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November 20, 2009

Fujitsu Interstage BPM 11 Clouds It Up

I caught up with the Fujitsu Interstage business process management (BPM) marketing folks during the week of Nov. 9, timed to the release of Interstage BPM Version 11.   I saw a good mix of feature/... More >

November 19, 2009

Is Your Walk Down Enterprise Software Memory Lane Bittersweet?

Doing some research to check facts on this May 5 blog post on Technology Solutions Corp. (see End of Enterprise Software Company TSC Is Sign of Times ), I came across an index of the stories that ra... More >

November 14, 2009

In Enterprise Software News, the Holiday Season Starts Early

During a slow news week for enterprise software, it’s tough to be a blogger.  There’s nothing interesting to comment on.   The trade press must be having the same problem because this is what I ... More >

Lowering Your IT Costs with Oracle Database 11g Release 2

This white paper identifies the key capabilities a database management solution needs to successfully deliver more information with higher quality of service, make more efficient use of IT budgets, and reduce the risk of change in data centers.

Software Forum: Information On Demand Virtual Experience

This interactive virtual forum presents leading IT experts providing the insights you need to turn your information into a strategic driver for innovation, business optimization and competitive differentiation.

November 12, 2009

New York Times Misses EU-Oracle-Sun Story

As tends to happen with IT stories that have a political angle, the mainstream media has weighed in on the European Union statement of objections to Oracle’s acquisition of Sun Microsystems.  On Nov.... More >

November 11, 2009

Can't Wait for Google Wave, Part II -- Introducing ActionBase

I had an interesting discussion on November 10 with Jacob Ukelson, CTO of ActionBase, the business process management (BPM) software supplier that prefers the term human process management (HPM). Act... More >

November 9, 2009

Apache Software Foundation Celebrates 10th Anniversary by Asking for Volunteers

The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) had its annual U.S. bash and celebrated its 10th birthday simultaneously the week of Nov. 2 in Oakland, Calif.  ASF grew from a half-dozen programmers who got tog... More >

November 6, 2009

Ingres CEO's Advice about Enterprise Software Makes No Sense

I've been waiting with bated breath for a week for the second installment of Ingres CEO Roger Burkhardt's advice on how to keep from getting duped by the leading enterprise software suppliers. I hope... More >

November 4, 2009

Why Cloud vs. Premise? Is 'Premise' the Wrong Word?

Here is an interesting blog post by Webex/Cisco's director of product strategy, David Knight, asking the question " Why Cloud vs Premise ?" that might be helpful as you plan your 2010 IT budget and... More >

November 2, 2009

'Googled: The End of the World As We Know It'

OK, kids and grandkids, the name of the book I want for Christmas is in the headline above. The book sounds like it might be this decade's "The Soul of a New Machine," the Pulitzer prize-winning 19... More >

October 29, 2009

Update: For Drupal Enterprise Software in White House, It’s One Step Forward, One Step Back

As I promised in an Oct. 26 blog post , I am trying to get more background on the Associated Press (AP) story dated Oct. 24 that whitehouse.gov has changed its underlying content management softwa... More >

Who Will Be the World's 'Largest Enterprise Software Company' Now?

I know you all know enough to ignore the PR boilerplate claim that comes at the end of every press release and often gets picked up by rookie journalists or lazy bloggers that don’t know any better. ... More >

October 28, 2009

Getting Excited Again About Enterprise Portals

It has been 10 years since IDC analysts Ed Acly, Steve Garone, Brian McDonough, Henry Morris, Jacque Sweeney and I reviewed then-current enterprise software market dynamics holistically [from the per... More >

October 26, 2009

Did AP Mangle Story of whitehouse.gov Overhaul?

There’s a strange Associated Press story floating as of Saturday, Oct. 24 about the White House Web site, and how it has been redeveloped from an information technology point of view. The story says ... More >

October 23, 2009

Talking with Pierre Fricke of Red Hat… about BPM and 'the Stack'

Pierre Fricke is Red Hat’s director of product line management for SOA products, and therefore—by extension—the guy leading the infrastructure enterprise software company into business process manage... More >

October 20, 2009

ZL Technologies Fails to Get 'Enterprise Software Seal of Approval'

I bought my wife a subscription to Good Housekeeping for Christmas last year. This was not a comment on her housekeeping skills, which are massive. She asked me to give her the magazine for Christmas... More >

Cost Cutting through Server Consolidation

Products, management tools, and industry insights that enhance the value of virtualization for your business.

Mobile Computing Optimization

Mobile computing solutions, tips, and expert commentary that increases the usability and bottom-line benefits of your mobile computing assets.

Information Management

Tools, tips and solutions to help you manage your data more efficiently to tackle today's challenging economic environment.

Tablet PCs

Powerful and portable computing capacity for today's high-speed, fluid business environment.