Software-as-a-service and service-oriented architecture are competitive rather than complementary, argues Information Age editorial director, Andrew Lawrence.
Dave Duffield, the PeopleSoft CEO that failed to resist Oracle's hostile takeover, is back.
Systems that help customers to help themselves require rigorous testing.
Business process management is proving to be the critical component in the delivery of business agility.
The classic business intelligence technology for analysing complex data – OLAP – is now being applied to operational data.
Will full-colour laser printers replace their monochrome counterparts?
The promise of 'a single version of the truth' has been one of the driving forces behind the growth of BI. But increasingly, the competitive landscape of the BI market is forcing users to consider who should provide the source of that truth.
Official economic statistics are underestimating the shift to online retail, says Information Ages editorial director Andrew Lawrence.
A new payment system which links scans of shoppers' fingers, combined with a PIN, to their bank accounts is being trialled at US supermarkets.
The first generation of online commerce platforms is reaching the end of its lifespan. Now organisations are reinvesting for better customer interaction and business agility.
Enterprise resource planning applications provide the bedrock for most compliance efforts.
One criticism frequently aimed at the IT function within organisations is that it is too self-serving; but that perception is fading fast.
W3C's Xforms standard has arrived. But will it take off when both Microsoft and Adobe have such a grip on the market?
The systems are becoming more advanced - but the pace is steady, not frenzied.
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Application giant's $4.3 billion acquisition of spend management provider is motivated by cloud experience, says Ovum's Carter Lusher
US executive stands accused of printing out his own barcodes to buy cheap Lego sets and sell them on eBay
The UK's Post Office has selected Salesforce.com to allow people to book financial appointments online
IT industry's overtures to the marketing department continue as data warehouse vendor picks up German cloud services provider
Software and software-related services responsible for nearly 90% of SAP's revenue growth for the first quarter, up to €3.4 billion