Business software

The next wave of the SAP BusinessObjects Explorer is just around the corner and this release promises to open the door to any data anywhere in the organization to provide users a 360 degree view into business operations. With this next release of SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, accelerated version, users continue to benefit from a dead simple intuitive BI tool that allows all users to answer "on-the-fly" questions and get to the root cause of business situations all at incredible speeds. But now users can  

Microsoft said it is readying two new online services, and one updated online service, for its Dynamics Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) package -- all to debut next year. The company also said that its ERP hosting business has more than doubled in the past year as it moves more of its software and services business into its emerging Azure services cloud. Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) timing is good.  

Celerant Technology, a privately held Corporation, develops in-house and provides high quality, advanced retail management software systems to retail organizations. Ian Goldman, CEO, comes from a retail management software background and founded Celerant Technology to build an entirely new type of retail system from the ground-up. The software that resulted uses Java technology to solve data integration issues with a real-time, integrated POS system.  

MAM Software Inc. - a subsidiary of Aftersoft Group, Inc. and a leading provider of business management software solutions - has reported record levels of visitor interest at its booth at the annual Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX). The event, held at the Sands Expo Center, Las Vegas on November 3-5 2009, is North America's leading exhibition for the automotive aftermarket, attracting thousands of qualified buyers from around the globe. With its largest ever booth, MAM Software showcased its  

Oracle announced the general availability of Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management Release 7.4. This latest release helps communications service providers, media companies and other service providers enhance customer service, respond faster to market demands and reduce operational costs. Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management Release 7.4 helps improve customer management capabilities; offer expanded pricing, billing and invoicing functionality; and enhance data accessibili

Many of the world’s largest and most innovative communications and media companies rely on Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management to accelerate time to market for new products and services, build stronger brands and reduce operational costs. This new version provides pre-built integrations and further simplifies industry-specific business processes to help companies deliver unique customer experiences while lowering total cost of ownership   -Liam Maxwell

 

As an organization dedicated to the success of its channel, Datacap encourages its Channel Partners to design and build new applications for its flagship data and document capture software, known as Taskmaster. Each year, Datacap's annual Partner Excellence Awards recognize select partners for their contributions to innovations using Taskmaster. Innovations can include expanded functionality, new applications or newly opened markets, and often involve all three.  

The latest version of QuickBooks is a big step outside the box for the leading small business accounting software. QuickBooks Pro and Premier 2010 feature the all-new Intuit App Center , providing users access to scalable, Software-as-a-Service business applications directly from within QuickBooks. Currently more than 25 applications are available, including, Customer Manager , a service that helps track and manage marketing campaigns and sales leads to maximize profits.  

Striking while Oracle is at sixes and sevens over Sun, SAP and Microsoft, two of its worst enemies, have cut an anti-Oracle accord. Microsoft will recommend SAP's BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation application to its customers as its preferred solution, which should irritate Oracle as well as help SAP tickle its flagging sales. They were down 9% last quarter with software licenses down 31% and similar expectations ahead.  

Staffordshire University has saved more than £6,000 a year after rolling out a document management and imaging system. The university has integrated a document management system supplied by Version One into its Oracle E-Business suite enterprise resource planning system to store purchase invoices and deliver remittance advices. The university is also scanning 30,000 purchase invoices each year by using a Kodak i1420 scanner.