COBOL-based system for $160 billion pension fund is a political football
A COBOL (common business oriented language)-based system used to support New York's US$160 billion state pension fund has become the subject of controversy, with some officials claiming it poses a...
View ArticleWorkday rolls out Big Data Analytics module
Workday has unveiled a new software module for its cloud-based HCM (human capital management) application that allows customers to analyze data from both Workday and third-party sources.
View ArticleIntuit revamps Quickbooks Online for ease of use, mobile devices
Users of the online version of Intuit's popular QuickBooks small-business accounting software may find their workdays becoming a bit easier to manage, thanks to a new user interface and mobile...
View ArticleWorkday rolls out revamped, HTML5-powered user experience
Workday is launching a reworked user interface for its cloud-based HCM (human capital management) and financial software that it believes will appeal to employees of all ages, from millennials to...
View ArticleRimini Street diversifies with cloud services for Workday, Salesforce.com
Independent Oracle and SAP support provider Rimini Street will now offer integration services for customers who want to adopt SaaS (software-as-a-service) offerings from the likes of Salesforce.com and...
View ArticleOracle legal letter prompts closure of independent JD Edwards help site
The operator of an independent website aimed at helping users of J.D. Edwards enterprise resource planning software has shut it down after Oracle alleged the site infringed on its copyrights.
View ArticleSAP giving Ariba an in-memory energy boost with Hana
SAP is making good on a promise to migrate its Ariba e-commerce software to the Hana in-memory computing platform, and says an initial step has already produced staggering performance improvements.
View ArticleSAP unveils plan for 'simple' Cloud financial app suite
SAP is taking a big step into SaaS with Simple Finance, a set of applications based on its in-memory Hana Enterprise Cloud platform.
View ArticleInfor plots move into cloud financials in strike against Workday
Infor is hoping to elbow its way into Workday's turf with an upcoming cloud-based financial software suite dubbed Financials Xi.
View ArticleWorkday ships first app for higher education in strike against Oracle
Workday has made good on a promise it issued a year ago with the release Thursday of Workday Student Recruiting, the first in a series of apps it's developing for higher education institutions.
View ArticleWorkday plots wave of predictive analytic apps
Workday is expanding its move into analytics with a series of specialized, predictive applications designed to help staff in HR and financial management roles retain top workers and make more accurate...
View ArticleNew SAP Cloud app targets finance professionals
Hard on the heels of the recent announcement of its next-generation S/4Hana enterprise software platform, SAP has unveiled a new sSoftware-as-a-Service application aimed at finance professionals but...
View ArticleWorkday targets professional services with new suite
Anyone who's ever worked in professional services knows that the focus there on people and billable projects can open up a world of specialized requirements from any supporting business software. With...
View ArticleWorkday spans finance and HR with real-time planning tool
Workday has long been known for its financial and HR software, and on Tuesday it rolled out a new enterprise offering that spans both areas with a focus on planning, budgeting and forecasting.
View ArticleFIS seeks to boost financial software portfolio with $9.1B Sungard acquisition
Fidelity National Information Services is buying financial software vendor SunGard for US$9.1 billion to broaden its range of enterprise banking and capital market offerings.
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