Oregon's move from Oracle-developed site to Healthcare.gov on track, official...
Oregon’s effort to transition its health insurance exchange from a problem-wracked website originally developed by Oracle to the federal Healthcare.gov platform is going according to schedule and...
View ArticleMicrosoft continues global CRM expansion in battle against Salesforce.com
Microsoft has expanded the availability of its cloud CRM software into 17 additional countries in a move sure to step up its rivalry with Salesforce.com.The move brings Dynamics CRM Online to new...
View ArticleHewlett-Packard slams ex-Autonomy exec, says it will sue
Hewlett-Packard has fired back at a former Autonomy executive who is attempting to block the settlement of a number of shareholder lawsuits filed over HP’s disastrous acquisition of the infrastructure...
View ArticleOracle issues fix for Java update that crippled some Web apps
There’s relief available for users who applied a recent Java update that stopped some Web applications from being able to launch.Oracle has issued Java 7 Update 67 which contains a fix for the problem...
View ArticleLawsuit against NetSuite over 'manifestly unusable' software set to be dismissed
NetSuite has avoided what could have been an ugly, image-damaging court battle, having reached an agreement to dismiss a lawsuit brought by its customer SkinMedix over an allegedly unusable software...
View ArticleBar exam software snafu sparks multiple lawsuits
Woe be to the software vendor who aggravates the mental status of recent law school grads.A number of aspiring attorneys have filed lawsuits seeking class-action status and millions of dollars in...
View ArticleOracle slaps Oregon with a lawsuit over troubled Obamacare website
Oracle has sued Oregon for breach of contract, seeking more than US$20 million in fees the state is withholding for its work on Cover Oregon, a troubled insurance exchange website developed as part of...
View ArticleFormer exec says HP 'bungled' the Autonomy acquisition, alleges cover-up
Autonomy’s former chief financial officer has claimed that Hewlett-Packard is accusing him and other ex-employees of fraud in order to cover up its own failings in the disastrous 2011...
View ArticleSAP makes it cheaper, easier for customers to use Hana in certain scenarios
SAP has relaxed hardware requirements for using its Hana in-memory database platform for development and testing, in a move that could make existing Hana customers’ operations easier and less...
View ArticleOracle E-Business Suite upgrade points to its Fusion dilemma
Oracle has pushed out a major update to its E-Business Suite of applications, in a move that underscores the company’s challenge of meeting customer needs while also persuading them to adopt its...
View ArticleForrester downgrades 2014 global IT spending forecast, citing weak first half
Forrester has cut its worldwide IT spending forecast for this year, saying growth will be 3.3 percent in U.S. dollars, rather than 6.2 percent. Total spending will be US$2.2 trillion.The analyst firm...
View ArticleInfor goes up against Salesforce.com with SalesLogix acquisition
Infor has acquired Saleslogix in a bid to compete with Salesforce.com in the cloud CRM (customer relationship management) software market, particularly for customers seeking industry-specific...
View ArticlePhiladelphia uses Salesforce.com for upgraded 311 system
Philadelphia is set to use a slew of Salesforce.com technologies in order to create a next-generation version of its 311 system for public information and citizen reporting of nonemergency situations...
View ArticleRimini Street did steal Oracle's intellectual property, judge says
A federal judge has dismissed a defamation claim against Oracle by third-party support vendor Rimini Street, saying Oracle was telling the truth when it accused the company of “massive theft” of its...
View ArticleRimini Street downplays impact of adverse ruling in Oracle lawsuit
Rimini Street has put on a brave face following a federal judge’s determination that it stole Oracle’s intellectual property in the course of providing software support to its customers.“While we...
View ArticleOracle gives Exadata some backward compatibility
Oracle has made it possible to run a much older but still widely used version of its database software on Exadata, in a move that could make heretofore reluctant buyers pull the trigger on a purchase...
View ArticleMongoDB adds support option for community edition of its NoSQL database
IT shops that want professional support for MongoDB without paying for the enterprise edition of the company’s increasingly popular NoSQL database now have an option from MongoDB itself.The company is...
View ArticleSAP plans big investment to boost its business in Africa
SAP is planning to spend up to US$500 million in Africa from now through 2020 in hopes of dramatically growing its business on the continent, particularly in countries outside of South Africa, where...
View ArticleSteve Ballmer steps down from Microsoft's board
About six months after retiring as CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer has relinquished his seat on the company’s board of directors effective immediately, citing a busy schedule and confidence in the...
View ArticleOracle CEO Larry Ellison turns 70 with no retirement in sight
Most people start thinking about retirement when they turn 70, if they haven’t already called it a career. Not Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, who passed that milestone Sunday.“He sure doesn’t appear to be...
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