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Oracle to Microsoft: Exchange This!
Oracle launched a vicious attack on Microsofts Exchange at the recent OpenWorld conference. But Exchange is both too easy and too slippery a target:...
Does the Grinch Plan a Visit to Oracle?
Last week, Spencer speculated on whether Larry Ellison, after a conspicuous absence, would rejoin Team Oracle for the rest of the Americas Cup New...
Tools Speed Database Recoveries
BMC Software Inc. and ActiveBase Ltd. are delivering tools to enable databases to recover faster from crashes.Houston-based BMC this week is announcing seven data...
IBMs DB2 Raises Bar for Manageability
The latest release of DB2, IBMs flagship database, strengthens its ability to stay able-bodied and available under demanding workloads and through administrative changes that...
Rational, IBM Model a New World
IBMs $2.1 billion acquisition of rational Software Corp. this month not only gives IBM a big feather in its software development tools cap, but...
Quantum Boosts Performance of SDLT-2 Tapes
Quantum Corp. last week announced a new road map for its tape products, which will give users an easier upgrade path, faster performance and...
Veritas Readying Remote Aid for Enterprise Storage
New remote support options for enterprise storage promise better control of complex systems, but the technologies must overcome user concerns about effectiveness and security.Veritas...
Which IM App Holds Up for Your Enterprise?
You would have about as much luck controlling instant messaging use in your company as you would convincing your son that doing his homework...
Kattoon: December 16, 2002
Read this weeks Spencer column.
Tuning In to IM
At brokerage Terra Nova Trading L.L.C., its now official: Instant messaging, once banned as a threat to security and productivity, has not only been...