SAP and Microsoft on Tuesday announced plans to form a joint lab in Germany in an effort to tie the SAP Business Suite more closely with Microsoft's SQL Server 2005.
Software giant Oracle's acquisition of business intelligence vendor Hyperion is no great shakes, according to three of Hyperion's largest competitors.
Microsoft has released a second free service pack -- a large, recommended update -- for its popular SQL Server 2005 database application.
A senior Oracle executive delivered a verbal attack last week at archrival SAP's Netweaver middleware platform, flaying the software's support for open standards.
The company running the German railway system has moved half of its servers to Linux, and expects to have more than 300 Linux servers in operation by the end of this year.
Business application powerhouse SAP is tapping MySQL's open-source database software in a deal that should let the smaller company accelerate its development plans.
The Australian Customs Service is banking on a new identity checking system, which can distinguish between different permutations of foreign names, to help improve border security.
Flaws in two popular source code database applications could allow attackers to access and corrupt open-source software projects, a security researcher said Wednesday in the US.
Experts are warning that the popularity of antivirus software could turn the defensive measure into a security risk.
Oracle executives took the stage to rally support for the company's development plans after a recent acquisition tear that has left Wall Street lukewarm on the firm.
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Project Fusion will provide a common basis for all Oracle applications and compete head-to-head with the German rival's NetWeaver middleware.
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After its top-secret merger talks with SAP were revealed, Microsoft's motivation for the deal was quickly identified: its interest in the German company was sparked by growth limits in the business software market.
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OpenOffice.org developers have put the finishing touches on their productivity suite, which provides users and businesses with an alternative to Microsoft's Office suite.
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