Salesforce.com courts enterprise developers with sforce initiative
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Data mining tool adds Windows, Solaris support, new visualization components
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Survey reports issues unsolved despite large investments; executives complain solutions don't provide effective forecasts
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Financial Times uses Web analytics tool to better understand its customers
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Brio revamps BI suite, Oracle has Sarbanes-Oxley under control, Plumtree and HandySoft partnership offers Sarbanes-Oxley Accelerator
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Oracle Sales usability, proposal-generation enhancements; WebCenter 5.0 manages cross-channel customer interactions with real-time chat and collaboration 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Analysts challenge enterprises to look for, and properly measure, BI project benefits up front and after implementation
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
    
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The pain of integrating systems in real time often outweighs business needs
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    ERP vendor uses XQuery to expose customer data 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Research firm profiles 10 CRM adopters to find what makes for CRM success
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Databeacon Collaborative Edition; Edwards enhances SCM suite
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Hyperion and Teradata to integrate products; Pivotal's most significant CRM update
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Think of a data warehouse as a project, not a program
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    New analytics package bundles software, hardware, and consulting
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Enterprise 6 suite may be company’s most important release to date
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's 64-bit SQL Server; new integrated suite from Plumtree
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Worrying about what happens when current project ends
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Using competitor's four-year-old version makes for  "meaningless comparison", analyst says
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Baan ERP for sale again; document management joint offering
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    As portals mature, business users should expect more freedom