Ephraim Schwartz

Outsourcing appears to be the topic of the day, and from what I can tell, that conversation will only grow more intense this year.

Leveraging advances in communication and integration, a new kind of application

Using its own integration engine, Integration Broker, PeopleSoft Inc. has come in approximately one quarter ahead of schedule in delivering cross-component integration between the suite of PeopleSoft Enterprise applications and seven J. D. Edwards & Co. suite components.

Wi-Fi technology is steadily expanding: IEEE 802.11a and 802.11g are now firmly entrenched alongside 802.11b, and (Wi-Fi Protected Access) (WPA) security is now accepted as a standard. Yet Wi-Fi compatibility between devices is still at an all-time low.

Ratcheting up its customization capabilities, Salesforce.com will use its inaugural Dreamforce User & Developer Conference this week to launch the Winter 04 release of its hosted CRM service.

Mobile carriers in the U.S. have made some dire predictions about how wireless local number portability will affect their bottom lines, but WLNP might ultimately prove problematic for users as well.

Technology can do a lot of amazing things, but it also can be overused and abused. This is very evident in the area of employee relations.

Siebel Systems Inc. released its third quarter financial results on Wednesday and announced the acquisition of UpShot Corp., an online hosted CRM service, and Motiva Inc., an enterprise incentive management software vendor.