Business applications

At the heart of enterprise software strategy are the key business applications upon which every organisation relies. From enterprise resource planning (ERP) to customer relationship management (CRM), financial and accounts software to business intelligence (BI), such applications demand high investments and can deliver high returns. We analyse the latest product developments and the news from major suppliers such as Oracle, Microsoft and SAP.

January 26, 2022 26 Jan'22
Space junk revealed by University of Texas graph database

Aerospace engineers, led by space environmentalist Moriba Jah, at The University of Texas at Austin have built a graph database, AstriaGraph, to track space junk that is a threat to life on Earth
January 26, 2022 26 Jan'22
Demands on Fujitsu to contribute to £1bn Horizon scandal compensation costs

Fujitsu cannot hide away as taxpayers pick up the bill for the Post Office scandal triggered by its IT system, say peers
January 26, 2022 26 Jan'22
TigerGraph roars into APAC

The graph database technology supplier is approaching the region with a solution-based strategy and partnering with universities to grow local capabilities
January 25, 2022 25 Jan'22
Subpostmaster campaign group to meet government over unfair compensation settlement

A group of subpostmasters excluded from fair compensation in the Horizon scandal is to meet government department to discuss their demands

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A trial relying on computer evidence should start with a trial of the computer evidence

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CW500 Interview: Daniel Hulme discusses artificial intelligence (AI)

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Blockchain: why and how are companies deploying digital ledgers

In this video we speak to Juniper Research about the findings from its latest research into the rollout of Blockchain