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No to SQL? Anti-database movement gains steam

The meet-up in San Francisco last month had a whiff of revolution about it, like a latter-day techie version of the American Patriots planning the Boston Tea Party.

| Analysis | Open Source | Software | 07/02/09 at 9:00 am |


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Microsoft extends Dynamics service pack support

Microsoft Dynamics ERP and CRM users now have more flexibility in deploying the vendor's service pack updates, which are periodically released to address bug fixes and make feature improvements.

| News | CRM | Software | 06/25/09 at 3:46 pm |


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Bending the back office: Open source CRM and ERP

Open source "alternatives" from SugarCRM, Openbravo, and Compiere have tapped the power of open source development to make customization easy, but the line between community and commercial is quickly crossed.

| Feature | CRM | Open Source | SaaS | 06/25/09 at 2:41 pm |


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SAP CTO on Innovation And Cloud Computing

As the CTO of SAP, Vishal Sikka's job is to figure out what SAP's future applications will look, feel and act like for its customers. He does that by experimenting with untested, emerging technologies; innovating with his team and co-innovating with customers and partners; and developing new ways to think about enterprise architecture and governance mechanisms.

| Interview | SaaS | Software | 06/22/09 at 10:47 am |


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