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Oracle Adds New Charges to Suit Against SAP
Monday, June 18, 2007 - 01:19 PM - 3 years, 1 month ago - Computer Science - ChemicalWeek Information Technology feed
Oracle, which filed suit against rival SAP and its TomorrowNow (Bryan, TX) subsidiary earlier this year, says it has filed an amended complaint in federal District Court in San Francisco. The ... (Read More)
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Cyber Crimes Continue to Plague Businesses and Keep Security Software Spending High
Monday, June 18, 2007 - 01:19 PM - 3 years, 1 month ago - Computer Science - ChemicalWeek Information Technology feed
Companies are expected to continue to make substantial investments in security and information protection software as information technology (IT) systems remain vulnerable to cyber crime, say ... (Read More)
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Customers Gain the Upper Hand
Monday, June 18, 2007 - 01:19 PM - 3 years, 1 month ago - Computer Science - ChemicalWeek Information Technology feed
There are fundamental changes afoot in the enterprise software sector from both chemical industry buyers and sellers, analysts say. For chemical firms, many of which have already completed major ... (Read More)
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EPCglobal Ratifies Standard
Tuesday, April 24, 2007 - 07:00 PM - 3 years, 3 months ago - Computer Science - ChemicalWeek Information Technology feed
EPCglobal (Brussels), a coalition of retailers and other companies that are developing standards for use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, says it has ratified a global ... (Read More)
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Talking Up a Storm
Tuesday, April 24, 2007 - 07:00 PM - 3 years, 3 months ago - Computer Science - ChemicalWeek Information Technology feed
The communications infrastructure of chemical plants along the U.S. Gulf Coast has vastly improved since 2005 when two major hurricanes devastated the region, crippling the information flow to and ... (Read More)
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Oracle’s Suit Against SAP Raises User Concerns
Tuesday, April 24, 2007 - 07:00 PM - 3 years, 3 months ago - Computer Science - ChemicalWeek Information Technology feed
Oracle’s recent lawsuit against rival SAP and its TomorrowNow (Bryan, TX) subsidiary has caused some SAP users to question what, if any, impact the suit could have on them should ... (Read More)
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CIDX Enters New Territory With Focus on Plant Floor
Tuesday, April 24, 2007 - 07:00 PM - 3 years, 3 months ago - Computer Science - ChemicalWeek Information Technology feed
The Chemical Industry Data Exchange (CIDX) says it has launched an initiative to develop standards aimed at improving the interoperability of plant floor computers to back-office ERP systems, and ... (Read More)
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Evolving Standards Boost Adoption
Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 06:00 PM - 3 years, 8 months ago - Computer Science - ChemicalWeek Information Technology feed
Ever since 2003, when Wal-Mart demanded that its top 100 suppliers begin using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on certain items, RFID vendors and companies interested in deploying RFID ... (Read More)
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SAP Makes New Appeal to Oracle Customers …
Tuesday, May 02, 2006 - 08:00 PM - 4 years, 3 months ago - Computer Science - ChemicalWeek Information Technology feed
SAP says it has launched the second phase of its “safe passage” program aimed at luring companies using PeopleSoft and/or J.D. Edwards software away from Oracle, which acquired ... (Read More)
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… Study Questions Value of SAP Investments
Tuesday, May 02, 2006 - 08:00 PM - 4 years, 3 months ago - Computer Science - ChemicalWeek Information Technology feed
A survey by Nucleus Research (Wellesley, MA) of 81 public companies that use SAP found that they generated an average 12.6% return on equity (ROE), versus the industry average of 15.7%, apparently...
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Supply Chain Software Firm to Buy Manugistics
Tuesday, May 02, 2006 - 08:00 PM - 4 years, 3 months ago - Computer Science - ChemicalWeek Information Technology feed
JDA Software Group (Scottsdale, AZ) says it has agreed to acquire Manugistics, a supplier of supply chain software to manufacturers, for approximately $211 million in cash. The combined company ... (Read More)
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Invensys Links Plant Floor to Enterprise Systems
Tuesday, May 02, 2006 - 08:00 PM - 4 years, 3 months ago - Computer Science - ChemicalWeek Information Technology feed
Invensys says it has launched a new product that integrates most existing plant-floor and enterprise control systems such as ERP, into a common system. The product, dubbed InFusion, enables the ... (Read More)
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Fuller Outsources IT to Accenture
Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 07:00 PM - 4 years, 4 months ago - Computer Science - ChemicalWeek Information Technology feed
Accenture says it has been awarded a 10-year outsourcing contract from H.B. Fuller. Accenture says it will provide IT application management and development...
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Honeywell Wins Deal from Sabic
Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 07:00 PM - 4 years, 4 months ago - Computer Science - ChemicalWeek Information Technology feed
Sabic has awarded Honeywell a $12-million contract to provide advanced process control and implementation services to Sabic sites throughout Saudi...
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Budgets Rise as Firms Seek Software to Improve Business
Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 07:00 PM - 4 years, 4 months ago - Computer Science - ChemicalWeek Information Technology feed
Process manufacturers are expected to increase their IT investments slightly in 2006, to 3.7% of total revenues, up from 3.5% last year, according to a report by AMR Research (Boston). Operating ... (Read More)
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Can You Hear Me Now?
Tuesday, October 25, 2005 - 08:00 PM - 4 years, 9 months ago - Computer Science - ChemicalWeek Information Technology feed
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita tested the communication networks and business continuity plans of chemical companies in the Gulf Coast region. The storms wiped out landlines and cellular phone ... (Read More)
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