Monthly Archives: January 2005
Search Engines Go Mobile
Web search is cutting the computer cord as the major engines increasingly introduce new ways of retrieving search results through mobile phones and devices.Yahoo...
Siebel Reverses Revenue Decline
For the first time in more than four years, Siebel Systems Inc. saw quarterly revenues climb on a year-over-year basis in fourth-quarter 2004 earnings...
SBC-AT&T Merger Would Require Wall Streets Patience
Right now, the question is whether SBC Communications will actually end up with its former parent, AT&T. The fact that a sale is being...
W3C, OASIS Recommend New Web Services Standards
Web services standards organizations have been making moves to improve the performance, effectiveness and enterprise-readiness of Web services.
The Cambridge, Mass.-based World Wide Web Consortium...
EMC Program Aims to Lure Veritas Backup Customers
Hoping to lure customers away from its chief backup and recovery software rival, EMC has quietly launched its new quarterly roll-out program, called "Safe...
BEA Unveils SOA Readiness Tool, Expands SOA Practice
BEA Systems Inc. Thursday announced a new service-oriented architecture readiness tool and an expanded SOA consulting practice.
The San Jose, Calif., company announced its BEA...
SAP Sees Software Sales Spiraling Upward
During its fourth quarter 2004 earnings call Wednesday, software giant SAP AG predicted its software revenues will increase between 10 percent and 12 percent...
Analysts: EMC Migration Program Wont Reshape Market
EMCs quiet announcement of a program that offers financial incentives for customers to abandon Veritas storage products for EMCs own portfolio may influence some...
VeriSign Plans RFID Security Enhancements
After making a range of moves last year toward bolstering RFID adoption, network specialist VeriSign Inc. is now working with epcGlobal on future RFID...
Microsoft Earnings Surpass Expectations
Microsoft Corp. on Thursday posted a 7 percent year-over-year rise in revenue to a record $10.8 billion for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2004,...