Can Ramco change enterprise app economics with VirtualWorks?
Ramco was once touted as one of the rare Indian vendors to have a recognised ERP package and was even seen by some as a worthy challenger to giants like SAP. But somewhere along the way the challenge fizzled out. Now Ramco is all set to challenge the giants again with a revolutionary new platform called ‘Ramco VirtualWorks,’ which the company claims will change the economics of application software. Srikanth R P has the details

Autodesk targets CPD market in India
Autodesk is eyeing the emerging market for online collaborative product development (CPD) services in India. Autodesk’s Streamline 5, launched here recently, targets the manufacturing sector, which is looking for comprehensive solutions to manage complexities in online collaboration and to cut costs in travel, shipping of documents, etc. G Sankaranarayanan reports

Infrasoft eyes anti-money-laundering software market
Alarmed with reports of money from global terrorist organisations flowing into their accounts, banks across the globe are implementing special anti-money-laundering software to detect unusual flows of monies. Sensing this opportunity, Infrasoft Technologies, a specialist banking product player, is counting on its early-mover advantage to make headway in the anti-money-laundering product space that is estimated to be worth close to $10 billion. SRIKANTH R P reports

Now you can e-mail the invisible man too
Targeted at making e-mail available to deskless workers of an organisation, IBM’s Lotus Workplace Messaging platform boasts of being a cheaper tool to communicate with employees. CHRIS ANN FICHARDO reports