The spread of Microsoft's Windows 3.1 and the related Office suite of applications drove demand for more powerful processors.
Vignette, which is based in Austin, Tex., sells a suite of applications called V/5, designed to allow companies to personalize individuals' interactions with their Web-based systems.
CalNet operates a complex suite of applications that support the Identity and Access Management functions of the University.
The slip, he said, could be attributed to slower-than-expected growth in Microsoft's mainstay personal-computer software -- the Windows operating system and Office suite of applications.
The spread of the Microsoft Corporation's Windows operating system and the related Office suite of applications drove demand for more powerful processors.
The new suite of applications effectively turns the Facebook news feed into the screen saver of a smartphone, updating it constantly and seamlessly with Facebook posts and messages.
A suite of applications integrated around a single database provides better information, but only if companies are willing to spend less on systems integration.
Facebook's Home suite of applications for Android smartphones has so far failed to get any traction with users, so ads are not a priority there.
By the end of next year, says Ken Harvey, the bank's chief information officer, it plans to have one "gold suite" of applications implemented globally.
Two powerful pistons of Microsoft's business — Windows and the Office suite of applications — are tied to closely to the health of the PC market.
The new suite of applications effectively turns the News Feed into the screen saver of a smartphone, updating it constantly with Facebook posts and messages.
