Monthly Archives: October 2003
MapPoint 2004 Shows More Than Routes
Microsofts MapPoint 2004 North American Edition business mapping software improves incrementally over previous versions, but the main reason its attractive is the updated data...
Sybase Takes on Database TCO
Sybase inc. is tackling TCO with the latest version of its enterprise DBMS: Adaptive Server Enterprise 12.5.1.The update, due this week, has new features...
Database Makers Poet, Versant Team
Software developers versant Corp. and Poet Holdings Inc. are merging to provide a line of object-oriented databases to power a broader range of applications...
DB2 Flaws Highlight Vulnerability Concerns
IBM has patched recently uncovered security vulnerabilities in its DB2 Universal Database, but the process it followed has left some security researchers wondering if...
Avoid the Upgrade Trap
When you look at Microsoft Office, its hard not to feel a little sorry for it. After all, probably no other Microsoft product has...
Sun Makes $1 Billion Revision for Q4
Sun last week revised its fiscal fourth-quarter financial results with a $1.05 billion charge.Suns revised fourth-quarter results indicate a $1.04 billion loss for the...
Future of Spam Control
When I look back at 2003, I expect to find that my two most valuable days of the year were spent at Septembers Messaging...
New Business Suite Software Aimed at Manufacturers
New software from Microsoft Corp. is extending some of the automation capabilities of high-end business software to midsize manufacturers.The companys Microsoft Business Solutions division...
EDS, Agile Expand PLM
Companies looking to invest in PLM applications will have more choice through new offerings from Electronic Data Systems Corp. and Agile Software Corp.EDS will...
Siebel, IBM Team on CRM
Siebel systems inc. is taking another run at hosted CRM. Following its unsuccessful Sales.com hosted customer relationship management service a few years ago, the...