Monthly Archives: January 2004
Offshoring Eats Away at IT Pay, Study Shows
The offshoring of IT jobs caused IT salaries to slip for the third quarter in a row, according to new research from Foote Partners...
Ellison Marries Fiancee, Shakes Up Board
Update: Less than 24 hours after writing this analysis, a tersely worded statement landed in my In box confirming that Larry Ellison had married...
Microsoft: Web Services Key to Homeland Security
Microsoft Corp. is counting on its Web services strategy and product roadmap to pay off big in its effort to support the U.S.s Homeland...
Microsoft Issues Three New Security Bulletins
As part of its monthly security-bulletin update, Microsoft released on Tuesday three new security updates.One bulletin pertains to a breach in Microsofts Internet Security...
Novell Completes SUSE Acquisition, Details Indemnification Program
As expected, Orem Utah-based Novell Inc. on Tuesday completed its purchase of German Linux powerhouse SUSE Linux AG. On the same day, Novell announced...
The iConomy
Getting used to the idea of the identity-based economy is job one for both customers and enterprise managers in 2004. This years CES was...
Oracles Musical Chairs Scrutinized
The decisions by Oracle Corp. to split the chairman and CEO roles and name two top executives as president, announced late Monday, appear to...
Oracle Expects DOJ Decision by March
The ongoing battle between PeopleSoft Inc. and Oracle Corp. is simmering just below the boiling point.In the fight to see if Oracles hostile bid...
Apple Rolls Out Wares at Macworld
Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs last week unveiled the PowerPC G5 version of Apples Xserve rack-mounted server. The new Xserve comes in a 1U...
Microsoft Getting a Bigger Slice of Database Pie
As the absolute size of corporate and government databases continues to swell, more users are turning to technology they previously didnt consider for very...