SAP offers new social software products, strategy

	Yammer broadens integration capabilities for its enterprise social software | CA updates Clarity PPM software
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	SAP goes after Salesforce.com with new social software products, strategy SAP on Wednesday made a series of announcements meant to define itself as a major player in the enterprise social software market with a superior approach to rivals such as Salesforce.com. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: EMC IT's Next Transformation To remain competitive organizations need to manage the relationship between IT and the business. Megatrends like virtualization, consumerization, cloud computing, and mobility are forcing a new model for operating IT. Read the interactive guide to learn more. In this Issue Yammer broadens integration capabilities for its enterprise social software CA updates Clarity PPM software EMC to buy web intelligence provider Silver Tail Systems Sybase chief John Chen leaving SAP CommVault highlights app snapshots with standalone IntelliSnap software Microsoft goes with 'Windows 8 Store apps' as replacement for 'Metro' IBM, Epicor could be among potential JDA acquirers WHITE PAPER: Compuware Overcome Limitations of Traditional APM Discover a 3rd generation approach that proactively prevents performance, scalability and stability issues from ever reaching production in the first place. Learn More. Yammer broadens integration capabilities for its enterprise social software Yammer said it has simplified and expanded the ways in which its enterprise social networking (ESN) software can be integrated with third-party business applications. Read More CA updates Clarity PPM software CA Technologies has updated its Clarity project and portfolio management software to accommodate more comprehensive long-term planning. Read More EMC to buy web intelligence provider Silver Tail Systems EMC has agreed to buy privately-held start-up Silver Tail Systems, a vendor of real-time web session intelligence and behavioral analysis. Read More WHITE PAPER: Sourcefire, Inc. How to Protect Against Hackers Targeting Applications Read "The Five Key Benefits of Application Control and How to Achieve Them," by Sourcefire security experts, to learn: • Why application control is so critical to your network security • How to encourage productivity while minimizing risks • Must haves when evaluating application control solutions Learn More Sybase chief John Chen leaving SAP Sybase CEO John Chen is leaving SAP, roughly two-and-a-half years after SAP acquired the company for its database and mobility technologies, SAP announced Tuesday. Read More CommVault highlights app snapshots with standalone IntelliSnap software In a bid to help large businesses create and manage snapshots of application data across sprawling enterprise environments, CommVault is releasing the snapshot component of its Simpana suite as a standalone product. Read More Microsoft goes with 'Windows 8 Store apps' as replacement for 'Metro' Microsoft today made it official, saying that the replacement for the now-dead-and-buried "Metro" brand for apps on Windows is "Windows 8 Store." Read More IBM, Epicor could be among potential JDA acquirers IBM, Epicor and other vendors could be eyeing a purchase of supply-chain software vendor JDA, analysts said Tuesday following a published report that the company was looking for suitors. Read More
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