Monthly Archives: November 2004
Oracle, IBM Spar over Sensors
Not to be outdone by IBMs colorful new $250 million sensor arm, Oracle is somewhat discreetly at work on a new Sensor-Based Services initiative.
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Oracle, PeopleSoft Extend Duel of Letters as Deadline Nears
A day before the deadline set by Oracle for PeopleSoft shareholders to accept its takeover bid, PeopleSoft founder and CEO David Duffield issued a...
Oracles Quarterly Patch Plan Gets Cautious Nod
In switching to a schedule of quarterly patch rollup releases, Oracle Corp. is sparing grateful DBAs and customers from the constant patching of monthly...
Novell Credits Revenue Rise Largely to Linux
Novell Inc., of Waltham, Mass., on Thursday announced results for its fourth quarter of 2004, ended Oct. 31. The company, which produces collaboration, application...
Ballmer on Linux Hot Seat (Again)
A published report claiming that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told Asian government leaders that Microsoft believes that Linux violates more than 200 software patents...
Service Touts VOIP Perks—Without the Hardware
Another wrinkle on VOIP (voice over IP) service has been announced by CallWave, a Santa Barbara, Calif., company that has just signed a long-haul...
MSN Extends Overture Paid Search Deal
Microsoft Corp.s MSN division has extended its sponsored-links contract with Overture Services Inc. for another year.The companies announced an agreement on Thursday that runs...
Congress to Vote on Internet Tax Ban
After more than a year of leaving the threat of new state- and city-levied taxes looming over Internet access providers and online merchants, Congress...
IBM the Humanitarian
Making use of unused CPU cycles on your client computers isnt a new idea. Going back into the 1980s, there was network database software...
Is Microsoft Rattling the Linux-Patent Sabers?
Microsoft Corp. is denying that its CEO Steve Ballmer told Asian government leaders on Thursday that Microsoft believes that Linux violates more than 200...