Matt Villano

In a move that should enable manufacturers to become demand-driven enterprises, Pleasanton, Calif.-based PeopleSoft said Tuesday that it has acquired the Demand Flow software from JCIT International. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The news arrived at the same time that Gartner Dataquest published statistics that indicate PeopleSoft is the largest ERP supply […]

In a move that extends its recruitment reach across the Atlantic Ocean, HotJobs announced today that it has joined an international network of online recruitment firms co-created by StepStone ASA and Totaljobs.com. The network is the first to stretch across continental boundaries, and will contained 27 different job site when it launches later this month. […]

In a vote of confidence for e-commerce, paying bills online can help protect customers from identity theft, according to a report released Thursday by San Francisco-based research firm Javelin Strategy & Research. The report, entitled “Online Banking and Bill Paying: New Protection from Identity Theft,” alleged that simply by viewing and paying bills online, customers […]

Faster than you can say Zap! Pow! Biff! Bang!, the big boys got bigger as Yahoo! Games Thursday announced a new partnership with Microsoft Game Studios. The deal means inking the popular Xbox developer to contribute new titles to the popular online games destination. With the new relationship, more than 100 titles are available to […]

In an attempt to help pen-enabled mobile device users spend less time fussing with forms, software vendor Pen&Internet Tuesday debuted an advanced recognition solution for processing handwriting. Dubbed “riteForm,” the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company is offering one month free evaluations of the platform as well as commercial licensing options. The release comes at a time when […]

There’s a new kid in town. Hailing the current high-tech environment as the heyday of commodity-based enterprise computing, former BEA chairman and CEO Bill Coleman today announced the launch of a new start-up to help enterprises implement business architectures that adapt to meet changing workplace requirements. The company, dubbed Cassatt Corp., was funded in part […]

In a bold move against cyber-trickery of all kinds, Irvine, Calif.-based software vendor Optima Technology Monday filed a lawsuit against domain registrar Network Solutions, alleging that the VeriSign subsidiary transferred ownership of the URL www.optimatech.com without permission from its rightful owner. The lawsuit, filed in Orange County Circuit Court, seeks $3 million in damages, and […]

In a move designed to showcase the possibilities of life without wires, Macromedia Thursday unveiled a public beta release of a new environment for people to interact with the Web without relying on a continuous connection. The system, dubbed “Macromedia Central” is considered an “occasionally-connected application” that enables users to operate applications that run outside […]

It’s ba-ack. Red Herring, one of the biggest and boldest high-tech magazines during the industry’s heyday, returned Thursday as the flagship title of a media group that will investigate the business of technology through online content, newsletters, research and events. The new entity, found online at www.redherring.com, will deliver 90 stories each month analyzing the […]

In a partnership that should enable enterprises to build composite applications without incurring additional expense, Salesforce.com announced this week that it will join the BEA Systems extensibility program and will work to build an enhanced, “software-as-a-service” version of BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1. The move further amplifies the benefits of Salesforce.com’s sforce development tool, unveiled earlier […]

Amid one of the biggest political crises in state history, California Gov. Gray Davis signed a bill this week designed to prohibit spam and penalizes advertisers and others who send unsolicited e-mail messages hawking sexual hankers, prescriptions, and other products. The new law, which takes effect Jan. 1, empowers California residents, the state attorney general […]

In a move that underlines industry demand for the latest Java technologies and reinforces developer commitment to the Java platform overall, Sun Microsystems Tuesday announced new distribution agreements with a variety of PC vendors. Beginning Oct. 1, Sun will sell the technology to vendors such as Acer, Gateway , Samsung, Toshiba, and Tsinghua Tongfang. While […]