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  • Global IT spending outlook 'better but subpar' for 2014, Forrester says

    Global spending on technology will rise 6.2 percent in U.S. dollars to US$2.22 trillion in 2014, helped by an improving economy and growing interest in areas such as mobility and cloud computing, according to new data from Forrester Research.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus02 Jan. 14 16:22
  • Data discovery to become main focus of BI vendors, Gartner says

    BI (business intelligence) and analytics will remain a top investment priority for CIOs, but by 2015 BI vendors will make ad-hoc data discovery, rather than report generation, the prime focus of their product development efforts, according to a new Gartner report.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus16 Dec. 13 17:19
  • Avon halts work on global SAP implementation

    Avon Products has halted the rollout of a global SAP implementation, with the cosmetics maker saying in a regulatory filing that a pilot program in Canada caused "significant business disruption in that market, and did not show a clear return on investment."

    Written by Chris Kanaracus12 Dec. 13 18:12
  • The worst IT project disasters of 2013

    Trends come and go in the technology industry but some things, such as IT system failures, bloom eternal.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus10 Dec. 13 14:32
  • Google, Amazon reveal their secrets of scalability

    Internet giants such as Google and Amazon run IT operations that are far larger than most enterprises even dream of, but lessons they learn from managing those humongous systems can benefit others in the industry.

    Written by Joab Jackson27 Nov. 13 21:24
  • California sues SAP over failed payroll software project

    SAP has been slapped with a lawsuit by California's state controller over a payroll software implementation the office says cost taxpayers a vast sum of money, but has never worked correctly.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus22 Nov. 13 20:39
  • Salesforce.com customers making broader investments, survey says

    Salesforce.com's customers have become more loyal and committed to using products from the vendor and its partners over the past year, according to a new report from consulting firm Bluewolf in collaboration with the MIT Sloan School of Management.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus14 Nov. 13 19:40
  • County seeking new software vendor to replace SAP system

    Marin County, California, has begun the search for new ERP (enterprise resource planning) software to replace a troubled SAP implementation that generated an ugly legal battle between the county, SAP and systems integrator Deloitte.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus01 Nov. 13 18:34
  • Salesforce.com to offer private version of its AppExchange app store

    Salesforce.com has long had a public AppExchange software marketplace, but now it's going to give customers the ability to create their own private AppExchanges where employees can download applications to use in their jobs.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus31 Oct. 13 12:01
  • Oracle moves aggressively to poach SAP Business ByDesign customers

    Oracle has joined the ranks of ERP (enterprise resource planning) software vendors hoping to capitalize on uncertainty among customers of SAP's Business ByDesign software, offering to waive one year of subscription fees to those who migrate to Oracle's competing products.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus28 Oct. 13 15:46
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