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SAP unveils new mobile apps at Sapphire conference

SAP unveiled a series of mobile applications at the vendor's Sapphire conference in Orlando, the apps covering areas such as expense management and e-learning, as well as improved support for iOS and Android devices.
SAP cracks down on companies violating software use terms

A recent crackdown by SAP AG on companies that it considers are indirectly accessing its software without paying for it could spell trouble for some longstanding customers of the software vendor, an analyst firm said this week.
Cisco to acquire real-time network analytics firm Truviso

Cisco plans to acquire network analytics company Truviso for an undisclosed amount, in an effort to help users hone operational efficiencies.
VMware to offer enterprise application portal for BYOD

VMware will offer enterprise software that allows employees to access all their desktop Windows applications and online services from a single portal, the company announced today.
Microsoft UK's Gordon Frazer to take on China

Gordon Frazer, managing director of Microsoft UK, is to switch positions with Michel van der Bel, chief operating officer for Microsoft's Chinese division, in a management shake-up that will see the company focusing more of its efforts in the Greater China Region (GCR).
BlackBerry still trumps Android for security, analysis finds

RIM?s BlackBerry remains the clear leader in mobile security with market share leader Android lagging badly, a ?strengths and weakness? analysis of the four big platforms has concluded.
Red Hat joins billion-dollar revenue club

Red Hat is the first open source software company to generate a billion dollars in annual revenue.
Quest goes private in $2 billion stock buyback

Enterprise software vendor Quest Software is becoming a private company, and is also seeking a buyer, the company announced Friday.
Organisations failing to tap into business intelligence

The majority of organisations are indifferent to the analysis they get from their data, indicating that business intelligence initiatives are having little or no impact on their businesses.
HP updates Vertica for Big Data

Hewlett-Packard's Vertica subsidiary has updated its real-time analytics software, giving it a graphical user interface and connectivity to big-data-styled analysis systems.

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What's next for Dell?

Dell's formation of a new software group last week could be the forerunner to a string of acquisitions by the vendor, with some observers predicting a focus on systems management and cloud services provisioning.
The year the landscape for enterprise software changed forever

It's a stretch to call 2011 a truly transformative year for enterprise software, given all the old warts that remain, from large-scale IT project failures to creaky legacy systems that will take years and great expense to replace with the latest-and-greatest.
The complete guide to running Windows on a Mac

Mac OS X is a great operating system for most tasks, but some enterprise software just won't run on anything but Windows. This guide will show you how to get Windows 7 running on your Mac. And since Windows 8 Developer Preview was just released a few weeks ago, it made sense to include this as well to spare you the early adopter pains I had.
NoSQL and NewSQL overturning the relational database hegemony

IT is turning to the modern NoSQL and 'NewSQL' approaches over traditional relational databases.
Securing your enterprise file transfers

The typical enterprise transfers thousands of files per day, making it one of the essential business productivity tools.
Avoid falling into the cloud app trap

Done wrong, cloud software projects can subject you to all the pitfalls of traditional software projects. Consider these three no-no's carefully.
Semantic web tools you can use now

Vince Fioramonti had an epiphany back in 2001. He realised that valuable investment information was becoming increasingly available on the web, and that a growing number of vendors were offering software to capture and interpret that information in terms of its importance and relevance.
Virtual machines need defragging too

Weighing in on a seemingly perennial question asked by system administrators, IT analysts Osterman Research is recommending that virtual machines be defragmented just as often as physical drives.
Google Voice is great, but needs integration with Google Apps

Google Voice has been offering plenty of new services lately, including adding a new missed call feature that will send out missed call notifications to your inbox or email account.
Why Sybase was worth $6 billion to SAP

Few companies get a chance at a second life. When John Chen signed on as CEO of Sybase in 1998, the database software vendor was, in Chen's own words, "a very, very dead company." Once a strong competitor to Oracle, Sybase had lost its way, in part because it missed the opportunity to enter the enterprise application market Oracle now leads.

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