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IT skills that see pay hikes in spite of the downturn
Despite the severity of the downturn, the fact remains that enterprises today are more dependent than ever on the use of Information Technology than at any other time in the past. So in spite of... Read more...
IT budgets are more targeted
With the economy sliding downward and plenty of companies going out of business, it's surprising to note that companies are not making drastic cuts to IT budgets; however, the type of investment is... Read more...
SAP will not meet sales expectations
In an ominous sign that the global financial crisis is already making its impact felt across the IT industry, SAP said on Monday that it would not be able to meet revenue expectations for the third... Read more...
Levis suffers from ERP meltdown
It
appears that problems with a global rollout of a enterprise resource planning
system played a part in a resulting 98 percent plummet in net income over at
Levis Strauss. Levis has been working... Read more...
The 10 most annoying habits of tech firms
PC World conducted an informal survey of its readers to find the most annoying practices and policies of technology companies. The results included complaints about the software sunset policies of... Read more...
SAP don’t see an out-of-court settlement with Oracle
Werner Brandt, the chief financial officer of business software maker SAP told German Sunday weekly Euro am Sonntag that he does not believe an out-of-court settlement with Oracle is likely at the
... Read more...ALSO NOTED: Users of Oracle-acquired products fear forced migration; 17,000 U.S. jobs cut in January;
> SAP hopes for 1000 SaaS customers by the end of the year. Article> Intel and Micron announce world's fastest NAND Flash. Read more...
ALSO NOTED: The candidates on tech issues; Shatter tech's glass ceiling;
> The candidates on tech issues. Article> Shatter... Read more...
Business Intelligence blossoms
Business Intelligence, for companies large and small, is alive and kicking in the private sector. There are many companies offering BI tools, including SAS, SPSS, MicroStrategy and Actuate, and you... Read more...
SAP absorbs Business Objects for $6.8B
In another major consolidation of the enterprise software industry, Germany's SAP took the opportunity this past weekend to close a deal to acquire Business Objects for $6.78 billion. The deal was... Read more...






