China signs another contract with Unisys

Unisys Corporation announced a contract worth more than $4.4 million for the new terminal building of Beijing Capital International Airport, China`s largest airport, to implement the Unisys Airport Passenger Processing System.

Walker supports Arbor Integration Server

Walker International has announced support for Arbor Integration Server. Arbor Integration Server is a suite of graphical tools and scalable data integration services for enterprise OLAP applications. [Local rep: IBD Group]

Business Objects signs up FICS Group

Business Objects has signed a worldwide value added reseller (VAR) agreement with FICS Group, a Belgium-based provider of financial reporting software to banks and financial service organisations worldwide. [Local rep: USKO Software]

eSuite enhances desktop solutions

Lotus Development has announced the release of eSuite, a Java based productivity software. Allan Scott, Product Marketing Manager at Lotus' Internet Applications Division said eSuite was aimed at users not requiring a fully-functional office package. The Java suite includes eSuite Workplace and eSuite DevPack. Scott said eSuite pricing is subscription-based. An annual subscription costs around $45 and includes any updates that might be released within the year.

Walker adds new module to Aptos

In response to the findings of its "Future of the Finance Function" research, Walker announced a natural language processing module within Aptos, its integrated suite of financial applications for NT and UNIX. [Local representative = Bateleur Walker Financial Systems]

BankBoston beats budget blues with Essbase

The Bank Boston Corporation, one of the US`s largest banking groups, is using Arbor Essbase to gain an overall view of its business.

Unisys to establish Intel Application Solution Centers

Unisys said it has signed a letter of intent to establish a network of application centers supporting Intel`s Application Solution Center (ASC) Initiative. The initiative is aimed at assisting software developers to port and optimise applications for both the Intel IA-32 and IA-64 architectures.

BA cuts costs, adds value with Essbase

British Airways has chosen Tamaris general ledger from Walker International as the transaction repository and Arbor Essbase for all management accounting functionality including budgeting, financial reporting, forecasting and analysis.

Edgars meets the paperless challenge

The country`s largest clothing and accessories chain, Edgars, has revealed details of two major Lotus-driven programmes - Quality Assurance (QA) and credit approval - implemented last year to ensure it maintains a competitive edge.

Walker bullish about SA market

Bateleur Software said the Bateleur Walker team recently underwent extensive training to partner Walker in introducing its new Walker "Smart Financials" to the South African marketplace.

Oracle announces Oracle Clinical version 3.1

Oracle Corporation has announced a major new release of its industry-leading clinical data management solution, Oracle Clinical. Designed to support the management of data collected during clinical trials, Oracle Clinical enables pharmaceutical companies to implement company-wide standards for clinical testing, data collection, and data analysis.

Multisoft puts Buzzard Electrical on track

SPL announces new release of Commander

SPL has announced Commander Decision 2.1, the new version of Comshare`s software for client/server performance measurement applications.