Data warehousing vendors are offering free, open-source versions that actually pack some heat. IDC predicts the market will grow to $10.8 billion in 2013
Salesforce.com opened up its annual Dreamforce conference in San Francisco on Wednesday by previewing Salesforce Chatter, a social-networking application the vendor dubbed a "Facebook for the Enterprise."
Salesforce.com CEO decries the software maintenance fees charged by the likes of Oracle and urges developers to come to Force.com where 135,000 custom apps have been built quickly and inexpensively
In a statement, SAP strongly denies 'misleading speculation' raised in a recent Wall Street Journal editorial. SAP says it is concerned for the database market and the future open licensing of Java