Content from CNET tagged with

business software

News Stories

Showing 1-19 of 19 results found

Microsoft unit key to new strategy

March 28, 2006 Vista may be late, but Microsoft's business software division is on schedule and ready to tackle services. TAGS: business software, ERP, shift, CRM, conference, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office

Microsoft business unit head to depart

September 12, 2006 Doug Burgum, chairman of the company's business solutions unit, will be succeeded by Satya Nadella, a Microsoft veteran. TAGS: Satya Nadella, Great Plains Software, business software, Microsoft BizTalk Server, chairman, acquisition, Microsoft Corp.

Cisco makes news with big partners

September 6, 2006 Company completes interoperability with Microsoft security platform, forges marketing alliance with SAP. TAGS: SAP AG, Cisco Systems Inc., business software, security technology, architecture, compliance, acquisition, security, Microsoft Corp.

Palm unveils 'friendly' Treo 680

October 12, 2006 It has its brethren's business software skills, but the new model is clearly aimed at the consumer market. Photos: Treo 680 TAGS: Palm Treo, business software, Palm Inc., handset, battery

SAP eyes midmarket for growth

April 6, 2006 The company expects midsize businesses will make up 40 percent to 45 percent of its total software sales by 2010. TAGS: SAP AG, Henning Kagermann, Leo Apotheker, business software, business process

Patched Oracle database still at risk, bughunter says

April 26, 2006 Latest updates don't sew up a hole exploited by attack code out on the Web, a security researcher has warned. TAGS: David Litchfield, Oracle Corp., Oracle Application Server 10g, DBMS, business software company, researcher, business software, flaw, software company, database, security

Ballmer: IBM in the crosshairs

March 17, 2006 Selling to CEOs with a different "point of view" will translate to revenue growth, the Microsoft head says. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, consulting, IBM Corp., business software, CEO, consultant, developer, information technology, Microsoft Corp.

ByDesign, SAP introduces on-demand business

September 19, 2007 Enterprise software giant's midmarket-focused service to compete with those of Salesforce.com, NetSuite and Oracle. TAGS: SAP AG, on-demand business, on-demand, NetSuite Inc., Henning Kagermann, Salesforce.com Inc., business software, Oracle Corp., software company

HP aims to better manage business services

May 21, 2007 Hewlett-Packard beefs up its business software and consulting services to capitalize on service-oriented architecture spending. TAGS: SOA, Mercury Interactive Corp., Systinet Corp., consulting, business software, Thomson Corp., ROI, HP

Oracle to open up on bug severity

October 11, 2006 Business software giant will add severity ratings to its security bulletins, helping customers prioritize patching. TAGS: Oracle Corp., severity, business software, software company, vulnerability, security, conference, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft casts .Net into upcoming Office

May 15, 2002 The next version of the software will likely include many features once planned as part of Microsoft's consumer-focused .Net My Services, now retooled for corporate customers. TAGS: StarOffice, Microsoft .NET, Web service, business software, Microsoft Office, Gartner Inc., Microsoft Office XP, interest, collaboration, Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., XML

Microsoft's virus antidote: Ban attachments

April 6, 2001 Responding to the rash of e-mail viruses that started with Melissa, the company is clamping down on the types of file attachments that will work with Outlook 2002 e-mail. TAGS: Microsoft Outlook 2002, e-mail virus, attachment, business software, Microsoft Outlook, e-mail message, Microsoft Office XP, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, Microsoft Office, virus, security, Microsoft Windows

SAP launches investment fund, new software

May 17, 2006 Business software maker announces new versions of flagship software, plus an acquisition and a $125 million investment fund. TAGS: SAP AG, Henning Kagermann, business software company, Shai Agassi, SOA, SAP NetWeaver, fund, business software, Cambridge, on-demand, software company, investment, acquisition, conference, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Software's SOA buzz yielding dividends

July 20, 2006 WebSphere and SOA star in IBM's second quarter, an indicator of where corporate software spending is heading. TAGS: SOA, middleware, packaged application, IBM WebSphere, business software, BEA Systems Inc., dividend, IBM Corp., application server, project, server, brand

Oracle sews up multiple security holes

April 18, 2006 Regular quarterly update tackles more than 30 flaws in the business software maker's database and other products. TAGS: Oracle Corp., business software company, security hole, business software, Oracle Database, database, flaw, software company, security, researcher, fix, patch management

IBM simulates business software in 3D game

May 21, 2007 Called Innov8, game aims to help business and IT people better understand, improve internal processes.Images: Where 3D gaming meets SOAs TAGS: SOA, BPM, business process, IBM Corp., business software, Second Life, environment, 3D, games

U.S. calls for more antipiracy action from China

April 12, 2006 Government officials applaud China's PC and optical disc factory crackdown but say more action is needed. TAGS: piracy, China, antipiracy, business software, margin, U.S., operating system, PC

Oracle's Ellison to take stage at next RSA confab

August 30, 2006 Business software maker's backing of event comes as company faces continued scrutiny over its security practices. TAGS: RSA Security Inc., Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, security practice, conference, business software company, Bill Gates, business software, software company, security, researcher, event, Microsoft Corp.

Industry shift to services fuels IBM spree

August 22, 2006 IBM uses its fat checkbook to cash in on services-oriented architecture--and run from downward price pressure. TAGS: SOA, custom application development, IBM Corp., FileNet Corp., custom application, software company, business software, Oracle Corp., SAP AG, consulting, acquisition
Sponsored matches for "business software"