IBM says plans to acquire Transitive Corp (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Published on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:00:27 GMT International Business Machines Corp said on Tuesday that it plans to acquire privately-owned Transitive Corp, whose technology helps businesses use software on IBM computers that was designed to run on rival systems. Click Here for Other Details

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-19 10:12 UPDATE 1-IBM says plans to acquire Transitive Corp (Interactive Investor) Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:38:13 GMT BOSTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp said on Tuesday that it plans to acquire privately-owned Transitive Corp, whose technology helps businesses use software on IBM computers that was designed to run on rival systems. Financial terms were not disclosed. Armonk, New York-based IBM already bundles programs from Los Gatos, California-based Transitive with software that it ... Click Here for Other Details

Lawson Software to cut jobs, close office (The Economic Times) Published on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:56:58 GMT Business software maker Lawson Software Inc said it plans to cut 200 jobs, close one office facility and reduce discretionary expenses as part of a plan to cut costs. Click Here for Other Details

BW)(AZ-JDA-SOFTWARE-GROUP)(JDAS.NASDAQ) Coca-Cola Enterprises Taps JDA Software to Optimize Space and Category ... (INO News) Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:19:33 GMT (AP:SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--) (BUSINESS WIRE) _ Nov. 19, 2008--JDA(R) Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: JDAS) today announced that Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. has deployed several applications in JDA's Space & Category Management solution suite, including JDA(R) Space Planning, JDA(R) Space Automation,JDA(R) CategoryAdvisor and JDA(R) Intactix Knowledge Basesolutions, to streamline productivity and ... Click Here for Other Details

Business-Management Tools for the Beginner (TheStreet.com) Published on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:22:23 GMT With Action Method Online, you no longer have an excuse to avoid business-management software. Click Here for Other Details

Coca-Cola Enterprises Taps JDA Software to Optimize Space and Category Performance and Deliver Market-Specific ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:00:00 GMT SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.----JDA? Software Group, Inc. today announced that Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. has deployed several applications in JDA?s Space & Category Management solution suite, including JDA? Space Planning, JDA? Space Automation, JDA? CategoryAdvisor and JDA? Intactix Knowledge Base solutions, to streamline productivity and leverage retail shopper insights to drive positive business ... Click Here for Other Details

Software maker Epicor plans to cut jobs and operational spending in restructuring (Canadian Business) Published on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:53:27 GMT IRVINE, Calif. (AP) - Epicor Software Corp. said Thursday it would cut jobs and spending to save $16 million to $20 million a year, as its board resists a hostile takeover offer from a hedge fund. Click Here for Other Details

Software-as-a-Service Offerings Across its Enterprise IT Management and Governance Portfolios Business ... (INO News) Published on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:19:59 GMT (AP:LAS VEGAS--) (BUSINESS WIRE) _ Nov. 17, 2008-- CA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CA) today announced three new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings across its Enterprise IT Management (EITM) and Governance portfolios to help customers rapidly and cost-effectively maximize the business value of their software implementations. Click Here for Other Details

'WSJ' calls Microsoft antivirus tool 'spyware' (CNET) Published on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:57:02 GMT In what appears to be just a bad headline, the business publication says that Microsoft plans to introduce spyware. (It's actually planning free antivirus software) Click Here for Other Details

US software firm sets up research facility in Hyderabad (Calcutta News) Published on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:00:03 GMT Pegasystems Inc, a US-based software developer, Tuesday announced the opening of a research and development facility here. The Nasdaq-listed company is setting up the centre with an initial investment of $5 million and plans to increase it to $200 million in the next five years. Click Here for Other Details

BlueStar sparks energy services with SOA (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News) Published on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMT These days, the electrical power business has taken on a complexity akin to that of commodities trading. Deregulation, alternate energy sources, and customers seeking protection from rising prices have opened a world of opportunity to nimble electricity retailers such as BlueStar Energy Services, which -- thanks to a strategic investment in SOA, much of it open source -- has made the most of it. Click Here for Other Details

Adult Education digital camera class teaches variety of skills (Vero Press Journal) Published on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:12:41 GMT Adult and Community Education is offering a digital camera class from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday. Students will learn a variety of skills that will make using a digital camera a joy. Visit the Adult Education office at 1426 19th St., Vero Beach, to register. Click Here for Other Details

Microsoft Opens Online Store in US: Charges More (ReadWriteWeb) Published on Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:57:36 GMT In an attempt to cut down on its carbon footprint, Microsoft last week opened an online store in the U.S , making it the fourth country that offers downloads directly from Microsoft. digg_url = 'http://digg.com/microsoft/Microsoft_Opens_Online_Store_in_US_Charges_More';digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff';digg_skin = 'normal'; Steve Ballmer hinted that an online store was in the works a couple ... Click Here for Other Details

BUSINESS LICENSES HENRICO (Richmond Times-Dispatch) Published on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:06:46 GMT The following are recently issued business licenses in Henrico County. Mechanicsville Golden N Coin (retail merchant); licensee Rickey Petry, 3612 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Richmond 23223. Can Help Training Center; licensee Raad Abdullateef, 4108 Fairlake Lane, Glen Allen 23060. Antioch Property Service LLC (personal services); licensee same, 104 Dilworth Circle, Sandston 23150. Click Here for Other Details

Logistics, diverse workforce lures company to town (Mississauga News) Published on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:11:04 GMT When a leading software company looked to expand, it set its sight on Mississauga, said one of the company's top executives. At the grand opening of Intuit Canada's global business division last week, Alex Lintner, president of the new division, said the city has all the assets the company needs to excel in the global market. Click Here for Other Details

Displaced workers realize silver lining in plant closings (The Tuttle Times) Published on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:04:24 GMT Since 2005, three major plant closings dealt a devastating blow to more than 1,000 area workers who were left jobless after announcements came from Arvin Meritor, Dayton Tire and Delta Faucet that they would be closing their doors. Click Here for Other Details

Slow Economy? Intuit Billing Manager Speeds Payments for Small Businesses (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) Published on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:00:00 GMT MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.----Getting paid is getting harder for many small businesses. In a sign that may reflect the troubled economy, 22 million of the nation?s smallest businesses are waiting for $1,500 in overdue payments each month, creating a collective $33 billion strain on their cash flow. Click Here for Other Details

Job Description: (Rigzone) Published on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:36:47 GMT Our client is the third largest privately held exploration and production company. Click Here for Other Details

Muckety Founder Discusses Journalistic Entrepreneurship (Poynter Institute) Published on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:38:54 GMT Laurie Bennett is a lifelong journalist who sized up the shifting landscape of her profession years before most of her colleagues. In 1999 she left a job with Knight Ridder and moved into a farmhouse near, of all places, Podunk, N.Y. Click Here for Other Details

Intacct Chosen for Its Robust Global Business Management Capabilities and Integration With salesforce.com (INO News) Published on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:50:20 GMT (AP:http://www.intacct.com/pr/main) Intacct, a leader in on-demand financial management and accounting applications, today announced that 3TIER@ has selected Intacct as its new financial management system. 3TIER, one of the world's largest independent providers of renewable energy assessment and power forecasting information, needed a solution to improve financial management as it expands ... Click Here for Other Details