Michael Hickins

Federated Search Getting More Crowded

Oracle (Quote) is hoping to become more relevant in the enterprise search space thanks to enhancements to its stand-alone search application. Oracle Secure Enterprise Search 10g, announced in March 2006, features...

Microsoft: Vista Is Just the Beginning

NEW YORK -- Microsoft (Quote) CEO Steve Ballmer kicked off sales of the consumer version of its new Vista operating system (OS) and Office suite today, calling it "the biggest...

Microsoft, Nortel: ‘Unified’ at Last

NEW YORK -- Microsoft (Quote) and Nortel (Quote) introduced three new integrated computer and telephony products they say will improve productivity and reduce cost and complexity for end users. The unified products...

SAP’s ‘Big, Big Year’

SAP (Quote) is repackaging its well-known ERP (define) platform in the hopes of making it more digestible for mid-market companies. The Walldorf, Germany-based software vendor today introduced enhancements to its All-in-One application suite...

Health IT Joins The 21st Century

You probably remember the last time you bought a computer. And you probably know exactly how much it cost you. But the same probably can't be...

Dell Launches Online Services Deuce

LAS VEGAS -- Michael Dell announced a pair of new services reflecting increased broadband penetration and the importance of the consumer market to Dell's (Quote) business. He also noted that...

IBM Flexes PLM Muscles in SMB Space

IBM (Quote) believes that it can turn its brand of product lifecycle management (PLM), sitting atop its Websphere platform, into a dominant enterprise planning hub in the manufacturing sector. IBM is...

Google Preps Blogger For The Enterprise

Google (Quote) is taking yet another popular feature and retooling it for the enterprise. The Mountain View, Calif.-based search giant took Blogger out of beta last week, introducing features that...

Google to Write an ‘Integrated Story’?

Internetnews.com editors provide an early roadmap for tech's direction in 2007. Google (Quote) says its mission is to organize all the world's information and make it accessible and useful...

Microsoft ‘Firm But Fair’ on Piracy

Microsoft (Quote) today announced a multi-million dollar settlement with French disk replicator MPO Group. The French company admitted that its Thai subsidiary inadvertently relied on a fake Microsoft...

When Titans Clash: PLM Versus ERP

Traditionally, enterprises have used PLM (define), usually in engineering-centric industries like automotive and aerospace, to create component lists that are then used by ERP (define) systems to generate...

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