Netsuite 'glad to help rival SAP with their ERP'
Zach Nelson, chief executive at Netsuite, has publicly thanked rival SAP for renewing a cloud computing licence with his company, instead of using its own software.
Stories by Leo King
IDC: Data centres increasingly overwhelmed by business demand
Businesses are struggling to ensure their data centres cope with demand, according to analyst house IDC.
Accenture technology chief in abrupt departure
Accenture's chief executive of technology, Kevin Campbell, has abruptly left the company.
Social media will take hold in business this year - Accenture
Businesses will finally grasp, this year, how to use social media to their best advantage, for internal and external communications, according to the predictions of consultancy Accenture in its Technology Vision 2012 report.
Atos acquires 50% stake in events IT firm MSL
Atos has acquired a 50 percent stake in MSL Group, in order to bolster its specialist IT capabilities for large events.
Cisco to refocus after becoming 'slow to make decisions'
John Chambers, chief executive at Cisco, has sent an email to employees admitting management failures and indicating the company needs to refocus its efforts.
Half of SAP users 'dissatisfied' with system performance
Almost half of SAP customers (43 percent) are dissatisfied with the system's response times across all components, according to a global survey.
Nokia facing 'crisis', warns CEO
Nokia is facing a potential crisis, according to warnings reportedly issued to staff by its chief executive.
IDC: SAP's Oracle fine will drive up enterprise IT costs
SAP's £820 million fine over Oracle software and data theft is likely to be a blow to all enterprise software users because it will undermine the growing market for third-party support, according to IDC.
SAP sticks fast to in-memory strategy
SAP is driving its applications towards in-memory computing, and yesterday revealed more detail on a strategy that has become increasingly apparent in recent months.
SAP users criticise 'slow' Business ByDesign introduction
SAP users have criticised the <a href="http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/applications/software-service/news/index.cfm?newsid=20314">"slow"</a> introduction of software as a service offerings by the vendor.
Gartner: Start now to ditch Windows XP by 2012
Businesses should test Microsoft Windows 7 this year, in order to orchestrate a move away from Windows XP by 2012.
Credit crunch is improving IT and BPM
Businesses claim to have improved their management processes and the way in which IT supports them, more than a year after the recession began to bite hard.
Fujitsu denies discrimination allegations as new strike hits
Fujitsu has provided new information on staff targeted for redundancy, following claims by the Unite union of <a href="http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/careers-hr/people-management/news/index.cfm?newsid=18241">possible racial or sexual discrimination</a>.
Fujitsu staff vote for industrial action on pay and pensions
Staff at Fujitsu have <a href="http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/careers-hr/people-management/news/index.cfm?newsid=16966">overwhelmingly voted</a> to take industrial action over jobs, pay and pensions.
