John S. McCright

AskJeeves Inc., Recommind Inc. and Google Inc. are each attempting to solve the vexing problem of enterprise data search. AskJeeves last week announced the latest version of its natural language search product, JeevesOne Enterprise, which can tap into data from enterprise applications to find answers to users natural language queries. This gives users more complete […]

Two new software products and an upgraded appliance are attempting to solve the vexing problem of enterprise data search. AskJeeves Inc. this week announced the latest version of its natural language search product, JeevesOne Enterprise, while relative newcomer Recommind Inc. last week debuted its MindServer 2.0 suite, which groups search results by categories and topics. […]

Microsoft took a critical step toward the release of its namesake CRM software today with the announcement that it will bundle in software from Crystal Decisions Inc. Crystal Decisions Crystal Enterprise software will provide reporting and analysis capabilities in Microsoft Customer Relationship Management, which is due in customers hands by the end of the year. […]

WiredRed Software and Omnipod Inc. each released new software offerings this week for secure instant messaging. WiredReds e/pop Audit and Reporting Server goes beyond traditional instant messaging with capabilities for centralized management, directory integration and for giving supervisors access to chat sessions. It also offers presence management, text-based chat conferencing, application sharing, remote control capabilities […]

Retailers have used electronic data interchange to automate the ordering of everything from soup to chocolate since the late 1980s. Many in the industry say they believe that retail is poised to take another technological leap with the establishment of business-to-business exchanges such as Transora Inc. and WorldWide Retail Exchange LLC. Retailers and suppliers are […]

Software upgrades from TIBCO Software Inc. and Tarantella Inc. provide IT departments with the capability to let users access integrated applications through a portal. TIBCO last week released Version 4.0 of its ActivePortal, which includes a new feature called Integration Designer, making it possible for TIBCOs enterprise application integration portal to communicate with about 200 […]

Software updates from Stellent Inc. and IBM each take a slightly different way to enable corporate users to share documents and collaborate on projects. Stellent this week will begin shipping Version 6.0 of its Stellent Content Management suite, which has new capabilities for letting users manage collaborative projects and for distributing content more broadly across […]

CCP Global Inc., a business-to-business software and systems integrator, last week introduced a managed service that streamlines electronic purchasing between suppliers and buyers. GPS (Global PunchOut Suite) creates a connection between a suppliers e-storefront and online catalog and a buyer connected to Ariba Inc.s ACSN (Ariba Commerce Services Network). This connection provides buyers with real-time […]

CCP Global Inc., a business-to-business software and systems integrator, earlier this week introduced a new managed service to enable streamlined electronic purchasing between suppliers and buyers. The GPS (Global PunchOut Suite) creates a connection between a suppliers e-storefront and online catalog and a buyer connected to Ariba Inc.s ACSN (Ariba Commerce Services Network). This provides […]

Officials at erstwhile ERP software player Baan have a message for potential customers: Were back. An independent software company for more than 20 years, Baan fell on hard times several years ago as some competitors in the enterprise resource planning software business experienced their biggest boon in decades. Its been in a turn-around mode since […]