Stories by Heather Harreld

Sagent adopts Web services

Business intelligence vendor Sagent Technology on Tuesday announced support for Web services in an effort to give its customers the ability to more easily embed BI (business intelligence) into their applications and develop collaborative BI solutions leveraging data from multiple organizations.

Cognos tailors analytics for SAP

Cognos is launching a suite of analytics applications Monday for SAP's R/3 ERP platform. The software is designed to allow companies to monitor and analyze back-office data from SAP and non-SAP systems to enhance corporate performance.

ProActivity launches new business process analysis platform

ProActivity will announce general availability of its new business process analysis platform next week featuring new XML export capabilities to support Web services and the integration of data into business process management systems.

Tibco rolls out new integration platform

Tibco Software on Monday will announce its new business integration software product line designed to secure Web services transactions while easing integration challenges associated with linking partners to enterprise systems.

PeopleSoft to unveil new portal

PeopleSoft on Monday will announce the next generation of its portal offering that will include support for Web services and an intelligent context mechanism designed to link user behavior to business processes.

PeopleSoft rolls out vertical CRM apps

Continuing to exert leverage via its installed base in back-office systems, PeopleSoft Inc. next week will unveil four new vertical CRM (customer relationship management) applications.

WRQ, Attachmate support Web services

Companies with deep roots in extracting data from host and legacy systems for Web applications are now maneuvering to expose data from this "last mile of connectivity" as Web services.

Baan eyes SCM

Enterprise application provider Baan Co. NV is jumping into the supply-chain and product life-cycle management arenas with plans to tap its installed ERP base to grow business in these new product lines.

States take on first Microsoft witness

Iona Technologies PLC and KPMG Consulting Inc. have formed a global alliance designed to leverage Web services to ease enterprise application integration woes, the companies announced Tuesday.

Iona, KPMG forge Web services pact

Iona Technologies PLC and KPMG Consulting Inc. have formed a global alliance designed to leverage Web services to ease enterprise application integration woes, the companies announced Tuesday.

Tibco rolls Web services into workflow

Tibco Software rolled out a new version of its portal product Monday that integrates Web services support with Tibco's workflow and business process management functionality in a move designed to allow enterprises to give users access to personalized data.

PTC rolls out software to speed product life cycle

Product development company Parametric Technology unveiled a new deployment option Monday for its Windchill line of Web-based collaboration products designed to allow companies to quickly address business challenges that crop up in the life cycle of a new product.

EAI seeks to remold

Driven by the demands of Web services, EAI (enterprise application integration) vendors are maneuvering to reposition their technologies as companies seek long-term application integration solutions and evaluate competing offerings from application server vendors.

WebMethods rolls out financial services solutions

A week after establishing a business unit dedicated solely to the financial services sector, EAI vendor webMethods Inc. on Monday unveiled three new packaged suites focused on solving integration problems specific to the financial services industry.

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