Monthly Archives: April 2004
Oracle Wraps Up Case to E.U.
European antitrust regulators on Thursday wrapped up two days of inquiry into Oracles proposed takeover of PeopleSoft. The European Commission, which has until May...
Neoware, VIA Team on Thin-Client Apps
Thin-client vendor Neoware Systems Inc. and embedded-hardware specialist VIA Technologies Inc. announced Friday that they are teaming up to develop thin-client appliances for the...
MS, Sun Deal Could Aid Federated ID Efforts
The long and bitter relationship between Microsoft Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. entered a new chapter Friday when the two companies announced a $1.6...
Microsoft Seeks to TAP Elite Beta Tester Pool
On Thursday, Microsoft Corp. notified some of its SQL Server 2005 testers that they are eligible to join the next phase of the "Yukon"...
Sun Weighs Open-Source Options
MENLO PARK, Calif.—Sun Microsystems Inc. is pondering the possibility of open-sourcing more of its software—this time with its next-generation 3-D windowing system, called Project...
Ballmer Outlines Sun Agreement Terms for Microsoft Employees
Editors Note: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sent a company-wide e-mail to Microsoft employees on Friday, outlining for them the terms of the $1.6 billion...
Microsoft Readies Redmond for Most Valuable Pros Summit
Microsoft Corp. next week will host about 1,500 of its Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) at its Redmond campus, where the software titan plans to...
Perna Points DB2 Toward the Future
Janet Perna has seen IBMs data management business evolve from being a relatively small unit heavily weighted toward a DB2 relational database for the...
Sybase Acquires XcelleNet
Sybase Inc. took a giant step toward expanding the reach of its mobile device capabilities on Friday by agreeing to purchase mobile device management...
Interop Push Crowns Sun, Microsoft Settlement
Instead of voting Scott McNealy off the island, Sun Microsystems Inc. has decided to forge a secret alliance with archrival Microsoft Corp. in the...