Stories about: Plumtree

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Washington uses Google Apps to power new intranet 15 October, 2008 07:38

When it came time for Washington, D.C., to create a new intranet for city employees, spending US$4 million on a site based on proprietary portal software just didn't seem like a good idea to CTO Vivek Kundra. But using Google Apps did, he said in an interview Tuesday.
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IBM, Microsoft, SAP lag behind on Web 2.0 09 November, 2007 06:30

IBM, Microsoft and SAP are taking a charge at the business Web 2.0 market, but the big vendors still lag behind smaller rivals who have developed far more innovative technology with quicker release cycles, according to a Forrester analyst.
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Enterprise mashups 03 August, 2006 11:23

They're all the rage in the Web 2.0 crowd: mashup services that typically combine maps with all sorts of data from a variety of Web sources. In the past year, we've seen a host of much-discussed sites pop up, from Zillow.com for real-estate value estimation, to AuctionMapper, which presents eBay search results on maps to help locate the nearest sellers.
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BEA to launch interactive BPM tool 14 February, 2006 09:34

BEA Systems has unveiled plans to enter the market for people-based business process management for the first time, with a new version of a tool that will allow companies to build and manage collaborative business processes.
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How to select collaboration tools 22 December, 2005 09:00

Robb Chapman, an IT specialist at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, discovered how complicated the choice of a collaboration tool can be when he became involved in the CDC's effort to purchase software that would let researchers work more effectively with universities and state health agencies. The options proved so numerous that the agency hired an outside consultant to sort through all the candidates -- an effort that took six months.
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BEA draws up road map for portal apps 13 December, 2005 08:01

BEA Systems last week unveiled a two-year road map for combining its WebLogic Portal with similar software it gained with the acquisition of Plumtree Software in October.
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Plumtree updates portal line, unveils retail app 14 October, 2005 07:45

Plumtree Software this week began rolling out a major new version of its portal software product line, including new bundling options, broader platform support and a new stand-alone product the company intends as the first in a line of customized industry applications.
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BEA's Plumtree buy adds to SOA plan 07 September, 2005 07:09

No company is more bullish on SOA than BEA. The problem is that BEA's WebLogic application server -- long the company's flagship product -- is really a Java platform, whereas an SOA is supposed to maintain platform neutrality. Hence BEA's platform-agnostic AquaLogic middleware, which shipped in early August, and BEA's surprise acquisition last week of Plumtree Software.
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Plumtree preps new portal version 05 September, 2005 07:55

As it prepares to consummate its merger with BEA Systems, Plumtree Software is going ahead with plans to launch a major new version of its portal software at its user conference next month.
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Computerworld Live Podcast #24: BEA to acquire Plumtree / Legislation to prevent spying employers 29 August, 2005 09:57

BEA Systems announces its plans to acquire Plumtree for $263m but one analyst is claiming the deal should be ringing alarm bells for users. Landmark legislation to prevent employers from spying on employees will come into force in NSW at the beginning of October. Sun Microsystems announces a new operational structure in Australia and we do a roundup of local conferences including TechEd and SEARRC.
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BEA acquires Plumtree for $263m 29 August, 2005 08:47

BEA Systems wants a bigger slice of the portal market and has announced its intention to purchase portal vendor Plumtree Software for $263 million ($US200 million) to take it there.