Monthly Archives: July 2001
Microsofts Collateral Damage
You may have thought that Microsoft Corp.s antitrust lawsuit was only a battle over software, but anyone who buys Intel-compatible computers can find cause...
Can Apple, Adobe Take It To The Bridge?
Oops, I did it again. I fear Im starting to sound like a kid whos eaten too much chocolate birthday cake before the arrival...
If Oracles Last Database Is So Good …
Oracle chief Larry Ellison said the code name for Oracle9i is the "last database," which I concluded to mean that Ellison thought the database...
Yukon Learns a New Lingo
At last months tech-ed conference, Microsoft gave the first public demonstration of the next release of its SQL Server database, code-named Yukon.Its very early...
Oracle Takes Services Tack
Pushing forward its software-as-a-service message, Oracle Corp. last week rolled out software offerings and partnerships with hardware vendors aimed at small businesses and partners...
Oracle8i Database Found to Have Holes
Two vulnerabilities have been discovered that could wreak havoc on the most widely used database software on the Internet, Oracle8i, according to security experts.The...
Software Independence
Revolutions happen when people make a big deal of little things. When they do, they are willing to risk much and endure much. It...
MS Attacks Open Source
Microsoft is launching a two-pronged offensive against what it sees as its chief competition on the Internet: open source code.In a preliminary license for...
Integration: Hardware or Software?
Which path to integrating disparate systems is better: hardware or software? Both sides of the debate got new ammunition late last month when Microsoft...
Critics Hit Microsoft Move
While every move Microsoft Corp. makes in the near future is likely to come under intense scrutiny—following the appeals courts ruling last week in...