Intel intros business apps

Intel has unveiled an online application store offering software to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), states vnunet.

The Intel Business Exchange will act as a convenient single point for SMEs to acquire the software they need to run their business, and as a showcase for smaller software firms to bring business applications to market.

Intel's decision to open the store is based on its own research, which found that smaller companies experience difficulties choosing the right software, and that there is a lack of free and independent guidance.

Research In Motion is collaborating with SAP to roll out SAP's customer relationship management (CRM) software to BlackBerry handsets, says Information Week.

The BlackBerry Sales Client for SAP CRM gives employees real-time access to customer information on their handsets. This information can include contacts, sales leads, logged activity, and other features of SAP's enterprise CRM software.

Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of RIM, says: "This innovative new solution elegantly extends valuable customers' information in SAP CRM to BlackBerry smartphones by leveraging the BlackBerry platform's core strengths, including reliability, real-time push technology, deep application integration, and market-leading security.”

Corizon, a developer of enterprise mashup platforms, is collaborating with Oracle E-Business to release a solution that integrates business applications, according to Sourcewire.com.

Corizon for Oracle E-Business enables organisations that use a mixture of Oracle and non-Oracle applications to create enterprise mashups that massively reduce development bottlenecks, increase productivity and efficiency, substantially reduce IT costs and deliver greater flexibility.

Oracle E-Business Suite is a comprehensive set of business applications that span business processes such as enterprise resource planning, CRM, financial and project management, human resources and supply chain management.