Enterprise Applications

HP Announces Data Protector Software Enhancements

HP Friday announced enhancements to HP Data Protector software that offers complete protection for virtual environments and flexible data reduction options, at up to 70 percent less than alternatives. This software lowers the cost of protecting data

Gartner: 20 Percent of E-Mail to SaaS Platform By End of ’12

The Software as a Service (SaaS) model for e-mail solutions is proving attractive for many customers and will represent 20 percent of the commercial e-mail market by the end of 2012, according to Gartner.

The New Facebook: Three Easy Tips for Sorting Through the Noise

Thanks to Facebook's recent redesign, a massive amount of content continually flows down the middle of your Facebook homepage. How can you keep up with it, never mind find the bits you really want? From Friend Lists to RSS feeds, here are three

Office 14 Web Apps: Microsoft Takes on Google Docs and Netbooks

Office 14 will finally deliver useful Web-based versions of Office Apps. As Microsoft fights back against Google Docs, it's also providing a way for Office apps to run on Linux-based netbooks.

Why Chiquita Said ‘No’ to Tier 1 ERP Providers and ‘Yes’ to SaaS Apps from Upstart Workday

The inside story of why Chiquita Brands CIO Manjit Singh ignored the SaaS FUD from the world's leading ERP vendors and, instead, chose an on-demand HR platform from upstart Workday to roll out to its global operations. The lesson: A bigger softw

IBM-Sun Deal: History Says Timing Is Right for IBM to Acquire

While acquisition talks have broken down for now, historical analysis says there's no time like the present for IBM to gobble up Sun, or perhaps better yet, part of Sun.

Macs in the Enterprise: ERP

Cloud computing has made platforms meaningless, which opens doors for Macs to tap into business software.

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Bernie Madoff’s Client List vs. MDM Software: Lessons Learned

What can master data management software analysis of Bernie Madoff's client list teach businesses about the danger of data silos? Plenty, says MDM vendor DataQualityFirst.