SAPPHIRE - Interview: What to expect from Mendocino
Much of the talk at the European Sapphire customer event in Copenhagen centered on the agreement between SAP AG and Microsoft Corp. to jointly develop a product that will integrate components of their...
View ArticleSAP wants to make analytics easier
If business analytics was once the domain of a small group of specially trained experts who could generate and comprehend highly detailed reports, it's time to extend this technology to a much broader...
View ArticleSAPPHIRE US - Analysis: Agassi: For and against open source
While one software visionary wonders how to get young people interested in developing dry business application software, another may have the solution: open source. "If I could just find a way to get a...
View ArticleSAPPHIRE US - Case Study: SAP arrives at Home Depot
Bob DeRodes, executive vice president and chief information officer (CIO) of The Home Depot Inc., admits that the home improvement company, North America's second largest retailer and a Fortune 13...
View ArticleMicrosoft IPTV is still fuzzy but promising
Several big telecommunications operators and, in particular, the world's largest software maker, Microsoft, hope to sway many couch potatoes to zap their old-fashioned notions about television and tune...
View ArticleSAP promises new type of hosted CRM service
SAP AG plans to introduce later this year what it says will be a new model for offering CRM (customer relationship management) applications, one that combines elements of both hosted and on-demand...
View ArticleIDC: Most telcos in Europe to offer IPTV by 2009
All incumbent telephone companies in Western Europe and many of the region's major alternative operators will be offering IPTV (Internet Protocol television) by 2009, according to a new study published...
View ArticleEBay to acquire Skype for $2.6 billion
Online auction site EBay Inc. has agreed to acquire Internet telephony company Skype Technologies SA for US$2.6 billion. The deal will help eBay move into new business areas while allowing Skype to...
View ArticleSiemens shows ultra-thin color display for packaging
Producers of food, consumer electronics and other fast-selling products hoping to attract more eyeballs to their goods should be interested in this technology: Researchers at German electronics giant...
View ArticleSAP raises full-year forecast on strong Q3 sales
Strong third-quarter license revenue has prompted SAP AG to raise its full-year forecast, as the German business application vendor continued to grow its market share in the U.S.
View ArticleTrojan calls on Skype users
After making a big splash in the news through its US$2.6 billion deal with eBay, Skype Technologies can't be happy about a malicious Trojan horse that is circulating as an e-mail attachment and...
View ArticleMicrosoft: Community computing is on the way
Forget personal computing. A new world of community computing is knocking on the front door, offering unparalleled communication opportunities and challenges alike. That's how Jonathan Murray,...
View ArticleMobile TV content a must, says Sony Pictures Digital VP
Even if mobile TV is still in its infancy and poses numerous technical and legal hurdles, major production studios don't want to miss out on the action.
View ArticleGerman PC sales drop 4 percent in Q2, Gartner says
Manufacturers of desktop PCs and notebooks may need to adjust to a tougher sales climate in Germany, Europe's largest IT market, where computer sales dipped in the second quarter, according to market...
View ArticleGerman court upholds decision on used software licences
A higher German court has ruled to uphold a decision by a lower court to ban the sale of used software licenses, in a case involving a subsidiary of Oracle. The Appellate Court of Munich ruled on...
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