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IBM opens Shanghai IT center

March 28, 2006 Center offers IT services for software development and supports business application packages from Oracle, SAP. TAGS: IT services, Shanghai, software development, IBM Corp., Oracle Corp., SAP AG, business application, information technology, China

At confab, SAP touts alliances, new products

April 26, 2005 Microsoft, IBM and Siemens make the German software giant's list of new partners. Also: Previewing 100 industry-specific analysis tools. SAP readies new business monitoring programs TAGS: SAP AG, business planning, e-government, alliance, IBM DB2, PeopleSoft Inc., IBM Corp., Siemens AG, on-demand, software company, health care, Oracle Corp., database, conference, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

SAP teams with 'big gorillas'

May 20, 2005 Closer ties with the likes of Microsoft and Cisco look set to shape the future of the software maker, as it wraps up its customer conference. Audio: Sapphire shines light on new software TAGS: SAP AG, Cisco Systems Inc., software company, conference, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Software's 'stack wars'

April 19, 2006 Software companies used to sell on features. Now it's "stacks," or soup-to-nuts offerings. TAGS: SAP AG, Oracle Corp., stack, Larry Ellison, software company, profit, IBM Corp., business application, database, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Business apps giant SAP gets Web 2.0 bug

January 23, 2007 Inspired by the consumer Web, SAP will roll out user productivity tools this year. TAGS: SAP AG, Web 2.0, business application, collaboration, Wiki, portal, software company, bug, IBM Corp.

SAP and on-demand: 'The switch is tougher'

May 19, 2006 Henning Kagermann, chief of SAP, says new competition, fast-moving tech are driving the company to rethink how it builds its software and how to sell it. TAGS: Henning Kagermann, SAP AG, ERP, customer base, SOA, financial services company, risk, concept, client-server, on-demand, switch, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp.

IBM and Lawson cozy up

May 11, 2005 Undoubtedly eyeing Oracle, companies strengthen their alliance with a plan to jointly sell information technology based on Java. TAGS: Lawson Software Inc., Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., middleware, alliance, SAP AG, merger, Java, agreement, programming, database, Microsoft Corp.

Tech vendors comply with regulatory demands

November 3, 2003 Oracle, SAP and IBM are among the technology vendors that are launching products and services that are aimed at helping businesses comply with the U.S. federal government's Sarbanes-Oxley Act. TAGS: Sarbanes-Oxley Act, SAP AG, accounting, e-mail management, Oracle Corp., financial reporting, treasurer, reporting tool, vendor, IBM Corp., Human Resources, compliance, software company, security, e-mail

SAP signs on heavyweights

May 18, 2005 Company signs on the likes of IBM, Microsoft and Cisco to license its technical blueprints and build SAP-optimized programs. TAGS: Shai Agassi, SAP AG, SAP NetWeaver, business application, blueprint, Cisco Systems Inc., analytics, business intelligence, Oracle Corp., Web service, Macromedia Inc., platform, software company, IBM Corp., 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, FileNet Corp., IBM Corp., custom application, software company, business software, SAP AG, Oracle Corp., consulting, acquisition

Oracle tried to buy open-source MySQL

February 15, 2006 Move reveals just how far the software giant is willing to go to adapt to the burgeoning open-source environment. TAGS: Stephen O'Grady, Oracle Corp., MySQL, PeopleSoft Inc., IBM WebSphere, open source, ERP, acquisition, database company, software-as-a-service, IBM Corp., SAP AG, database

SAP targets defense, radio tags and CRM

May 12, 2004 The enterprise applications maker released a flood of news at its annual user conference, including new products and initiatives. TAGS: SAP AG, CRM, RFID, applications company, Inventory Management, business process, enterprise software, defense, asset, retailer, radio, software company, conference, information technology, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

The emerging face of technology

March 9, 2004 With the technology market finally on the mend, attendees of the recent Wharton Technology Conference in Philadelphia considered what to expect next. TAGS: audiocast, SAP AG, utility computing, Philadelphia, open-source software, conference, senior vice president, Web service, information technology, CEO, IBM Corp.

Big Blue's big-iron x86 backer

January 23, 2006 IBM's xSeries chief, Susan Whitney, talks with CNET News.com about her big-iron strategy, IBM's coolness toward AMD and more. TAGS: x86 server, Intel Xeon, Intel x86, business computing, IBM eServer BladeCenter, IBM Corp., Microsoft SQL Server 2005, IBM xSeries, AMD Opteron, blade server, blade, SAP AG, server, AMD, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft SQL Server

Commentary: IBM, Yahoo looking to leapfrog Google

December 14, 2006 Google has had an unbreakable grip on entry-level enterprise search for some time now. That's about to change. TAGS: enterprise search, search appliance, Google Search Appliance, Google Mini, IBM Corp., Yahoo! Inc., commentary, Google Inc., knowledge management, open source, Oracle Corp., SAP AG, Internet search, Google Search, knowledge, Microsoft Corp.

Praise, skepticism greet Oracle-Siebel merger

September 12, 2005 Reaction to Oracle's megamerger with Siebel Systems is mixed, but it won't be as complex as Oracle's purchase of PeopleSoft. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., merger, SAP AG, Mercury Interactive Corp., middleware, IBM DB2, Larry Ellison, AMR Research, IBM Corp., CRM, acquisition, database, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Oracle posts higher profit on license sales

June 29, 2005 Business software giant posts better-than-expected earnings bolstered in part by applications license revenue. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, PeopleSoft Inc., earnings, SAP AG, enterprise application, net income, middleware, North America, database, acquisition, IBM Corp., CEO

Potential Sun Grid customer: No thanks

March 13, 2006 RightNow could be an ideal Sun Grid customer, but its CEO is leery of reliability, control and cost issues. TAGS: RightNow Technologies, managed hosting, Sun Microsystems Inc., software-as-a-service, reliability, Jonathan Schwartz, data center, SAP AG, IBM Corp., information technology, CEO, server

Buyout could serve both BEA, Oracle

October 12, 2007 The proposed acquisition could resolve questions about BEA's future growth. Then there's the Carl Icahn factor. TAGS: BEA Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Carl Icahn, PeopleSoft Inc., Siebel Systems Inc., SAP AG, acquisition, offer, shareholder, letter, California, IBM Corp.

Year in review: Big gains for on-demand apps

December 20, 2006 As businesses feel the pull of on-demand enterprise applications, software heavyweights are following suit. TAGS: on-demand, hosted CRM, Workday, CRM, Siebel Systems Inc., enterprise software, Oracle Corp., Salesforce.com Inc., SAP AG, open-source software, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.