Monthly Archives: July 2003
MSN Boss Talks Expansion
REDMOND, Wash.—Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft Corp. corporate vice president for the MSN personal services and business division, on Thursday detailed the challenges and focus for...
Gateway Still Looking for Profitability
Gateway Inc. lost $73 million on revenues of $800 million in the second quarter, but company officials on Thursday reaffirmed plans to reach profitability...
Microsoft Holding Onto Stockpile—For Now
REDMOND, Wash.—Microsoft made clear on Thursday that it has no intention of distributing any of its $62.7 billion cash-and-investment stockpile to shareholders until the...
VeriSign Posts 2Q Loss
VeriSign Inc. on Thursday reported a net loss of $0.60 per share on revenue of $265.2 million for the second quarter. In the same...
Western Digital Buys Head Maker Read-Rite
Western Digital Corp. announced Thursday that it had purchaed the assets of magnetic head manufacturer Read-Rite Corp. for approximately $95.4 million in cash.The purchase...
SuSE, SAP Sign Linux Support Deal
Open-source software provider SuSE Linux AG Thursday announced an agreement with SAP AG to provide Linux support to corporate customers.Under the terms of the...
Oracle Amends PeopleSoft Bid
Oracle Corp. has dumped the demand that it be given the right to say yea or nay on the PeopleSoft Inc. and J.D. Edwards...
Microsoft to Beef Up Server, Dev Tools
REDMOND, Wash.—Microsoft Corp. will be beefing up its server and development tools offerings to better support enterprise customers, provide for tighter integration and drive...
Finding Good Use for an Encrypted Drive
Out of sight is not necessarily out of mind when it comes to your data. At least, that was the sentiment of a number...
Oracle, Microsoft Warn of Database Flaws
Both Oracle Corp. and Microsoft Corp. have discovered new vulnerabilities in their databases, the two companies reported.Microsoft on Wednesday issued a cumulative patch for...