Applications are computer programs that allow a user to manipulate data in specified ways. Databases, spreadsheets, word processing, page layout programs, and drawing programs are electronic versions of older business systems. Communications and...

An application program (also called a software application or just an application) is software (usually provided by a vendor such as Microsoft, Inc.) that helps a user perform a specific kind of activity, such as word processing, graphic design,...

Computers have revolutionized the manner in which the political process is conducted in at least four areas: (1) computerization of political information; (2) international communication and communication between politicians and their constituencies;...

Application software is a subclass of computer software that employs the capabilities of a computer directly and thoroughly to a task that the user wishes to perform. This should be contrasted with system software which is involved in integrating a...

Staff SolidWorks 2008 Staff SolidWorks Corporation SolidWorks Office is a complete 3D CAD solution, providing product design teams with all the mechanical CAD, data management, and design validation tools needed in an affordable package. SolidWorks 2008 includes several new...

There are many applications that incorporate some form of GIS functionality, but a few have GIS as their primary function. MapInfo and ArcView are professional applications, used by people who make their livings doing GIS and nothing else. This doesn't mean that they are...

Battling allegations of corporate espionage, business software maker SAP AG cut its ties with the leaders of a subsidiary that infiltrated rival Oracle Corp.'s computers to fetch information about Oracle's products.The shake-up disclosed Monday, including the resignation of TomorrowNow's chief executive and founder, Andrew Nelson,...

Oracle Corp. kicked off its new fiscal year with its biggest increase in software sales since the dot-com boom, propelling a first-quarter performance that topped analysts' expectations.The Redwood Shores-based company said Thursday it earned $840 million, or 16 cents per share, for the three months...