Enterprise Applications

Oracle Gets BEA: Coping Tips for Both Customer Camps

With the deal done, BEA customers contemplate their fate. Which camp made out better, and what should CIOs and IT managers be doing to prepare for the new era of middleware?

Sun Acquires MySQL: Impact on the CIO?

From its place in the LAMP stack to being the platform of choice for the vast majority of Web 2.0 companies, the acquisition of MySQL means it's time for CIOs not using MySQL or Sun to review their vendor choices for a consolidated offering.

Five Business Process and Application Trends for 2008

A Forrester analyst outlines the changes in next-generation applications, architectures and business process management that lie ahead.

Why I’m Just Saying No to Facebook

Success Factors for Corporate Intranets

The Nielsen Norman Group say the top trends in the best intranets flip the priority from "information" to "people." Doing so can keep maintenance manageable, costs down, and information current.

Webkinz scales a wall of little users

Virtual Software Appliances: Why They Could End Deployment Hell

Many enterprises still don't like SaaS, but now there's an up-and-coming alternative, virtualized software appliances, that deserves attention. Here's why it might not be long before you buy software pre-packaged in a virtual machine.

CIO Forum on Facebook, part 2

Why GPS is No Replacement for Eyes and Ears (Or How to Find Yourself With a $100,000 Bill by Following a GPS Navigator)

Your Customer Service Stinks

An Accenture survey finds that while consumers' customer service expectations continue to rise, the majority of companies aren't keeping pace, sending customers to competitors. And it's only getting easier for them to leave.