Monthly Archives: July 2003
SCO Expands Attack on Linux
The SCO Group, which is suing IBM for more than $1 billion in a contract dispute, on Monday expanded its attack on Linux and...
MRO Rolls Out Vertical Software Packages
MRO Software Inc. at its user conference in Washington today announced new vertically oriented software geared toward helping the utility and transportation industries better...
Mixed Results for SAP in 2Q
Software giant SAP AG announced a mixed bag of second-quarter earnings on July 17, as an up-and-coming rival trounced analyst expectations.SAP announced a profit...
Sun Takes Aim at Alpha
Sun Microsystems Inc. is taking a renewed interest in users of Hewlett-Packard Co.s graying AlphaServer hardware, hoping that many of them will opt for...
WebEx Revenues, Profits Continue Surge
If Microsofts January acquisition of Web conferencing service provider PlaceWare Inc. was supposed to have a chilling effect on the business of PlaceWares chief...
Smart Display: The Best Idea Microsoft Should Nix
Following the introduction of ViewSonics Airpanel line in January, Philips Electronics recently released the DesXcape 150DM, the second and far harder-to-pronounce major product for...
PeopleSoft Closes JDE Deal
Shareholders weighed in with a show of support for the PeopleSoft Inc and J.D. Edwards merger last night.PeopleSoft, of Pleasanton, Calif., and JDE, of...
Cisco Exploit Hits the Net
Less than a day after Cisco Systems Inc. disclosed the existence of a serious vulnerability in its routers and switches, someone posted a working...
IBM Servers to Pair Linux, New PowerPC Chips
In a quest for a bigger piece of the entry-level server market, IBM Corp. has drawn up a three-year plan for producing and marketing...