Oracle said to be making progress on Fusion apps
Oracle has reportedly made significant progress on its long-awaited Fusion Applications
Alternative Technology offers Oracle Unbreakable Linux Support
Expanded distribution agreement means more partner opportunities in the Linux space, executive says
SAP Canada names new president
Mark Aboud’s focus will be on building the SMB business with the channel’s help
SAP cuts low-price support, but promises 24/7 maintenance
One support package will be available to new customers, with expanded services, for 22 per cent of license fees
Outlining Microsoft’s business apps agenda
Steve Ballmer discusses changes to Dynamics-CRM, announces a partnership with EDS and evaluates his competitors
SAP Canada launches new push in the SME space
The ERP vendor is aggressively recruiting SME partners, and one Western Canadian partner explains why it has decided to go exclusive with Business One
SAP ships ‘enhancements’ for ERP
Release also includes more than 50 enterprise services bundles designed to address specific business processes
BPM vendor wants to drive half its revenue through partners
While the initial focus is on SIs, IDS Scheer’s Americas channel boss would also like to talk to Oracle, SAP and BMC resellers
Top 5 Vendors to Watch: Pillar Data
All week CDNNow will profile five vendors our editorial team feels you should be keeping an eye on in 2008. Today, we feature a company emerging from Larry Ellison’s long shadow: Pillar Data
Analyzing Oracle’s US$8.5B BEA acquisition
BEA’s best of breed middleware seen as key to success of Oracle’s Fusion suite
BEA finally says yes to Oracle, while Sun opens its wallet for MySQL
The BEA deal goes down after Oracle sweetens its offer by US$1.8 billion
SAP puts Web 2.0 face on CRM update
Includes tools for managing trade promotions, business communication and pipeline performance management
Oracle hypes Hyperion acquisition
Company vows to create a more comprehensive business intelligence suite, but competitors shrug. However, an industry analyst thinks one of them may be swallowed
Oracle snaps up Hyperion
The database company wants to increase its performance management offerings. A Hyperion partner praises the move, while a competitor shrugs it off.rn
Unbreakable and invisible?
14 weeks ago Oracle announced its so-called Unbreakable Linux program. There’s no indication yet customers are signing up