Monthly Archives: August 2004
Notebook: What Dazzled and What Didnt at LinuxWorld
Off the cuff, Novell chairman and CEO Jack Messman dismissed Sun Microsystems president Jonathan Schwartzs floating of the idea that Sun might buy Novell....
Siemens Medical, Catholic Health System Strike $100 Million Deal
Buffalo, N.Y.-based health care provider Catholic Health System last week announced a 10-year, $100 million agreement with Siemens Medical Solutions for medical imaging and...
Price of a seat on the NYSE plunges
A prestigious seat on the New York Stock Exchange is plummeting in value. Three seats sold on August 3 fetched 11% less than a...
Munich Reconsiders Linux Migration
The City of Munich has put its planned migration to Linux of 14,000 desktop PCs on hold due to concerns over software patents, the...
Yahoo Targets More than Spyware in Toolbar Release
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Yahoo, which had faced criticism for the way its anti-spyware toolbar scans for software, has decided to alter the toolbar so it...
Experts Seek Answers Behind Error Death Data
While experts strongly disagree on the methodology of a new study that puts the number of deaths from medical errors at nearly 200,000, their...
MSN Readies Blogging Service Beta
Expanding its reach into new content services, Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday acknowledged that its MSN division will launch a beta of its blogging service...
Novell Wont Rush Linux Desktop
SAN FRANCISCO—Novell Inc. is not, as some had expected, releasing even a beta version of its new Linux desktop at the LinuxWorld tradeshow here....
Oracle Boosts SCM in E-Biz Upgrades
Oracle on Wednesday announced the first set of upgrades to E-Business Suite Version 11i.10, which include a number of functional enhancements to its SCM...
Primer: Geospatial Analysis
What is it? A way to determine where your customers live or work by correlating their street addresses with their physical location. Its done...