| Wednesday, February 13, 2013 | |  | | Doug Henschen | | | Oracle Legacy Apps Holding Fusion Back, Forrester Says What do Oracle Fusion Applications and Prince Charles have in common? They're both direct heirs to the throne, but it doesn't seem like either one will ever get a chance to wear the crown. At least that's an analogy you might draw reading "Oracle's Dilemma: Applications Unlimited Versus Oracle Fusion Applications," a report released on Monday by Forrester Research. Applications Unlimited is a policy Oracle adopted way back in 2006 as a promise to keep supporting and updating applications including Oracle e-Business Suite, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and Siebel CRM. That was seven years ago, and Oracle has done a good enough job of keeping its various legacy apps up to date that a majority (64%) of customers want to keep them going, according to Forrester survey. But with too many Oracle customers now standing pat, not enough are embracing Fusion Applications as the future. As a result, "Oracle's application revenue growth has underperformed both the overall software market and SAP, resulting from slowing growth in existing apps and too little revenue from its Oracle Fusion Applications," Forrester wrote. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AND POST YOUR THOUGHTS | | | |  | | DOWNLOAD INFORMATIONWEEK'S LATEST DIGITAL ISSUE Terabytes are growing into petabytes: The era of big data has arrived in government. Make sure you have a plan to keep up and the skills to make it work.
ALSO: Federal gun control won't succeed without an IT overhaul. DOWNLOAD NOW FREE (Registration Required) | |  COMMENTARY 8 Ways To Judge Collaboration Technology Vendors By Jacob Morgan Many enterprise collaboration vendors are starting to look very similar in both appearance and functionality. In fact, if you were to visit a collaboration conference hall and cover up the vendor logos, it would be hard to tell who is who. Here's a look at eight variables that all vendors in the enterprise collaboration space compete against. IBM's Watson Could Be Healthcare Game Changer By Doug Henschen IBM's cognitive computing technology moves past Jeopardy and into serious healthcare challenges, including cancer treatment. IBM's rivals seem stuck on more prosaic problems. 3 Ways That IT Still Fails Itself By Jonathan Feldman There are times when we in IT fail ourselves. Change starts from within, and IT leaders must examine with brutal honesty the ways we act as our own worst enemy. Here's why we must automate, ask for help and report on what we do. Microsoft Surface Pro: Too Much Tablet? By Mike Feibus You might not want to buy this almost-a-PC, overstuffed-tablet hybrid. But your boss might buy one for you. |  JOIN THE CONVERSATION Posted By Cindi Howson: "In general, 22% per year for support is not unreasonable and is still below the industry average. While Oracle and SAP may charge 22% of net, Microsoft and IBM charge 24% to 25%. In the side by side analysis BI Scorecard does for BI platform vendors, some are higher and are based on list. BUT the big problem here is that SAP support ranks in the bottom tier according to our survey results, so it's hard to justify an increase without also providing a good level of support." In reply to: SAP Plugs Profit Hole With Support Price Hike View Entire Response | Post Your Own Reply | | NEWS & ANALYSIS REPORTS & WHITEPAPERS FEATURED REPORTS Fundamentals: Semantic Database Technology This report introduces the key data-centric semantic technologies, compares semantic and relational data management, outlines several situations where this technology should be considered, discusses products in the semantic space and highlights companies already finding value through the use of semantic technology. Download Now (Registration Required)
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