PeopleSoft, Siebel launch CRM upgrades
PeopleSoft and Siebel Systems this week announced upgraded versions of their respective CRM products.
PeopleSoft and Siebel Systems this week announced upgraded versions of their respective CRM products.
Retailers expressed divergent views of the revenue-generating potential of radio frequency identification technology at the Retail Systems conference. Executives from Wal-Mart, Marks & Spencer and Target said it's possible to make a business case for using RFID in the supply chain today, while others expressed less optimistic assessments of payback potential given the technology's current level of maturity.
IBM is continuing to step up its efforts to develop technologies aimed at midsize companies and tailored to meet the needs of specific industries.
While many virtual computing visions promise pay as you go utility-like pricing, some companies are already realising metered rates in outsourcing deals that tie service fees to business performance.
Application integration vendors including Tibco Software and SeeBeyond Technology are building out their suites with analytic tools aimed at helping managers make faster and smarter business decisions.
SAP has launched an enterprise resource planning suite that bundles traditional ERP components with integration features to allow customers to extend their systems beyond corporate borders.
IBM on Thursday announced it has acquired Holosofx, a privately held maker of business integration software based in El Segundo, California. The two companies, which have had a relationship since 1998, did not disclose financial details of the deal.
IBM is in the process of cutting more than 15,600 jobs, the company revealed on Tuesday in filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
IBM Thursday announced plans to open a technology center in New York City devoted to encouraging financial services companies to deploy Linux.
At SuperComm 2002, IBM on Wednesday unveiled its efforts to develop microscopic radio frequency tuners that fit on a microchip and do the work of existing components in wireless devices. The chip-mounted components are designed to reduce the cost, power consumption and size of wireless devices, such as cell phones and handhelds, and free device manufacturers to physically accommodate new features in their gear, IBM said.
Siebel Systems Monday unveiled plans for a set of tools designed to ease the hassle of linking Siebel eBusiness applications with other enterprise software.
Siebel Systems Monday unveiled plans for a set of tools designed to ease the hassle of linking Siebel eBusiness applications with other enterprise software.
J.D. Edwards & Co on Thursday announced software that brings together internal users from sales, planning and operational departments, as well as external suppliers and customers, to collaborate on forecasts.
Sell-side e-commerce vendor Haht Commerce Inc. this week announced it has acquired channel management vendor iMediation Inc. together with content exchange vendor arcadiaOne Inc., which iMediation purchased in November.
Customer relationship management vendors are struggling to capture new business, and enterprises in the market for CRM software stand to benefit from their tribulations, according to a report released this week by Gartner.