Monthly Archives: January 2004
Oracle CFO Henley Appointed Chairman
Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp.s flamboyant chairman and CEO, is relinquishing his role as chairman of the board.
The companys board of directors announced late Monday...
IBM to Preview DB2 “Stinger” at LinuxWorld
IBM Corp. next week will give customers a chance to kick the tires of code-name "Stinger," the anticipated next-generation version of its DB2 Universal...
CRM Vendor Onyx Earnings Disappoint, CEO to Step Down
Onyx Software Corp. CEO Brent Frei announced Monday that he will step down from his position on the same day that the mid-market customer...
The Year of the Mobile Worker
UPDATED: It may be the year of the monkey in the Chinese calendar but according to the tech calendar, this is going to be...
Microsofts Services for Unix 3.5 to Tackle Linux
If Microsoft cant beat outright Unix and Linux, it can at least improve its interoperability with these operating systems. And from Redmonds standpoint, one...
Novell to Offer Linux Indemnification Program
Novell Inc. has decided to follow Hewlett-Packard Co.s lead and indemnify its enterprise Linux customers against possible legal action by The SCO Group and/or...
Intel Enters the SCO/Linux Wars on OSDLs Side
Now that The SCO Group Inc. has made good on its threat to send out letters to approximately 1500 companies for their use of...
Microsoft Bows to Pressure, Extends Support for Older Windows Versions
Microsoft Corp. on Monday capitulated to customer pressure and announced that it would now continue extended support for Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition...
Consolidation Continues with Stellent, iPhrase Moves
Consolidation in the software industry is off to a roaring start in 2004 with two more acquisitions announced Monday.Natural language search software developer iPhrase...
Microsoft Shows Off Connected Concept Cars
LAS VEGAS—Microsoft Corp.s been talking up the idea of the "Connected Car" for a couple of years now. But this week at the Consumer...