Enterprise Applications

BlackBerry Users Get Expanded Enterprise IM on New Microsoft OCS 2007 Support

From SAP ERP Software to Saving the World: Catching Up with Shai Agassi

Shai Agassi's rise to SAP's executive board was fast and furious. But his resignation in 2007 and his bold plan to rid the world of its dependence on oil have been equally abrupt. In this Q&A, Agassi speaks with CIO.com about his reason

In the New Facebook, Privacy Is King

NYPD Taps Into 911 Callers and Their Cellphones and Cameras

BPM Without Busting the Budget

Business process management requires BPM tools, right? Not always. In some cases, there are other process management tools that can do the job for less.

Why Google Should Invest More in Cloud Computing, Not Less

Service-now.com Starts Up SOA

Its CEO's vision for Service-now.com for the startup's underlying architecture was that the software must be "simple, approachable, configurable, and easy to integrate" and had to be as "restless and stateless as possible.&qu

Oracle, SAP Skills Shortage Leaves ERP Customers Gasping for SaaS Choices

Huge demand for third-party ERP implementation services has pushed "availability of resources" to the top of customers' vendor scorecard and nudged customers to look at SaaS models. And look out: Here comes Microsoft.

Getting 2.0ed Out: When Will Web 2.0 and Other 2.0 Terms Fade Away?

NFL Schedule, Rivalries and Potential TV Ratings Optimized by Packaged Software

The NFL's 2008 season has kicked off, and specialized optimization software helped league execs wade through thousands of scheduling variables to come up with the best lineup for teams, TV networks and fans.