JP Morgan selects Oracle Distributed Document Capture

JP Morgan will implement ODDC to facilitate the electronic capture and management of a broad range of critical business documents including loan applications, financial statements, invoices and checks.

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BT buys Ribbit

BT is buying phone firm Ribbit for $105m, months before the Silicon Valley outfit’s service is even scheduled to launch to consumers.

Ribbit makes a development platform which eases creating or adding voice applications – for instance it has added voice to salesforce.com’s programs.

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Barclays and HBOS slash contractor rates

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Business Objects/SAP bungle leaves users in lurch

Business Objects users have been left confused and angry after a bungled attempt to merge their product support with a system serving SAP customers.

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Oracle turns up heat on SAP

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or read the Oracle version at www.oracle.com/sapsuit.

Green IT Equals Greenbacks

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SOA Projects Surge to $52B in 2012

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How to Make Location-Based Applications Work for Your Enterprise

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Oracle Access Management updated

Includes Oracle Entitlements Server (PDF), the only new entry to the company’s product lineup. The product was acquired from BEA Systems, where it was called BEA AquaLogic Enterprise Security.

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Public sector to demand green suppliers

A new report from Kable says the public sector will make increasing demands on ICT suppliers to prove their environmental credentials.

It says the requirements will go beyond more energy efficient equipment, and that vendors providing a range of green benefits are best placed to win future business.

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