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Lazy Database Gets Energized
In the growing area of niche database vendors, Lazy Software Ltd., of Britains High Wycombe region, stands out for its enterprise roots--and enterprise future,...
Hitachi Data Names New CEO
Enterprise storage titan Hitachi Data Systems announced Shinjiro Iwata as its new CEO and president yesterday, along with its goal of overtaking main rival...
PeopleSoft Unveils Analytics Module
PeopleSoft Inc. announced the third release of its business analytics module Monday, just four days after acquiring the technology of bankrupt Calico Commerce Inc.The...
Alpha, Conexant Agree To Merge
Alpha Industries Inc. and Conexant Systems Inc. on Tuesday announced plans to merge, creating a $3 billion business that makes semiconductors for next generation...
Microsoft, Private Plaintiffs Meet
Microsoft Corp. and lawyers for the plaintiffs met before a mediator in Washington D.C. on Tuesday to try and iron out a settlement for...
TI Processors to Power Next-Generation Palms
Palm Inc. announced Monday that Texas Instruments Inc. will provide processors for its next generation of handheld computers.The devices will be based on TIs...
Red Hat Earnings Rebound
The upward momentum continues for Red Hat Inc.The Durham, N.C., provider of Linux software and services announced on Tuesday that it beat analysts expectations...
3Com Reins In Losses in Q2
Despite continued overall sagging sales, 3Com Corp. reined in its losses in the second quarter of its fiscal year, which closed last month.In disclosing...
Itanium Problem Fixed, Compaq Starts Production on Server
Compaq Computer Corp. has started production on its first Itanium-based server after a five-month delay it blamed on problems with Intel Corp.s new 64-bit...
Itaniums Slow Road to Maturity
Late last week, Dell Computer decided to discontinue its only Itanium-based workstation, the Precision 730. Dell being Dell—one of the most prominent names in...