Monthly Archives: October 2003
My Aching Technology Department
Sometimes its hard to know exactly where the pain in your information technology department comes from."Its like a patient who tells a doctor that...
Tool: To Buy or To Rent Software?
Renting software can be a quicker and less expensive way to get a system up and running, but it may not be suitable when...
The Software Debate: Buy vs. Rent
The past few years have been difficult for software companies, with one big exception: vendors of hosted sales and customer service applications. Companies such...
Macromedia Enters Web Conferencing Market
Macromedia Inc. this week took the plunge into Web conferencing with the introduction of real-time meeting software based on its Macromedia Flash technology.The San...
CAs Top Financial Execs Resign
The three top financial executives at Computer Associates International Inc. resigned under pressure Wednesday after preliminary findings of an investigation by the companys board...
U.S. Innovation in Danger, Software CEOs Warn
WASHINGTON—Even as many software companies have outsourced jobs overseas in recent years in response to growing competitive pressures, some of those same companies were...
Oracle Releases Cheaper Database
Oracle Corp. on Wednesday released a version of its enterprise-class database designed and priced for small and mid-sized businesses.The Oracle Standard Edition One will...
Digging Out from Under
In a month that includes both the Microprocessor Forum and the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference, its convenient to live in California—despite the embarrassing spectacle...
Intuit Apologizes For TurboTax Debacle
Intuit Corp. hopes to close the book on its TurboTax fiasco on Thursday, placing ads in major newspapers that will apologize to its customers.Intuit,...
Eolas Seeks Injunction Against IE Shipments
Eolas Technologies Inc., fresh from a $521 million jury verdict against Microsoft Corp. in a closely watched Web browser patent infringement lawsuit, now is...