Renee Boucher Ferguson

Versata Inc. is moving its departmental business process automation suite into the enterprise. Versata Logic Suite 5.5, which will be unveiled next week, provides four new areas of functionality to enable enterprise customers to specify business logic and integrate with third-party software when building Web-based applications. Logic Suite delivers a visible specification of key business […]

Responding to the tough economic climate and slower growth in IT spending, Viacore Inc. and eConnections Inc. are each rolling out pay-as-you-go, hosted supply chain management offerings. Viacore earlier this month made its Partner Integration Networks service available for a monthly fee, nixing its upfront software licensing and implementation fees. The Irvine, Calif., companys software […]

Oracle Corp. is unveiling more FastForward Flows e-business applications for small and midsize companies that promise quick implementations. Last week, the Redwood Shores, Calif., company released four applications, or Flows, for finance, human resources and project management. A fifth Flow, for supply chain management, will ship this week. Oracle guarantees the applications will be up […]

Quovadx Inc. and iWay Software have introduced new software to enable companies to integrate their business processes with those of business-to-business trading partners. Quovadx, a business integration software company that focuses primarily in the healthcare and entertainment fields, on Monday announced two new products to further B2B integration. The QDX BPMS (Business Process Management System) […]

Oracle Corp. is rolling out more FastForward Flows e-business applications for small and mid-sized companies that promise quick implementations. On Wednesday, the Redwood Shores, Calif., company will release four applications, or Flows, for human resources, finance and project management. Oracle guarantees the apps will be up in running in about 90 days. The Financial Operations […]

As part of its strategy to reach the small and mid-sized market with integrated offerings, IBM and Intentia on Tuesday announced a combined hardware and software offering designed to reduce the cost of collaborative e-business. The IBM eServer iSeries for Intentia is an offering that enables companies to quickly integrate and collaborate with vendors, suppliers […]

Several software companies are refocusing their efforts to deliver product life cycle management applications. Online, business-to-business collaboration software provider Need2Buy Inc. and hosted supply chain software maker Efinity Inc. last week merged to form RiverOne Inc. The new company plans to develop PLM software that enables spontaneous communication throughout the electronics product life cycle. Separately, […]

Though three erstwhile leaders in the business-to-business arena have been bloodied by the souring economy and dying dot-coms, all are forging ahead with new software to revitalize their platforms. Commerce One Inc., Ariba Inc. and i2 Technologies Inc. are readying collaboration software that attempts to make electronic transactions more akin to face-to-face negotiations. Commerce One […]

Responding to the tough economic climate and slower growth in IT spending, Viacore Inc. this week said it was rolling out pay-as-you go hosted supply chain management service. The Irvine, Calif., company announced that it had made its Partner Integration Networks services available for a monthly fee, nixing its up-front software licensing and implementation fees. […]

Web-centric software integrator Vector ESP Inc. on Tuesday launched its new Enterprise Integration Portal Service. The service allows customers to integrate their Web-based and legacy software applications through a single computing platform, according to Vector officials. Vectors EIP simplifies the process of using a portal for back-end application integration through the integration of structured work […]