Monthly Archives: October 2002
Borland to Buy Starbase for $24 Million
Borland Software Corp. is acquiring Starbase Corp. in a cash deal worth $24 million, the companys second acquisition in a week.The addition of Starbase...
Free Knight Rider!
A while back, in a column advocating the end of broadcast television, I bemoaned the absence of "Knight Rider" on television—broadcast, cable, satellite or...
Gartner CEO: Think Big, Bet Small
Michael Fleisher is Chairman and CEO of Gartner, Inc., the worldwide technology research company that boasts a 10,000-company clientele.Gartner is advising its clients to...
Microsoft Tests New Customer-Support Plans
In keeping with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmers ongoing quest for improving customer satisfaction, Microsoft is dabbling with two new support and pricing programs.Microsofts goal...
Dell Joining Handheld Fray
Dell Computer Corp. this fall will enter the handheld computer market with two devices based on Microsoft Corp.s Pocket PC operating system, according to...
Sun to Ramp Up Support for Linux
ORLANDO, Fla.—Sun Microsystems Inc. Chairman and CEO Scott McNealy championed open-source software for the enterprise Tuesday morning and highlighted his companys commitment to including...
AOL, Microsoft Ready 8.0
America Online Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are gearing up for launches of their latest Internet software, and as with prior releases will try to...
BEA Backs Siebels UAN
BEA Systems Inc. and Siebel Systems Inc. announced an expansion Monday of the companies existing relationship that will call for BEA to support Siebels...
Lawson, IONA Ink OEM Agreement
Enterprise resource planning software maker Lawson Software Inc. announced Tuesday an agreement with e-Business platform provider IONA Technologies PLC that will enable Lawson to...
SAS, Comshare Improve Data Access
SAS Institute Inc. and Comshare Inc. both announced Monday new versions of software designed to give enterprises an improved view of information.Cary, N.C.-based SAS...