Monthly Archives: July 2004
Red Hat Execs Talk on Profiting from Free Software
ASHEVILLE, N.C.—Red Hats stock may have been troubled recently, but businesses still believe in the Linux distributor.
At a recent Blue Ridge Entrepreneurial Council meeting...
Microsoft Readies Next Round of IE Patches
Microsoft officials say the company is prepping a patch for its Internet Explorer browser to plug the vulnerability exploited by the Download.Ject attacks in...
Study: Software Can Provide Bare-Bones Genetic Counseling
Women unlikely to carry certain cancer mutations may be able to get the information they need from a computer interface, but the flesh-and-blood type...
CA to Unleash Ingres at LinuxWorld
Computer Associates Inc. will spring its Ingres R3 enterprise database on the open-source world next week at LinuxWorld, company officials have confirmed.
The Islandia, N.Y.,...
Retail Pharmacies Call for Connectivity
Mark McClellan, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said CMS will likely require "an initial set of well-established standards" by January...
Oracle Teaches Its Sales Force to Play Nice
Oracle Corp. has finally begun to file down the teeth of its rambunctious direct sales force.
On Monday, the Redwood Shores, Calif., database behemoth began...
Vendor Lock-In Cited as Cost of Windows over Linux
PORTLAND, Ore.—The business case for adopting Linux over Microsofts Windows is an economic decision, but not one where the total cost of ownership is...
Todays Trade-Through Rule Must Die
The Senate Banking Committee is seldom a hotbed of technological innovation, but the topic of a recent series of hearings was a proposed reform...
Red Hat Exec: Linux Desktops Must Stand Out to Thrive
PORTLAND, Ore.—Improvements to the desktop will require a greater Internet focus that enhances communication and collaboration; the ability for users to access their data...
OReilly: Open Software No Guarantee for Freedom
PORTLAND, Ore.—In the new world into which the open-source community is moving, open and free software does not guarantee freedom, especially when applications depend...