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Is There Finally a Metadata Exchange Standard on the Horizon? ( Pages)
by M. Reed
Sep 28, 1999 Abstract : On September 27, a group of vendors including Oracle, IBM, Unisys, NCR, and Hyperion Solutions announced the submission of a metadata interchange standard to the OMG standards body. A common approach to metadata would allow products from different vendors to interact, a problem that has vexed customers for years. But will all the major vendors adopt the standard?
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Standard & Poor's Exposes Customers' Security ( Pages)
by L. Taylor
Jun 21, 2000 Abstract : Due to security vulnerabilities in Standard & Poor's Comstock product, their customer sites throughout the world have been exposed to extensive security holes.
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Informatica Conforms to Metadata Standard ( Pages)
by M. Reed
Nov 10, 1999 Abstract : Informatica Corporation (Nasdaq: INFA), a major extract/transform/load tool vendor, today announced the general availability of MX2 1.6, the latest version of its Metadata Exchange (MX2) application programming interface (API). Informatica bills MX2 1.6 as the first object-oriented metadata exchange facility to support XML, a text-based programming language standard for integrating and managing bi-directional metadata exchange.
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The SOAP Opera Progresses - Helping XML to Rule the World ( Pages)
by Michael F. Reed
Aug 20, 2001 Abstract : An important emerging standard in the web arena, known as SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol), originally developed by Microsoft, has achieved a new milestone. Since IBM joined in support for the SOAP standard with increased security, SOAP may replace DCOM, and possibly even CORBA eventually. The W3C consortium has just released a new version, 1.2, which will be widely accepted and adopted by vendors.
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The Post-implementation Agility of Enterprise Systems: An Analysis (5 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic & Olin Thompson
Oct 10, 2006 Abstract : Very few companies really run standard software applications as 'standard' products, since every business changes constantly. In fact, these companies have found that the agility they wish to attain is in direct conflict with the rigidity of their enterprise systems.
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Standard & Poor's Announces Security Certification ( Pages)
by L. Taylor
Jul 31, 2000 Abstract : After exposing numerous customers to embarrassing security vulnerabilities, S&P announces a security certification program.
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The Potential of Visa's XML Standard ( Pages)
by A. Turner
Feb 28, 2000 Abstract : Visa introduces a new global XML invoice specification.
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Solomon Stands the Test of Time Despite Changing Masters Part Three: Product Differentiators ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Sep 5, 2003 Abstract : Of all the MBS' products, Solomon is apparently the purest in terms of a standard Microsoft technology stack, and without any proprietary additions. Furthermore, its sharp focus solely on Microsoft technology from ground up, coined in ''the power of one'' motto (one OS platform - Windows XP/NT/2000, one database platform - MS SQL Server, one development environment - MS Visual Basic, etc.), also presents an attractive, risk-adverse option for penny-pinching mid-market customers. Solomon IV has consequently been very competitive in speed of implementation, feasibility of customization, total cost of ownership (TCO), and price/performance ratio.
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Oracle Product Showdown! JD Edwards EnterpriseOne vs. E-Business Suite ( Pages)
by Neil Stolovitsky
Sep 12, 2007 Abstract : In JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and E-Business Suite, Oracle has two of the most popular enterprise solutions available in the marketplace today. To compare these two Oracle products, we looked at six standard enterprise resource planning (ERP) modules: supply chain management, distribution process management, web commerce, human resources, financials, and product technology. To eliminate any chance of bias and to ensure a level playing field, all 3,214 criteria that make up these six modules (and their submodules) in our ERP Evaluation Center were given equal weight and priority…
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