IBM and AT&T today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for IBM to acquire Sterling Commerce from AT&T for approximately $1.4 billion in cash.

The acquisition of the Dublin, OH-based company will expand IBM's ability to help organizations create more intelligent and dynamic business networks by simplifying and automating the way they connect and communicate with customers, partners and suppliers both on-premise or through cloud computing delivery models...

Oracle today introduced Oracle Documaker 11.5, the latest version of the company’s market-leading solution for insurance document automation featuring more than 90 customer- and market-driven enhancements. 

MicroStrategy® Incorporated , a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced that FAMIQ relies on its high performance MicroStrategy applications for sales analysis, inventory management, and demand planning. With a presence in the Argentine market for more than 50 years, FAMIQ is a market leader in the production and commercialization of stainless steel coils and sheets, tubes, pipes, and fittings.
 

SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), a pioneer in business software innovation, will drive the next significant wave in computing with its latest in-memory offerings. Today SAP outlined its plans for a new combined hardware appliance and software solution that will dramatically increase the availability and speed of business information, enabling companies to make better decisions faster. The announcement was made at SAPPHIRE® NOW, being held simultaneously in Frankfurt, Germany, and Orlando, Florida, May 17-19, 2010. 

Today announced that it is positioned in the Leaders quadrant within Gartner’s 2010 Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM).  The positioning is based on completeness of vision and ability to execute and evaluates its RSA enVision^® Security Information and Event Management platform.  It appears in the May 13, 2010 report by Mark Nicolett and Kelly Kavanaugh entitled, “Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management.” 
According to Gartner, “SIEM deployments are often funded to address regulatory compliance reporting requirements, but organizations should also use SIEM to improve threat management and incident response capabilities.”

Fujitsu and salesforce.com today announced that they are expanding their global partnership, establishing Fujitsu as one of salesforce.com’s global systems integrators.

Informatica Corporation, the world’s number one independent provider of enterprise data integration software, today announced the release of the industry’s first book about applying lean principles to the challenges of enterprise data and process integration, entitled Lean Integration: An Integration Factory Approach to Business Agility. Authored by noted data integration experts and Informatica executives John G. Schmidt and David Lyle, Lean Integration describes why the integration factory will be the dominant new “wave” of middleware for the next decade. It provides detailed best practices for implementing a lean integration strategy to align functions, eliminate waste and drive continuous improvements across vital data integration activities.

Teradata, a global leader in data warehousing and enterprise analytics, and DataFlux, a leading provider of data management solutions,  today announced a partnership agreement for the Americas region to add industry-leading data quality technology to Teradata data warehousing and master data management (MDM) environments. The solution is a joint offering that combines Teradata’s Enterprise Data Warehouse with DataFlux data quality technologies, enabling organizations to more effectively manage growing volumes of detailed enterprise data accurately, reliably and consistently.

Adds Heterogeneous Database Firewall to Oracle’s Industry-leading Database Security Solutions

Redwood Shores, CA – May 20, 2010

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IBM today announced that NECK & NECK, a children's clothing retailer in nine European countries with more than 200 stores, is using IBM predictive analytics software to maximize customer relationships and improve the overall business. Using IBM predictive analytics, NECK & NECK has effectively targeted sales promotions, improving campaign response rates by more than 25 percent and increasing the average amount of consumer purchases by 15 percent in one year.

In April 2010, retail sales continued to show signs of improvement since early 2008, but at a more sluggish pace than in recent months. In a still uncertain economy, retailers today need to spot trends early and proactively reach customers, rather than react to demand. IBM predictive analytics gives retailers real foresight about customer trends and deeper customer understanding and increases the overall lifetime client value.