Monthly Archives: January 2005
Analysts: Suns Open Solaris Plans Face Problems
On Tuesday, Sun Microsystems Inc. will announce that it will be using its newly minted Common Development and Distribution License open-source license for its...
IBM to Acquire Application Service Provider Corio
IBM on Tuesday announced its acquisition of Corio Inc., an enterprise application service provider, for $182 million in cash. The purchase is expected to...
Google Set to Open AdWords Access
Google Inc. appears ready to provide greater access to its search-based advertising technology to advertisers and search-engine marketers.
Google plans to launch an API for...
Microsoft Moves Ahead with XP Reduced Media Edition
Microsoft Corp. made it official Monday: It has no plans to appeal the antitrust sanctions levied against it by the European Commission. As a...
Sybase Bounces Back From Slump
Database maker Sybase Inc. bounced back from a gloomy first half of the year, with customers opting to snap up the host of new...
Sun Touts Value of Solaris 10 Code Under New License
Sun Microsystems Inc. officially ended weeks of speculation Tuesday by announcing that it will use its recently approved CDDL (Common Development and Distribution License)...
BMC Launches Configuration Management Database
BMC Software Inc. on Monday became one of the earliest of the big four enterprise management players to launch a configuration management database.
Following on...
S2io Introduces Twice as Fast 10 Gigabit Adapter
S2io Inc., a startup that makes 10 Gigabit Ethernet hardware and software products, has announced both a name change and a new product that...
Did Microsoft Block Free Software from Licensing Scheme?
One of Microsoft Corp.s most vocal opponents on Tuesday accused the company of blocking Linux, Samba and other major open-source projects from taking part...
AOL Pulls Plug on Newsgroup Service
The worlds largest ISP is cutting off direct access to one of the oldest, coolest—and strangest—parts of the Internet.
America Online has quietly announced that...