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 Oracle has announced the general availability of Oracle Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Suite 11g, which helps customers and partners to lower costs, improve efficiencies and increase visibility into their businesses and operations. This next-generation business application infrast...Jul. 5, 2009 12:00 PM EDT Reads: 635 |
 A robust ecosystem of solutions providers is emerging around cloud computing.Here, SYS-CON's Cloud Computing Journal expands its popular list of most active players in the fast-emerging Cloud Ecosystem, from the 'mere' 100 we identified back in January of this year, to half as many aga...Jul. 4, 2009 02:55 AM EDT Reads: 23,126 Replies: 3 |
 "What's fueling the interest in RIA?" asked Regev Yativ, President & CEO of Magic Software Enterprises in the Americas, at the beginning of his session at AJAX World RIA Conference & Expo in NYC last month. The answer is the growth of broadband, Yativ said, which has made the Internet ...Jul. 2, 2009 07:00 AM EDT Reads: 2,046 |
 As part of today's Oracle(R) Fusion Middleware 11g launch, Oracle announced that Oracle Fusion Middleware remains the Company's fastest growing business. Oracle's commitment to delivering innovative products strengthened Oracle Fusion Middleware's position as an industry leader in vend...Jul. 1, 2009 12:45 PM EDT Reads: 644 |
 Red Hat, Inc., has announced the Premier Cloud Provider Certification and Partner Program, designed to simplify and expand the adoption of cloud computing by enterprise customers. The program enables industry leaders in cloud computing to become certified to offer Red Hat technology so...Jul. 1, 2009 05:30 AM EDT Reads: 901 |
 “SOA serves as the foundation for the move into the cloud,” stated Dr. Kareem Yusuf, Director Product Management, WebSphere Software, IBM in his keynote at SOA World Conference & Expo in NYC Tuesday. “What are the characteristics of the cloud?” Dr Yusuf then asked. Shared infrastructur...Jun. 30, 2009 09:00 PM EDT Reads: 2,606 |
 Anyone familiar with the history of Unisys will not be at all surprised to learn that the company is the latest giant to enter the arena of enterprise cloud computing. Indeed, with its deep experience and rich technological innovation and capabilities in the enterprise server marketpla...Jun. 30, 2009 03:00 PM EDT Reads: 835 |
 IBM Friday lost its bid for a preliminary injunction that would stop its ex-M&A chief David Johnson from going to work for Dell. Flummoxed, IBM’s now going to try rushing to the Court of Appeals for the injunction.
Jun. 27, 2009 11:45 AM EDT Reads: 541 |
 The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which has complained for years about being “patently” overburdened, now complains that its patent revenues are coming up short because of the recession. Collections that came to $6.9 million a day in January and February, according to Reuters, fell...Jun. 26, 2009 05:45 PM EDT Reads: 468 |
 The right SFA solution can be an enormous benefit to your company's sales reps, as it can help them automate operations, eliminate errors, and forecast revenues. But, as is the case with any technology, you need to consider several important factors to make sure you end up with a solut...Jun. 26, 2009 04:00 PM EDT Reads: 586 |
 Talend, the open source data integration ISV, has got a new near real-time data integration platform called Integration Suite RTX that offers seamless information synchronization across information systems and is supposed to bolster productivity, reduce costs, and improve customer serv...Jun. 26, 2009 03:30 PM EDT Reads: 745 |
 A CRM solution can have an enormously positive effect on your business's bottom line, but a lot can go wrong during a rollout if you haven't planned properly. Follow these 10 steps to help ensure that your CRM implementation is a success, from the planning stages to post-deployment imp...Jun. 26, 2009 03:15 PM EDT Reads: 601 |
 There have been some rather dramatic moves in the world of cyber warfare over the last couple weeks which has brought the need to for standardized interoperability & cooperation within multinational cyber defense systems to the forefront.Jun. 26, 2009 02:15 PM EDT Reads: 616 |
 Download this side-by-side comparison guide that breaks down the industry's top 15 CRM players (including Salesforce.com, RightNow Technologies, NetSuite, Microsoft, Entellium, SugarCRM and Oracle) so you can quickly and easily compare the features and costs of each. Jun. 26, 2009 01:45 PM EDT Reads: 604 |
 Do you know what to ask before you buy? The Web Hosting Unleashed Managed Hosting Services Checklist gives you a comprehensive list of questions and a step-by-step approach to evaluating managed-hosting vendors and providers. Be armed with the right questions, market research and crite...Jun. 26, 2009 12:45 PM EDT Reads: 507 |
 Do you know what to ask before you buy? This step-by-step guide includes important decision-making considerations such as features, benefits and costs across some of the top managed hosting solution providers and vendors. Get industry insight on: Managed hosting market overview, Vendor...Jun. 25, 2009 04:30 PM EDT Reads: 632 |
 Compare leading VoIP Phone System and IP PBX companies like Avaya, Fonality, Nortel, Siemens and more, all in one place. VoIP News has prepared a detailed comparison of small and medium business phone and IP PBX systems. The guide examines: Installation & Features, Management & Adminis...Jun. 25, 2009 01:30 PM EDT Reads: 646 |
 Considering an IP PBX or VoIP phone system? Download the VoIP News Buyer's Guide to help you make an informed decision. The IP PBX Buyer's Guide analyzes: key requirements, basic features, vendor offerings, pros & cons, and more. . . Learn what an IP PBX System can do for you and under...Jun. 25, 2009 01:15 PM EDT Reads: 512 |
 Sixty percent of the people who bought a netbook thought it was just a cute little notebook, which is why 42% of them were disappointed with the widget’s performance according research done by the NPD Group. The researcher found only 58% of the people who bought a netbook instead of a ...Jun. 24, 2009 08:00 PM EDT Reads: 1,022 |
 "Application Performance Management enables you to prioritize your problem list." So stated Janelle Shaw, Principal Consultant for Application Performance Management solutions at CA Wily Technology, at the 15th International SOA World Conference & Expo 2009 East held June 22-23, 2009, ...Jun. 23, 2009 05:45 PM EDT Reads: 1,739 |
 More supercomputers than ever are using Intel Corporation processors, according to the latest TOP500 list. The high performance computing (HPC) community is especially enthusiastic about the Intel® Xeon® 5500 processor series. Launched only 3 months ago these chips are already driving ...Jun. 23, 2009 03:04 AM EDT Reads: 495 |
 SYS-CON's SOA World Conference & Expo, colocated with AJAXWorld RIA Conference & Expo, held on June 22-23, 2009, in New York City, featured parallel content-rich tracks reflecting the worldwide adoption of the distributed computing paradigm, in which web services are deployed through s...Jun. 22, 2009 09:00 PM EDT Reads: 1,811 |
 At the 7th International AJAX World RIA Conference & Expo in New York, held June 22-23, 2009, Suresh Chandrasekaran, leader of sales and marketing in North America and APAC for Denodo Technologies, discussed the Enterprise Data mashup platform and how to build virtual data services.Jun. 22, 2009 04:45 PM EDT Reads: 1,124 |
 At the 15th International SOA World Conference & Expo 2009 East, which opened Monday in New York City, Sean Valcamp discussed how in today’s business world, measuring your success is a must especially in our current economic climate. It’s something we do as individuals, teams, and comp...Jun. 22, 2009 04:30 PM EDT Reads: 766 |
 SOA and cloud computing go hand-in-hand, since cloud computing is in essence merely the ability to leverage new platforms and resources that you don't happen to own. At SYS-CON's SOA & Cloud Bootcamp tomorrow, software industry entrepreneur and Bootcamp Instructor Alan Williamson will ...Jun. 21, 2009 07:00 PM EDT Reads: 1,757 |
 Federal IT organizations across the DoD and IC are facing costly data storage and data processing challenges stemming from the vast amount of information they collect and analyze as a part of their mission. To effectively organize and utilize these growing information stores, enterpris...Jun. 21, 2009 06:45 PM EDT Reads: 2,529 |
 It had to happen. Only the timing seems a bit off because of the recession. But there’s gonna be a Disney netbook, a “Netpal” for 6–12 year-olds, made by netbook pioneer Asustek and selling for $350 at Toys “R” Us starting in late July. A version with more storage and a longer battery ...Jun. 19, 2009 12:15 PM EDT Reads: 499 |
 SAP has a new on-demand plan. First of all it’s for the large enterprise, its existing customers, not the mid-market it’s been lackadaisically offering its never-completely-released isolated-tenancy on-demand ERP widgetry, ByDesign.
Jun. 19, 2009 09:00 AM EDT Reads: 631 |
 SYS-CON Events announced today that K. Scott Morrison, Chief Architect of Layer 7 Technologies, will be presenting at the upcoming SOA World Conference & Expo 2009 East (www.soaworld2009.com) June 22-23, 2009, in New York City. His session will be entitled “How to Fail at SOA." K. Scot...Jun. 17, 2009 11:00 PM EDT Reads: 998 |
 SYS-CON Events announced today that Intel was named "Gold Sponsor" of the upcoming SOA World Conference & Expo 2009 East. The 15th International SOA World Conference will take place June 22-23, 2009, in New York City. Intel’s SOA Products Group offers SOA Expressway – a soft appliance ...Jun. 17, 2009 09:00 PM EDT Reads: 1,878 |
 SYS-CON Events announced today that CA was named "Gold Sponsor" of the upcoming SOA World Conference & Expo 2009 East. The 15th International SOA World Conference will take place June 22-23, 2009, in New York City. CA is the world's leading independent information technology (IT) manag...Jun. 17, 2009 08:30 PM EDT Reads: 1,515 |
 Red Hat has announced an optimized solution developed with HP around service-oriented architecture (SOA) Governance. The JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform has been optimized to be governed by HP SOA Systinet software. With the addition of HP SOA Systinet, customers have an opportunity to d...Jun. 17, 2009 04:45 PM EDT Reads: 656 |
 SYS-CON Events announced today that Denodo Technologies was named "Silver Sponsor" of the upcoming SOA World Conference & Expo 2009 East. The 15th International SOA World Conference will take place June 22-23, 2009, in New York City. Denodo, the recognized innovator of Enterprise Data ...Jun. 17, 2009 03:45 PM EDT Reads: 609 |
 With IBM taking major initiatives in the cloud computing arena this week, it is timely that SYS-CON Events recently announced that IBM WebSphere Director of Product Management Dr. Kareem Yusuf will be delivering a keynote on cloud computing and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) at th...Jun. 17, 2009 08:00 AM EDT Reads: 2,526 |
 Sun has killed its vaunted Rock chip, according to the New York Times. Five years in development at the cost of billions of dollars, the 16-core/32-threads UltraSparc chip was meant for a line of high-end Supernova SMP servers that had already been delayed several times.
Jun. 16, 2009 09:15 AM EDT Reads: 734 |
 Novell means to create an open source apps store chockablock with free software that can be uploaded in a click, according to PC Pro. The British publication talked to Novell’s VP of business development Holger Dryoff. Apparently it’s aimed mostly at the netbook market where Novell pla...Jun. 15, 2009 10:00 PM EDT Reads: 878 |
 Dell now has ~$10 billion in its jeans to spend on an acquisition or two. It raised another billion this week selling bonds. That’s the second time in two months it’s sold debt, not something it’s done much of in years past. It also has IBM’s poached M&A chief David Johnson, but since ...Jun. 15, 2009 09:15 PM EDT Reads: 1,461 |
 Despite steep price cuts, Cisco lost 14.4 points of market share in high-end SAN switches and 9.8% overall to Brocade in Q1, according to the Dell’Oro Group because OEMs switched their allegiance when it became clear Cisco was going to enter the server market. Dell’Oro called it a “lan...Jun. 14, 2009 12:00 PM EDT Reads: 795 |
 The conference theme of the 16th International SOA World Conference & Expo, to be held September 22–23, 2009 in San Francisco, CA, is 'Services - The Mainstay of the New Web Revolution.' The Call for Papers, which is now open, welcomes submissions from exceptional speakers with high-qu...Jun. 12, 2009 06:15 AM EDT Reads: 2,280 |
 Last week while EMC was distracting everybody by one-upping NetApp in a hostile play for Data Domain, Micro Focus was saying sotto voce that a mystery company, described as a financial buyer, had trumped its $75 million cash offer for Borland. Jun. 11, 2009 06:15 PM EDT Reads: 819 |
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