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Charles Babcock
VMware Claims It's Cheaper Than Microsoft
May 22, 2012 10:00 AM
VMware-commissioned study claims advanced management capabilities make VMware less expensive than Microsoft virtualization products when you factor in admin time. But beware the red flags.
Cindi Howson
SAP Shares Five-Point BI Improvement Plan
May 22, 2012 09:58 AM
SAP is innovating on core business intelligence, visual analysis, mobile, social, and deep analytics.
Doug Henschen
SAP Swallows Sybase, CEO John Chen's Role Uncertain
May 21, 2012 09:24 AM
Sybase will be an SAP brand, not a separate subsidiary, in an integration that eliminates the longtime Sybase CEO's current role.
Jonathan Feldman
Open Source: Why Are You Still Waiting?
May 21, 2012 09:00 AM
Open source technology has pervaded government IT. The private sector must follow, because of cloud, agility, mobility, and the wild card: teenagers.
Art Wittmann
HP Layoffs Signal Punishing Fall
May 18, 2012 10:06 AM
Unless HP can turn enterprise software, cloud services, or some other line into a high-volume, high-margin business, it's in for a world of hurt.
Doug Henschen
SAP Faces Uphill Battle On Database, Mobile, Cloud
May 15, 2012 09:47 AM
SAPPHIRE conference spotlights a young, three-pronged strategy that remains a work in progress.
Eric Zeman
Apple Blocks Push From Sparrow Email App
May 14, 2012 11:06 AM
Sparrow's email app beats Apple's native iOS email. The catch: Its best feature is only available if you're willing to jailbreak your iPhone.
Thomas Claburn
10 Ways To Stifle Tech Competition
May 14, 2012 09:39 AM
Competition happens, unless you can avoid it. From Microsoft Windows RT to Google Chrome, here's how today's giants safeguard their turf.
Cindi Howson
QlikTech Promises 'Gorgeous Genius'
May 14, 2012 09:00 AM
The Business Intelligence vendor behind QlikView says next release will blend seductive interfaces with smart, comparative-analysis capabilities.
Eric Zeman
Mobile OS Madness Ahead In June
May 12, 2012 09:05 AM
When Apple, Google, and Microsoft all hold developer events in San Francisco in June, you'll get a peek at what's next for smartphones. Here's what might pop up.
David F. Carr
Social Business in 30 Days?
May 11, 2012 11:05 AM
With Try Jive, Jive Software is flirting with the freemium model used by competitors like Yammer. But is 30 days long enough to see results?
Doug Henschen
Spinnaker Adds SAP Support: A Bargain?
May 11, 2012 11:00 AM
Third-party enterprise application support providers promise savings of up to 70% per year, but mind the gaps in coverage.
Patrick Houston
Framehawk Says BYOD Is Not Rocket Science
May 08, 2012 09:56 AM
Startup Framehawk, which counts a former NASA physicist as a co-founder, uses desktop virtualization and its own communications protocol to safely extend corporate apps and data to tablets and smartphones.
Doug Henschen
HBase: Hadoop's Next Big Data Chapter
May 08, 2012 09:11 AM
HBase still has a few 'rough edges,' but that hasn't kept this NoSQL database from becoming one of the hottest pockets within the white-hot Hadoop market.
Cindi Howson
Oracle Makes Case For Exalytics, Data Discovery
May 03, 2012 08:53 AM
Oracle demonstrates how it optimizes queries, searches mixed data types, and "engineers" hardware to run its high-demand software.
Doug Henschen
Hana and Exalytics: SAP's Hype Versus Oracle's FUD
May 01, 2012 01:24 PM
Getting to the facts in the war of words surrounding SAP's Hana and Oracle's Exalytics platforms.
Jonathan Feldman
After Flashback, Apple Walled Gardens Won't Help
April 27, 2012 11:00 AM
Apple and other vendors will use the Flashback botnet as reason to move forward with desktop walled garden restrictions. Here's why that approach won't cut malware.
Doug Henschen
Salesforce.com's Benioff And Infor's Phillips: A Fireside Chat
April 26, 2012 10:49 AM
Two maverick executives discuss their recent partnership, the direction of enterprise software, and war stories from two decades in the software industry.
Paul McDougall
Microsoft Earnings Show Enterprise Strength, Consumer Weakness
April 20, 2012 12:03 PM
Microsoft Q3 earnings report reveals strong growth in business market but anemic gadget sales. Is it time for Redmond to jettison its consumer offerings?
Debra Donston-Miller
Social Network: Techies On Time's Top 100 List
April 19, 2012 08:25 AM
Techies on Time's list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World are all part of the social networking juggernaut.
Doug Henschen
Marketo's Crowd Factory Deal Underscores Rise Of Social Marketing
April 18, 2012 01:50 PM
By helping companies reach customers through Facebook and Twitter as well as e-mail, banners, and keywords, Marketo plans to socialize marketing automation.
Shvetank Shah
4 Ways IT's Role Changing Faster Than Expected
April 16, 2012 12:34 PM
Analysts at the Corporate Executive Board say you'd better update your five-year plan, because a series of radical shifts around IT's value, ownership, and role are happening sooner than envisioned.
Charles Babcock
VMware Cloud Foundry Plays Disruptive Role
April 12, 2012 09:42 AM
On Cloud Foundry's first birthday, VMware CTO Steve Herrod likened it to the Linux of cloud computing. That's not quite right, but this open source platform for developers could slay worries about cloud vendor lock-in.
Josh Greenbaum
SAP Says Hana Tests Well On Performance, Scalability
April 12, 2012 08:30 AM
If SAP's new benchmarks are accurate, in-memory technology could take scalability concerns off the table and help SAP compete with Oracle on better terms.
Josh Greenbaum
Microsoft's Switch From Siebel CRM To Dynamics Speaks Volumes
April 09, 2012 08:30 AM
The "moat" around Oracle's CRM products that once kept customers from leaving is drying up as Fusion comes up short and more viable options emerge.