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    A Ford technologist asks vendors to quit bickering over ebXML and other interoperability standards, so that the rest of the business community can get on with business.

  • Will Oracle's new business ventures hurt its DB market share?

    Oracle's innovation and performance in the enterprise database market made it the envy of its competitors--including IBM, Microsoft, and Sybase. However, their efforts to expand their core business outside the enterprise database market may end up costing them their leadership position in that market as well.

  • PeopleSoft peddles 'total ownership'

    The total ownership experience will do for enterprise software what USB did for printers, says PeopleSoft CEO Craig Conway.

  • J D Edwards' Ian Hodge: Straight to the source

    What sets J D Edwards apart from the likes of Siebel and PeopleSoft? We speak with Ian Hodge, managing director Australia/New Zealand, about the future of business software and services.

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    Is certification better than experience? Here's what industry analysts and IT professionals have to say, including issues with MCSE.

  • SAP vs. PeopleSoft: The gloves are off

    PeopleSoft casts aspersions on the flexibility and adaptability of its competitor, SAP. The bombastic rhetoric is a side show, however. The issue for enterprises is which vendor can provide the most reliable, cost-effective solutions.

  • Survival of software's fittest

    In the flat enterprise software market, the message is clear: It's time to hunt or be hunted.

  • J D Edwards' Ian Hodge: Straight to the source

    What sets J D Edwards apart from the likes of Siebel and PeopleSoft? We speak with Ian Hodge, managing director Australia/New Zealand, about the future of business software and services.

  • Australia: Web services has matured

    Is Web services pure hype peddled by software vendors desperate to create new revenue streams or is the technology quietly yielding returns to Australian businesses?

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  • Ja, ich spreche Englisch

    Why do it vendors insist on creating catchy phrases to sum up their products? Is it to further confuse us, or are they really trying to help?

  • Reviews News: An enterprising solution

    This week there's a lot of goodies for the systems administrator of an enterprise, perhaps looking to make life a bit easier or more secure. Check out this week's new product releases.

  • Performance problems?

    We examine tools that can drill down through your applications to pinpoint exactly where loading causes trouble.

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