The IT industry's best kept secret is out -- SAP is still up for grabs despite spurning its first suitor, Microsoft.
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?
A team of researchers at software maker SAP is studying how to make the company's line of business applications easier to use and modify, an effort within the company known by the code name Project Vienna.
Software maker SAP on Thursday recruited Microsoft and IBM as part of a new initiative to simplify how companies build their business systems.
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 IT industry's best kept secret is out -- SAP is still up for grabs despite spurning its first suitor, Microsoft.
Project Fusion will provide a common basis for all Oracle applications and compete head-to-head with the German rival's NetWeaver middleware.
A team of researchers at software maker SAP is studying how to make the company's line of business applications easier to use and modify, an effort within the company known by the code name Project Vienna.
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.
SAP may not be a household name, but it's the third largest independent software company, and has a powerful franchise. But in recent times, a confluence of economic trends threaten its enviable position.
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?
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