BlackBerry’s board has formed a so-called Special Committee to explore strategic alternatives for the future of the company. But what are the options?
Oracle and Salesforce.com's love-fest: The ripple effects
While certain recent announcements weren’t as “startling” as Oracle CEO Larry Ellison had promised they would be, its deal with Salesforce.com definitely lived up to the hype and could have some lasting ramifications.
SAP's Snabe to step down in 2014, McDermott to become sole CEO
SAP co-CEO Jim Hagemann Snabe will leave his post in May 2014 to become a member of the enterprise software vendor’s supervisory board, leaving Bill McDermott as sole CEO.
Infor hit with lawsuit over alleged software project failure
Infor has been sued by a customer who claims an ERP project that was supposed to take six months instead allegedly dragged on for well over a year without any useful results.
SAP shakes up development organisation
SAP has abruptly reorganised its development strategy, with SuccessFactors CEO and cloud strategy chief Lars Dalgaard leaving the company and …
Oracle, SAP customers save cash through third-party support
Customers of Oracle and SAP are benefiting from the presence of third-party support providers in the enterprise software market, with research indicating that some …
Salesforce.com acquires Rypple for push into cloud HR software
Salesforce.com announced recently it would acquire cloud-based performance management vendor Rypple in a bid to enter the human resources software …
SAP pays $3.4 billion for cloud vendor SuccessFactors
SAP America said Saturday that it is paying US$3.4 billion in cash to acquire SuccessFactors, a provider of cloud-based human …
Salesforce.com hires ex-Oracle, SAP software executive Wookey
Salesforce.com has hired former Oracle and SAP executive John Wookey, adding a seasoned software-development executive to its ranks at a …
SAP offers premium support option in China
SAP is now offering its high-end MaxAttention support service to customers in China in response to increasing demand there for …