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SAP AG has delivered the first in a planned series of regular enhancements to the current version of its ERP (enterprise resource planning) software, as the vendor embarks on a new way to deliver ERP applications.

Microsoft plans to roll out a new version of its antipiracy Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) Notifications tool for Windows XP over the coming weeks and months, following a barrage of criticism from users.

IBM is looking to better meet the needs of wireless service providers with its planned purchase of network performance monitoring and service management software vendor Vallent.

SugarCRM became the latest open-source player to offer users a way to more simply install and support a full software stack comprising its own CRM (customer relationship management) application and other third-party offerings.

The former head of worldwide sales at Computer Associates has been sentenced to seven years in jail after pleading guilty to financial fraud charges in April.

Canadian player Open Text Corp.on Monday took the wraps off the next major release of its enterprise content management (ECM) software, Livelink ECM 10. Amid the ongoing consolidation in the ECM software market, Open Text hopes to remain both an independent entity and relevant by tightening its partnerships with vendors that provide more base-level ECM.

Oracle Corp. remains committed to growth via acquisition, according to its president, Charles Phillips. The strategy is proving to be a cost-effective way for the company to extend its technologies as well as deepen its knowledge of specific industries, he told attendees at Oracle

The research organizations at Hewlett-Packard and SAP AG will work together to resolve IT issues faced by their joint customers, notably around virtualization.