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California sues SAP over failed payroll software project
SAP has been slapped with a lawsuit by California's state controller over a payroll software implementation the office says cost taxpayers a vast...
Microsoft adds load balancing as Azure availability stutters
Microsoft struggled this week with multiple performance problems on its Azure cloud platform, while it also made the hosted load balancing service...
Google Apps admins get more control over Hangouts
Google Apps now offers administrators more IT controls over Hangouts, the communications tool that includes IM, audio chats and video conferencing.
Microsoft preps mobile app for Office 365 admins
IT administrators of the Office 365 cloud email and collaboration suite will now be able to check their management console from their mobile devices.
Trojan program steals log-in credentials, other sensitive data from SAP client applications
A recently discovered malicious program steals log-in passwords and other sensitive information from SAP client applications and allows...
Google integrates Apps Marketplace with the suite's admin console
Google is trying to make it easier for Apps customers to find and deploy third-party applications from the Marketplace store it launched a few years...
8 sure-fire ways to screw up a cloud contract
Cloud licensing's become so complex that it's easy to pay too much or get burned later on. Here are some tips to make sure you're getting...
Amazon offers PostgreSQL from the cloud
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is offering the open-source PostgreSQL relational database as part of its RDS (Relational Database Service).
AWS: Our virtual desktop will succeed where others have stumbled
With the launch of a new hosted virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) service called WorkSpaces, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is hoping to convert more...
Microsoft adds real-time joint editing to Office Web Apps
Office Web Apps, the browser-based, pared-down version of the Microsoft suite, now lets people co-edit documents in real time, a capability its main...
Thumbing nose at Oracle, Rimini Street to file for IPO
Third-party software support provider Rimini Street is moving ahead with its expected plans for an initial public offering, even as it awaits a...
Review: Box beats Dropbox -- and all the rest -- for business
Box trumps Dropbox, Egnyte, Citrix ShareFile, EMC Syncplicity, and OwnCloud with rich mix of file sync, file sharing, user management, deep...
Microsoft offers industry templates, special pricing for Dynamics CRM
Microsoft is hoping to differentiate its Dynamics CRM (customer relationship management) software from the likes of Salesforce.com with a new set of...
County seeking new software vendor to replace SAP system
Marin County, California, has begun the search for new ERP (enterprise resource planning) software to replace a troubled SAP implementation that...
Google Apps, once a leader, faces growing cloud app rivals
When Google Apps arrived in 2006, it stood on the cutting edge of Web-hosted email and collaboration suites for businesses, a bold pioneer clearing a...
New malware variant suggests cybercriminals targeting SAP users
A new variant of a Trojan program that targets online banking accounts also contains code to search if infected computers have SAP client...
Oracle moves aggressively to poach SAP Business ByDesign customers
Oracle has joined the ranks of ERP (enterprise resource planning) software vendors hoping to capitalize on uncertainty among customers of SAP's...
ERP Comes to the Cloud and (Finally) Smaller Businesses
Trek Global claims that its cloud-based ERP service can help midmarket and small businesses leverage ERP to create efficiencies.
Study: Despite bright, shiny rivals, good old Office still rules at work
In the office, people still prefer Microsoft Office.
SAP reports strong revenue growth from HANA and cloud
SAP reported strong revenue growth in its HANA in-memory database and cloud businesses, but also saw revenue from software decline in the third...
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