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Oracle updates JD Edwards ERP applications

Oracle has rolled out what it called major upgrades to its JD Edwards line of ERP (enterprise resource planning) applications during the Collaborate user conference in Las Vegas.
Oracle to issue 88 security patches next week

Oracle is planning to release 88 patches on Tuesday, covering vulnerabilities affecting a wide array of its products, according to a pre-release announcement posted to its website on Thursday.
Oracle application upgrades driven by end of support

Two new Oracle user group surveys show that customers have a mixed bag of plans for ERP (enterprise resource planning) application upgrades, with concerns over expiring support windows cited as the leading impetus for ongoing or upcoming projects.
Oracle buying Taleo for £1.2 billion in direct hit at SAP

Oracle is buying cloud-based talent management and employee recruitment software vendor Taleo for roughly US$1.9 billion, the company announced Thursday. The move comes shortly after SAP's move to acquire SuccessFactors, a close competitor of Taleo, for US$3.4 billion in a deal that has yet to close.
Oracle to set to address MySQL flaws in 78 patch bonanza

Oracle is set on Tuesday to release 78 security fixes for vulnerabilities in its database, middleware and applications, according to a preview announcement posted to the company's website this week.
SAP boosts cloud offering with $3.4bn SuccessFactors deal

SAP is paying $3.4 billion (£2.2 billion) cash for SuccessFactors, a provider of cloud-based human capital management tools.
Oracle patch batch affects 'hundreds' of products

Oracle is set to release 76 patches affecting hundreds of its products as well as Java SE.
Oracle VM 3.0 update boosts performance and policy management

Oracle has updated its server virtualisation software with greater policy control and more connectors for storage systems.
Oracle issues 78 patches across business application range

Oracle is planning to issue 78 patches covering a number of its software products on Tuesday, including 13 fixes for its flagship database, according to a statement posted to its website on Thursday.
Oracle targets SaaS human resources mananagement with Fusion HCM

Oracle is getting ready to challenge SaaS human resources vendors like SuccessFactors and Workday with Fusion HCM (human capital management), one component of its long awaited Fusion Applications suite.

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Best practices for scaling up SaaS in the cloud

Guardian Life Insurance isn't about to take big risks when making IT investments, and CIO Frank Wander will be the first to tell you that he doesn't have a cloud computing strategy, per se.
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.
Sun's stars: Where are they now? And why did they leave?

A massive exodus of Sun's senior executives raises questions on how development and innovation can continue under Oracle ownership.
Is open source virtualisation getting any love?

Virtualisation is unarguably one of the biggest trends of the past few years, and open source software has been on the IT radar for a while now. So does that make open source virtualisation twice as much of a good thing?
Accelerators aim to Divide and Conquer

How WAN acceleration has become application-specific.
Tying physical security to IT security

One of the latest forms of convergence is bringing together physical security and IT security.
First steps to identity management, part 2

Identity management projects are costly and complex. But even small steps forward can yield productivity gains. Part 2 of 2.
First steps to identity management, part 1

Identity management projects are costly and complex. But even small steps forward can yield productivity gains. Part 1 of 2.
SAP facing up to competition from all sides

Business application vendor SAP faces plenty of challenges these days; from its traditional competitors and not-so traditional ones. But CEO, Henning Kagermann is primed for the challenges ahead.
Vendors heed cry for compliance management tools

Software vendors are betting that, as enterprises struggle to comply with rules and regulations, they'll need lots of new applications - not just to help them become compliant, but to stay compliant afterwards.

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