Enterprise Applications

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.

Wired Asks the Wrong Question about Open Source

Forrester: Consolidated Web 2.0 Market to Reach $4.6 Billion By 2013

The vendor market will shrink as IBM and Microsoft absorb the majority of the Web 2.0 pie, says an analyst report.

Innovation, Disruption and Riding the Waves of Change: CIO’s New Partnership with LinkedIn

Four Facebook Faux Pas to Avoid

SAP Pays Partners, Goes with Gusto for Small and Medium-Sized Business Customers

Enterprise software vendors such as SAP and Oracle are hot on the trail of the SMB market, offering substantial referral fees to technology partners for delivering small and midsize customers to them.