There is no denying the fact that cloud-based software and computing services are now accepted as the norm. This change has profound implications on how software applications are architected, ...

Today, most enterprises first try an application service provider (ASP) by subscribing for a single hosted application. Often, this initial trial involves an application such as payroll, which ...

During the 1990s, companies bought packaged software solutions such as SAP, Oracle ERP, PeopleSoft, JDEdwards, Siebel, Clarify, and so on. Although such packaged software solutions worked well ...

Everyone knows how important it is to integrate applications. In fact, it is one of the few areas where CIOs are able to gain budget approval. However, when you only focus on integrating at the ...