Monthly Archives: November 2003
Microsoft, Edgar Online to Collaborate on Software
Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced plans to work with Edgar Online Inc. on new software designed to change the way companies author and analyze...
Deal Adds Packet Analysis to HPs OpenView
Hewlett Packard Companys OpenView Network Node Manager will get visibility into Layer Three routing and the actual path that packets traverse thanks to a...
Microsoft Hopes to Smother Flash with Sparkle
Watch out, Macromedia. Here comes Microsoft "Sparkle."According to press reports, Sparkle is an animation toolset that will likely emerge as part of the Longhorn...
Verisign Plans for Security Alert System
WASHINGTON—In a project dubbed Electra, Verisign Inc. plans to expand its proprietary DNS server platform—called Atlas—into a grid-like infrastructure to support more-sophisticated traffic analysis...
IBM Beefs Up Lotus Workplace Platform
BOSTON—IBM Corp. announced Wednesday new applications on its Lotus Workplace platform for instant messaging and team collaboration, e-learning and content management.The new products add...
Offshore Outsourcing: A Natural Law?
Following a recent article about offshore outsourcing of IT jobs, I received another barrage of e-mails from readers that threatened to tip my ISP...
Cisco Reports Higher 1Q Sales, Earnings
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP)—Cisco Systems Inc. posted higher sales and profits for its fiscal first quarter Wednesday, the strongest indication yet that corporate spending...
Best Practices for CRM Implementations
Those who say history never repeats itself are wrong – particularly when it comes to enterprise software.The Customer Relationship Management software sector is evolving...
Putting Novells SuSE Purchase Into Perspective
We listened to the "We all love each other and everything is going to be wonderful" press conference, looked at reactions from our readers...
SAP Updates Enterprise Portal
SAP AG announced today the latest iteration of its Enterprise Portal software, featuring better multiplatform support, more language capabilities and upgraded collaboration functions.The portal...