Monthly Archives: December 2004
A Sizzling-Hot Oracle OpenWorld
SAN FRANCISCO—Whats hot at Oracle OpenWorld, an astonishing beast of a conference, crawling with 25,000 Oracle enthusiasts, technology gurus, analysts, vendors hoping to make...
Finance CSOs: Feds Are No Help with Phishing
NEW YORK—The phishing epidemic that has overwhelmed the financial services industry is getting worse by the day, and security teams at banks and other...
IBM Spins Off PC Division with Chinese Partner
Following days of rumors, IBM late Tuesday made it official: The company said it is spinning off its personal computer business with the Lenovo...
AMD Joins Push for Cooler, More Efficient Server Room
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.s announcement that its new PowerNow technology will be available on its Opteron line of processors could mean a lot to...
IBM Spins Off PC Group with Chinese Partner
In confirming almost a week of speculation, IBM and China-based Lenovo Group Ltd. announced an agreement Tuesday night in which Big Blue will sell...
Cisco, Juniper Making Noise in High-End Routing Space
Dueling Cisco Systems Inc. and Juniper Networks Inc. are both jockeying for the spotlight on the high end of the routing market with announcements...
Mozilla Launching Second Act with E-Mail Client
The Mozilla Foundation will release late on Monday a full version of its open-source answer to the e-mail client.
With the launch of the Thunderbird...
Time Is Now for Banks to Rethink Payment Strategies
SAN FRANCISCO—For banks to realize new revenue streams as payment transactions evolve, they need to redefine their value proposition to existing and prospective customers....
Siebel Courts SMBs with Partner Program
Siebel Systems Inc. on Tuesday launched a new plan of attack to go after the SMB (small to midsized business) space that has proved...
California Agency to Snail-Mail Warnings to 1.4M Potential Identity Theft Victims
Californias Health and Human Services Agency will spend $691,000 to notify some 1.4 million people that their personal information may have been stolen in...