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Oracle mysteriously halts work on green data center 10 July, 2009 04:25
Oracle recently halted work on a green data center project in a suburb of Salt Lake City, but it is not clear why. - +
Microsoft ties Dynamics CRM to Twitter 10 July, 2009 04:42
Microsoft has integrated its Dynamics CRM (customer relationship management) software with Twitter, in just the latest move by an enterprise software company to latch onto the wildly popular micro-blogging service. - +
JasperSoft pushes 'unlimited access' BI offer 09 July, 2009 04:43
Open-source BI (business intelligence) vendor JasperSoft said Tuesday it is offering an unlimited-use purchase option to customers worldwide. - +
VMware offering 'safe passage' to Virtual Iron users 08 July, 2009 04:28
VMware is trying to exploit uncertainty among customers of Virtual Iron, the virtualization vendor recently acquired by Oracle, with a new "safe passage" plan that offers Virtual Iron users steep discounts on certain VMware products if they switch. - +
Some Oracle users irked about support site switch 07 July, 2009 06:44
Oracle is planning to retire its MetaLink support portal in favor of its successor, My Oracle Support, and some customers are not happy about it. - +
Oracle launches Fusion Middleware 11g 02 July, 2009 04:07
Oracle unveiled a major chunk of Fusion Middleware 11g, the foundation for its next-generation Fusion Applications, during an event in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. - +
Oracle offers ISVs monthly SaaS platform pricing 01 July, 2009 07:35
Oracle is now offering ISVs the ability to pay by the month for its SaaS (software as a service) infrastructure platform, versus shelling out major sums for perpetual licenses. - +
Aster rolls out data warehousing appliances 30 June, 2009 06:52
Seeking to cater to more customer tastes in the increasingly crowded market for large-scale data warehousing and analysis, startup Aster Data Systems on Monday announced a new series of appliances that combine Aster's nCluster database and hardware in a preconfigured package. - +
Ingres benefits from Oracle-related angst 29 June, 2009 08:29
When the 250-store California supermarket chain Save Mart Supermarket began making plans to roll out a time and attendance tracking application to manage its 20,000 workers, Oracle was not on its list of preferred databases, even though the company has some older versions running in-house. - +
Microsoft extends Dynamics service pack support 26 June, 2009 06:44
Microsoft Dynamics ERP (enterprise resource planning) and CRM (customer relationship management) users now have more flexibility in deploying the vendor's service pack updates, which are periodically released to address bug fixes and make feature improvements. - +
Social networking success requires solid plans 25 June, 2009 04:31
Users who shared their social networking implementation stories at the Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston on Wednesday emphasized that success requires careful consideration of corporate culture and goals, as well as effective technology.
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Savings do add up: How organisations are saving thousands by adopting Unified Communications and Collaboration. 15 June, 2009 12:01
This week's CW Live podcast features a discussion between Audrey William, research director at research firm Frost & Sullivan Australia, and Craig Campbell, business unit executive for Integrated Communications Services at IBM Australia / New Zealand on why companies are adopting unified communications, and whether there is any benefit to hosting a unified communications solution in the cloud.- +
Storage Virtualisation: Increasing Information Availability and Lowering Costs 02 June, 2009 12:36
This week's CW Live features a discussion between Dr Kevin McIsaac, IBRS Research's Advisor for Virtualisation and Craig McKenna, Consulting Technical Leader, System Storage, for IBM's Growth Markets division, on why storage virtualisation is key to an organisation's information management plan.- +
Computerworld Live Podcast #100: Enterprise Cloud Computing and Network Virtualisation 25 March, 2009 13:46
CW Live speaks with Matthew Zanner, HP ProCurve worldwide director of datacentre solutions, about how cloud computing is changing the way IT professionals are designing their networks and running their datacentres.- +
Computerworld Live Podcast #99: Reducing the Costs of Enterprise Mobility 28 January, 2009 10:43
CW Live speaks with Mark Thompson, Global Sales/Marketing Manager for HP's ProCurve Networking Business, to discuss strategies for reducing the cost of enterprise mobility, including tips on securing a wireless network, smart network design strategies, and advice for simplifying the management and support of wireless networks.- +
Computerworld Live Podcast #98: The Future of Datacentre IP 18 December, 2008 10:33
CW Live speaks withLin Nease, Director of Emerging Business for HP ProCurve, to discuss the future of networks, including the effect of IP-based storage on datacentres, new capacity requirements generated by the use of 10Gb Ethernet, and how an efficient network design can slash energy and cooling costs, and help enterprises build a "green" image. - +
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Verizon Business Launches New Security Program to Help Enterprises Protect Key Software Applications 10 July, 2009 13:23
Windows 7 Experts, Ensyst, Give Update On Real World Trials Of Microsoft’s New Operating System 10 July, 2009 10:00
North East Water to transform the customer experience with Gentrack Velocity 10 July, 2009 09:45
Acronis launches integrated deduplication and backup & recovery solution 09 July, 2009 15:46
Mindjet adds to visual collaboration leadership team with new Vice President of Marketing 09 July, 2009 14:34
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