Business software giant SAP has officially opened research and development centers in Shanghai, China, and Bangalore, India, bringing the total number of such labs worldwide to eight.
IT outsourcing in Australia is set to crack AU$11 billion in 2008, according to Gartner, but Australia's dwindling IT baby boomer generation will cause problems
Indian IT services giant Infosys has beefed up its consulting division, with plans to buy UK-based SAP consultant Axon Group for 407.1 million.
It's crunch time for National Australia Bank's technology operation with a review kicked off this week into offshoring opportunities and a replacement of the group's core banking platform on the horizon.
SAP has revamped its certification program, introducing an e-learning option although students who want to sit the course at home will be disappointed.
Salesforce.com CRM continues to attract converts, but has the competition caught up?
The PeopleSoft-J.D. Edwards merger will enhance the combined entity's standing in the enterprise software space in Australia and pose a serious threat to SAP.
SAP's managing director and CEO Geraldine McBride gives her take on the heated rivalry for top spot in the CRM world.
Dr Jim Goodnight, CEO of SAS -- the world's largest privately owned software company -- to discuss his company's strong commitment to R&D, his thoughts about the best way to fill the skills gap and his feelings on Bill Gates and Microsoft.
Microsoft's chairman talks about taking on the big guns in the business software market. "We are patient people," he says.
OK. So anti-trust lawyers would have a field day but consider this -- the software giant is on an official spending spree and this is the best time to spread its wings ... to become the Coca-Cola of the IT industry.
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