Alex Goldman

Salesforce.com on Wednesday announced a new version of Force.com for Google App Engine that integrates with Google apps and improves on the previous effort. The new release takes advantage of Google App Engine’s Java support, announced last month. The combination brings Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) apps, from calendar and Gmail to Google Checkout, to a platform […]

Experts predicted that the economy would make this the year that many organizations switched to Linux. A coming Windows 7 upgrade considered to be better than Vista — seemed to increase the odds. Indeed, some organizations have switched to Linux, but a recent report, “Linux on the Desktop: Lessons from mainstream business adoption” from Freeform […]

VMware’s vSphere 4 is available now, one month after it was first announced and the same day VMware reported its Q1 results. The product comprises VMware’s strategy to maintain its lead in virtualization and to compete in cloud computing. Releasing a new product in the middle of tough economic times was made all the more […]

NEW YORK — Is the Web site passé? You might think so if you spoke to Aza Raskin. During a keynote here at the Web 3.0 Conference, Raskin — head of user experience at Mozilla Labs, as well as a mathematician, physicist and user interface guru — told the audience that the evolution of the […]

NEW YORK — The mobile enterprise industry isn’t just about one company anymore. “It used to be that if you asked a CIO about their mobile strategy, they’d say it was RIM,” said Sybase CEO John Chen at the New York Stock Exchange today. “Today, with the iPhone and other devices, things have changed.” That […]

Oracle admitted that its virtualization product lacked key virtualization management and efficiency features but promised that those features will soon be added by using new technology gained through the acquisition of Virtual Iron. The acquisition of Virtual Iron is expected to close by the summer. Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) said in a statement that it will […]

SAP is betting on green solutions to boost the bottom line — both in its own business and customers’. The German software giant today announced the acquisition of Clear Standards, a provider of carbon footprint tracking software. SAP (NYSE:SAP) and Clear Standards did not disclose financial terms of the deal, which is expected to close […]

A new Market Pulse survey released this morning by Austin-Tex.-based SailPoint, an enterprise identity management software provider, said that only 14 percent of the survey’s 125 respondents felt they had adequate user controls in place. The survey tracked IT directors at large enterprises. Companies surveyed had an average of 30,000 employees. User controls matter now. […]

Another day, another compliance software deliverable. Enterprise and mobile software provider Sybase today released version 15.2 of its Replication Server. The upgrade is a response to market needs, Bill Zhang, product manager for Replication Server at Sybase (NYSE:SY) told InternetNews.com. Zhang said that data and transaction volumes continue to double every two years for critical […]

IBM expects to redefine what it means to be “at work” this year. As messaging becomes unified and collaboration applications are delivered to mobile devices, even the most complex applications will always be with us. IBM foresees an end to rigidity in software, hierarchies, and business structures — a process that starts with BlackBerry integration. […]