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Enterprise Software: User-Friendly SAP? — It's Overdue

By Dick Weisinger

Long-time users of SAP are well aware that the term ‘user friendly’ and SAP are seldom used in the same sentence.  SAP has made a bundle with its tight-lipped no-nonsense business software.  But SAP ‘transaction screens’ and screen identifiers are…

SaaS: Google Apps Takes on Business

By Dick Weisinger

Google has had some false starts in trying to mold its software into something that would be attractive to businesses, especially large businesses. But, they keep trying… Google has recently done a retake and revamp of its App Engine product,…

Technology: Bridging the Data Silo

By Dick Weisinger

Silos of information have been in the crosshairs of technologists for decades, but it seems like the more people try to eradicate silos, new ones continually pop up. For example, today’s first-generation SaaS applications are providing a fertile ground for…

Oracle: What is Oracle Fusion 11g?

By Dick Weisinger

Oracle has been talking about it for years and it is now finally released:  Oracle Fusion 11g.  The name fusion comes from Oracle’s goal to meld together the best parts from Oracle’s many software acquisitions (58 so far). What is…

Technology: Global IT Hitting Bottom?

By Dick Weisinger

Business executives are predicting a bottoming out of the economy in the US before the end of 2009.  That’s better than the original 18-month out prediction most executives were talking about in December 2008.  But as unemployment continues to rise,…