Salesforce Relishes Second Act
Accelerating its push to become the first $10-billion Cloud applications vendor, Salesforce launched new products that buttress its core offerings, while hiking prices and...
Aspiring To Make A Difference, UKG Readies To Reimagine HCM Journey
Recasting its imprint on the HCM applications market, UKG is determined to break with tradition by jettisoning legacy products and streamlining its public cloud...
SAP Faces the Inconvenient Truth
On the last day of the huge SAPPHIRENOW conference, a trio of standup comedians appeared on stage lampooning everything under the sun with one...
Kyriba Keeps TRM Humming With New Funding, FiREapps Acquisition
The rise of Kyriba validates the upside potential of the Cloud applications market, especially for nimble players that can outrun their competition.
In 2018, Kyriba...
Oracle Models How AI Changes Everything
The historical run of Oracle catapulted the vendor to new heights in valuation and projected revenues, and its recent AI World provided the perfect...
Salesforce.com Steers Social Enterprise Movement Amid Cloudy Outlook
With growing signs of leading one of the most important segments of the enterprise applications market, Salesforce.com embodies the disruptive power of Cloud-based delivery...
IFS Turns Assets Into Industrial AI Advantage
With a laser focus on automating the operations of manufacturers and asset-intensive industries, IFS is turning Generative AI into an asset both literally and...
Eying $5B in Sales, UKG Sets AI Ready Expectations
Every team roster needs a great lineup and UKG is no different by bolstering its HCM and workforce management offerings with a deep bench...
SAP Takes Simplicity Message To Heart
SAP kicked off its biggest annual customer conference with a bang, or simply the unmistakable message of Run Simple.
For a software company that has...
Zoho Moves Upmarket, Targets Verticals As CEO Steps Down
Zoho, one of the fastest-growing CRM and collaboration applications vendors, is moving upmarket while eying strategic opportunities in key verticals just as its down-to-earth...
SAP Extends Brand Value On Multiple Fronts
The big SAPPHIRENOW conference ended on a high note with Jennifer Lopez as headline entertainment and a fitting tribute to the new chapter of...
Unit4 Buys Education ERP Applications Vendor, Picks Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform
Unit4 intensified its vertical strategy with an acquisition of a higher-education ERP application vendor, while cozying up with Microsoft to better leverage its Azure...
SAP SuccessFactors Pushes Cloud Platform and Integration Beyond its HCM Apps
SAP’s Cloud platform and integration strategy is gathering momentum as the enterprise software heavyweight is pushing its stack beyond the boundaries...
Oracle Mounts Multi-Cloud Charm Offensive Against AI Hype
Oracle is taking the high road by reiterating its open stance, sticking to a value-based pricing model, and even playing nice these days, a...
Oracle Steps Up Core ERP Transformation
After nearly a decade of developing AI applications for different business processes, Oracle is homing in on a slew of digital agents that could...
Power Broker Propels SAP Customer Value
Chakib Bouhdary has the new title of Chief Customer Value Officer of SAP, having served as a key advisor to co-CEO Bill McDermott for...
Oracle Dials Up Turnkey AI To Fuse Analytics, Fusion Apps
Oracle is ratcheting up turnkey AI capabilities across an extensive product portfolio by adding tangible value to its Analytics and Fusion Applications offerings with...
SAP SuccessFactors Puts Intelligent Apps To Work In HR Transformation
SAP SuccessFactors is unveiling a number of new products that play to the strengths of its parent. At its recent SuccessConnect annual conference, SAP SuccessFactors...
NetSuite’s AI Push Powers Growth For SMBs
NetSuite is jumpstarting the use of AI among thousands of its small and midsized customers in lockstep with their desire to grow exponentially through...
NetSuite Showcases AI and Customer Success at SuiteConnect New York
The six-city SuiteConnect 2024 tour landed in New York in late March, where new generative AI use cases were unveiled to help finance and...
Under One Roof, MBX Deconstructs Myths, Realities, Customer Data of Oracle Cloud Apps
At last month’s Modern Business Experience event, Oracle shed light on its latest Cloud applications strategy, while dispelling some myths and providing more context...
Epicor Puts Cloud, ERP Apps to Work For Essential Industries
Working mostly behind the scenes, Epicor has become a driving force for a whole swath of essential industries from retail to manufacturing that need...
Oracle’s Growing Ecosystem of Mutual Customers Gain Intelligent Touchless Business Processes
For years, Oracle was considered one of the few technology vendors capable of selling enterprise databases, applications, and cloud services all under one roof....
Built-To-Last Enterprises Fortify Themselves With Oracle Cloud ERP Amid The Pandemic
As the pandemic continues to disrupt lives all over the world, major enterprises are charging ahead with their ERP strategies to strengthen their business...
Zoho Promises Back To The Cloud Future
Zoho is not a household name in the US enterprise applications market, but that’s about to change if the privately-held vendor has its way.
Founded...
Catering To Growth Companies, Oracle NetSuite Unveils New Automation, Analytics Capabilities
After years of expanding its reach into the SMB market, Oracle NetSuite is adding bells and whistles to the suite that will help its...
Zoho Goes All-In for ERP Expansion Despite Risks
Zoho minces no words about its intention to become a major ERP application provider in the years to come, despite all the talks about...
Oracle OpenWorld Goes Global As Feisty Ellison Rebuilds His Business In Bid To Double...
At an Oracle OpenWorld reception last month, I mentioned to an Oracle executive that it was no longer business as usual at the 41-year-old...
Cornerstone Galaxy Is Within Reach By Matching Skills and Learning Apps
Cornerstone has been in constant motion three years after the HCM applications vendor went private, triggering a series of moves that have shaken up...
Cornerstone Spark Odyssey Finds New Packaging, Partners
Cornerstone is entering a new phase of its galactic journey by incorporating digital agents into its marketing blitz designed to make next-generation learning management...






























