Enterprise Applications

Enterprise app spend to jump 4.5% in 2012: Gartner

Worldwide spending on enterprise application software will total $US120.4 billion in 2012, a 4.5 percent increase from 2011 spending n, according to Gartner, Inc. With only limited signs of improvement in the near term, the growth projection for 2012 has been adjusted downward from 5 percent in the previous forecast in 1Q12.

Alfresco and Kofax in process push

Kofax and open source vendor Alfresco have announced an alliance to jointly offer their ECM and process automation solutions.

Provoke takes on the social Pulse

NZ SharePoint systems integrator Provoke is targetting the Australian and NZ enterprise markets with a social software platform called Neudesic Pulse.

EMC acquires filesharing service

EMC has added an online filesharing platform that includes synchronisation capabilities with the purchase of privately held US startup Syncplicity. The purchase terms were not disclosed.

Forensic tool recovers cloud-based evidence

The recovery of evidence hed in popular cloud storage services Dropbox, Google Docs, Google Drive, Skydrive, and Flickr is now able to be performed by Internet Evidence Finder (IEF) software.

Helios puts spotlight on cross-platform search

Originally developed as a file serving and networking platform for the print and prepress industry, WebShare technology developed by Germany’s Helios is being exploited for a range of new products aimed at enterprise search and iPad publishing.

Process and data go arm in arm

There is a new focus on the relationship between information management practice and business process management as organisations seek improved business outcomes through automation, writes Jenepher Surbey . 

5 most ridiculous things IT Admins have seen business users do

If you work in an office, chances are you have seen a frantic IT guy or gal running around trying to put out virtual fires, and you’ve wondered what all the fuss was about. In addition to the numerous, legitimate, technical glitches that can come up when operating a data centre, there are also lots of mind-numbing issues that IT admins run into when it comes to supporting users. By Jarred LeFebvre.

Danger alert for SharePoint on iPad

Following the real life example of the New Jersey town that has introduced an $85 fine for being caught texting while walking, harmon.ie has launched a spoof Web site www.DontSharePointWhileWalking.com to promote its new iPad app.

Jive launches next generation of enterprise social

Jive Software has launched a new release of its enterprise social software that promises to enable collaboration via any web application or web site.

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