Computerworld Staff

Siebel Systems Inc. and PeopleSoft Inc. both said they plan to cut jobs after reporting weak first-quarter results.

In a recent survey of 142 companies worldwide, 41 per cent of respondents said their companies have experienced at least one data warehouse project failure, and only 15 per cent of the respondents claimed that their data warehousing efforts to date "have been a major success."

Mobility is likely to be the major demand driver for the PC market in Australia this year, a report has found.

San Mateo, Calif.-based customer relationship management (CRM) software maker E.piphany Inc. has announced that it is shipping two new products to help companies in the telecommunications and finance markets increase sales volume.

IT professionals should take time in 2003 to enhance their perceived value and better understand business priorities, Stamford, Conn.-based Gartner Inc. advises.

Oracle rival PeopleSoft Inc. plans to introduce upgraded customer relationship management (CRM) software.

This week, Santa Clara, Calif.-based business intelligence applications provider Brio Software Inc. announced its Brio Performance Suite 8.

Large companies in the U.S. expect IT spending to rise by an average of 2.3 per cent this year, according to an August report conducted by Cambridge, Mass.-based Forrester Research Inc.