Stories about: Halliburton

When attackers gained access to personal information on 19,000 students at Carnegie Mellon University last April, business and network administrators there began a systemwide review of data policies. As a result, the university drastically reduced its use of Social Security numbers (SSN) and implemented new security-management controls around its Oracle databases. But when it came to protecting data extracted from a database, Joe Jackson, system architect at the school, was at a loss.

Since its introduction three years ago, SAP has been steadily promoting its NetWeaver technology stack as a pervasive part of its applications, despite user confusion over exactly what it is or fears that it's a proprietary technology.

Mining and resources giant BHP Billiton has implemented a new electronic invoicing solution for oil and gas upstream services based on the American Petroleum Institute's (API) Petroleum Industry Data Exchange (PIDX) standards.

The Americas' SAP Users' Group is performing a neat balancing act, continuing to boost its ties with SAP while at the same time maintaining its status as an independent, nonprofit, volunteer-run entity, according to ASUG executives. Topping ASUG's list of ongoing concerns is ensuring return on investment (ROI) for SAP software users along with encouraging the vendor to provide a full range of support services.

Oracle kicked off the second day of its OpenWorld user conference with an acquisition, scooping up Global Logistics Technologies (G-Log) for an undisclosed sum Oracle said Tuesday. Oracle plans to use G-Log's logistics software to boost its supply-chain management technology offerings.

SAP is hoping to woo its installed base next week by demonstrating to users how the latest enhancements to its software can help them cut operational IT costs and plow that money back into business innovations that can help a company grow.

Microsoft on Tuesday announced test versions of several of its management products, including a new, lower-cost, "Express" version of its Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) product.

Business applications vendor SAP is expected next week to unveil a new version of its application and integration platform designed to end some of the headaches for IT managers who need to coordinate among its separate pieces.

Benevolent entanglement. The phrase might be a mouthful, but the concept is what building an extended enterprise network ought to be all about, says Brandon Lackey, portal program manager at US energy industry giant Halliburton. In other words, involve customers and suppliers in a business ecosystem that provides such high value, so simply, few would leave it.

The complex task of amalgamating the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Colonial Retail Bank, which was completed in three months, was recognised last night as the IT project of the year.

IBM and Landmark Graphics have signed a three-year deal to provide software, hardware and services to the global petroleum industry and could potentially make Linux the standard platform for oil and gas exploration and production.