Enterprise Applications

Why You Shouldn’t Sue Software Vendors–Even If They Deserve It

9 Ways to Wiki

Open source and free, or hosted for a fee, these applications are among many wiki software options

Oracle v. SAP Legal Fight Gets Messier, Raises Tough Questions About Third-Party Maintenance

Details from new court documents show potential legal quagmires for both third-party maintenance and support providers and their customers. Will the case rock the whole third-party maintenance business? No, say TomorrowNow's rivals.

Microsoft’s Tellme 2.0 Voice Search for BlackBerry: Behind the Buzz

What’s Driving Microsoft’s Strategy: Virtualization, Software as a Service, Unified Communications, Online Collaboration

At a briefing in Redmond, Microsoft's Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner explains how business demands for advances in these four key areas guide Microsoft's strategy as it creates a software and services roadmaps.n

Microsoft Launches On-Demand CRM Software into a Crowded Market

Microsoft is trying to reinvent itself as an on-demand provider of software services. And with its Dynamics CRM Online product, it's going hard after well-established players like Salesforce.com, SAP and Oracle.

Google Encourages Web Developers to Take Apps Offline

Cloud Apps: Third Cube From the Left

Frustrated by cloud apps? They can make even angels swear.

Why Microsoft Office Going Free Would Be Good For Business (And Users)

Open Source ERP Grows Up

ERP has been a kind of final frontier for open source software. But now more IT leaders at midsize and smaller businesses are saying yes to open source software for ERP systems that pump the very heart of the business.