop By Michael Hickins | Article Published February 12, 2007 The vendor of application delivery tools will give customers access to desktop applications even when they're off-network. IT Vendors Target SMBs By Michael Hickins | Article Published February 11, 2007 Vendors are scrambling to tap into the tempting but elusive SMB market to compensate for tightening enterprise IT spending. Microsoft Looks to Crack Mobile Enterprise Nut By Michael Hickins | Article Published February 9, 2007 Windows Mobile 6 includes PC-like features to entice enterprise users away from their 'crackberries.' Federated Search Getting More Crowded By Michael Hickins | Article Published February 5, 2007 Oracle now wants to help customers securely federate and extend search into various content buckets. Microsoft: Vista Is Just the Beginning By Michael Hickins | Article Published January 30, 2007 Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sought to dispel any idea that Vista is the last operating system that the company will bring to market. Microsoft, Nortel: 'Unified' at Last By Michael Hickins | Article Published January 18, 2007 The companies fleshed out the vision of integrated voice and data communications through a unified client. SAP's 'Big, Big Year' By Michael Hickins | Article Published January 17, 2007 SAP expects a big payoff from its new approach to ERP for the mid-market. Health IT Joins The 21st Century By Michael Hickins | Article Published January 15, 2007 Calls for more transparency are sounding throughout the health care industry. Dell Launches Online Services Deuce By Michael Hickins | Article Published January 10, 2007 Dell Chairman Michael Dell urged more fiber to support new service and hardware capabilities. Tool Around With Microsoft, Ford By Michael Hickins | Article Published January 9, 2007 Will information workers make more use of e-mail, conference calling and other mobile applications? IBM Flexes PLM Muscles in SMB Space By Michael Hickins | Article Published January 8, 2007 Big Blue is incorporating new partners as it rolls out its new product development platform. Google Preps Blogger For The Enterprise By Michael Hickins | Article Published December 27, 2006 Google has taken Blogger out of beta with a set of tools intended to attract business users. Google to Write an 'Integrated Story'? By Michael Hickins | Article Published December 26, 2006 What's Next in Tech: The company that wants to organize the world's information is going to infiltrate the enterprise space with your help. Microsoft 'Firm But Fair' on Piracy By Michael Hickins | Article Published December 20, 2006 The company settled out of court with the French digital disk replicator for having infringed on its copyrights. When Titans Clash: PLM Versus ERP By Michael Hickins | Article Published December 19, 2006 Vendors are positioning Product Lifecycle Management as an alternative to Enterprise Resource Planning. How will the market react? Study: Vista to Spur Revenue, Jobs Growth By Michael Hickins | Article Published December 12, 2006 Research firm IDC says Vista's effects will extend far beyond the $4 billion Microsoft stands to earn. Or will it? Microsoft Shakes up The E-Mail Landscape By Michael Hickins | Article Published December 11, 2006 The introduction of Exchange 2007 may be the death knell for the third party. Vista's Day Has Come By Michael Hickins | Article Published December 1, 2006 Steve Ballmer launched the shiny new operating system Thursday in New York, as the company enjoys its biggest release yet. BI Fruits Drive SOA Adoption By Michael Hickins | Article Published November 28, 2006 Study shows that companies want BI strategy help. Get a Life: Enterprises Eye Potential For Second Life By Michael Hickins | Article Published November 27, 2006 Enterprises are dipping their toes in the waters of virtual worlds, but may have to wait to see the benefits. Sybase on The Move Again By Michael Hickins | Article Published November 22, 2006 Sybase has made another acquisition in the mobility space. This time for the OEMs. IBM Signs on For Small Business By Michael Hickins | Article Published November 21, 2006 Big Blue is expanding its single sign-on application to help smaller companies work with their partners. Avaya Ratchets Up The Race For Mobile Workers By Michael Hickins | Article Published November 17, 2006 Avaya's acquisition of Traverse gives it a competitive advantage in the unified communications market. Office Live Has Microsoft in Marketing Mode By Michael Hickins | Article Published November 15, 2006 The company launches Office Live today, offering three service options. Turning on SOA Without Blowing a Fuse By Michael Hickins | Article Published November 13, 2006 NetManage introduces an application that helps IT departments ensure hardware and bandwidth capacity for SOA projects. A New 'Workday' for ERP By Michael Hickins | Article Published November 9, 2006 Former PeopleSoft co-founder Dave Duffield debuts on-demand ERP provider. Office 2007 Moves Into Position By Michael Hickins | Article Published November 7, 2006 Microsoft releases Office 2007 to manufacturing, as the release drumbeat gets louder, and closer. SaaS Vendors Make Partners Pay The Freight By Michael Hickins | Article Published October 25, 2006 Two on-demand software vendors are betting on the outside to sponsor their users. SMBs, a Fencepost And Net Neutrality By Michael Hickins | Article Published September 20, 2006 It's hard to peg what a typical foe of net neutrality looks like, even within the SMB community. Business Intelligence For The Mobile Crowd By Michael Hickins | Article Published September 18, 2006 Cognos to let executives peruse business intelligence reports on the go with Cognos 8 Go Mobile. IBM Beats Microsoft to Meeting Space By Michael Hickins | Article Published September 14, 2006 Bested by Microsoft in the arena of static collaboration workspace tools, IBM was determined to write the ground rules for real-time collaboration. SaaS Versus SaaS By Michael Hickins | Article Published September 12, 2006 How to tell when you've arrived, SOX pros and cons, and more service with your software. Cognos Layoffs a Growing Pain For BI By Michael Hickins | Article Published September 8, 2006 Flat license revenue growth and a changing landscape for business intelligence causes Cognos to make a strategic about-face. SAP Pushes Compliance as Strategy By Michael Hickins | Article Published September 8, 2006 The vendor suggests that governance, risk and compliance management can become more of a strategic asset than simply a burdensome cost. Gazing Down The Glass Pipeline By Michael Hickins | Article Published September 1, 2006 More and more companies are using supply-chain management to gain competitive advantages in a global world. Thank SaaS For Flexible Financing By Michael Hickins | Article Published August 31, 2006 Competitive pressures from SaaS vendors and tightening IT budgets are forcing vendors to get creative. Software Vendors Jumping on SaaS Wagon By Michael Hickins | Article Published August 28, 2006 Traditional vendors may no longer be willing to cede the on-demand space to their pure-play rivals Will All of ISS Fit With IBM's On-Demand Strategy? By Michael Hickins | Article Published August 24, 2006 ISS's commitment to services is unquestioned, but half of its revenues come from on-premise solutions. How will those ISS products fit? Vista Outlook Not as Cloudy? By Michael Hickins | Article Published August 17, 2006 According to a new Merrill Lynch survey of corporate buying intentions, Microsoft might not have so much to worry about. Microsoft: Noise Improves Search Results By Michael Hickins | Article Published August 8, 2006 So-called "noisy behavior" -- information on where users click, how long they stay on sites and whether and how they reformulate their queries -- can improve search results by 31 percent, according to a new study from Microsoft Research. Salesforce Serves Notice By Michael Hickins | Article Published May 30, 2006 The on-demand CRM leader caters to its ecosystem a week after SAP does the same for NetWeaver. SAP's $125M SaaS Attack By Michael Hickins | Article Published May 22, 2006 If software-as-a-service is the future of enterprise apps, is SAP locking the NetWeaver door after the horse has left the market? Searchers Beware, Report Says By Michael Hickins | Article Published May 15, 2006 Sponsored links returned on keyword searches for most popular keywords are fraught with danger, according to a study by antivirus vendor McAfee. The Power in the Cloud By Michael Hickins | Article Published April 11, 2006 The question is not if, but when and where software-as-a-service will replace on-premise as the dominant application software model. |
