Monthly Archives: October 2005
Publishers Line Up Against Google Print
An association of major American book publishers is suing Google Inc., alleging that the search giants plan to scan books and make them available...
Analyst: With Quality This Lousy, ITs Heading for the Meatpacking Treatment
ORLANDO—"Nick Carr was wrong," said Gartner analyst Richard Hunt. "IT matters more all the time." And what happens when an industry really matters?
It gets...
Linux Standard Base Takes on the Desktop
The Free Standards Group and its Linux Standard Base work group Tuesday announced the formation of the Linux Standard Base Desktop Project, with the...
Google Print Goes To Europe
Search giant Google Inc. has expanded Google Print, its controversial book-scanning project, into eight European countries.
Native language sites have been launched in France, Italy,...
Fujitsu Will Offer Opteron-Based Server
Fujitsu Computer Systems Corp. is the latest OEM to bring Advanced Micro Devices Inc.s Opteron processor to its server line.
The Sunnyvale, Calif., company—a subsidiary...
Licensing Models Evolve to Better Fit User Needs
Microsoft Corp., IBM and Novell Inc. last week all responded to customer calls that they adapt their licensing models to better reflect the fast-paced...
Oracle Issues Monster Security Update
Oracle Corp. on Tuesday released its quarterly Critical Patch Update, closing 85 security vulnerabilities with 23 patches in its databases, servers and enterprise applications.
Oracle...
Blog Spammers Take Aim at Google
Just call it SplogSpot.
Google Inc.s free BlogSpot service has become a happy hunting ground for spammers cashing in on the easy integration of AdSense...
Compuware in Tune with Microsoft, Java Community
With a renewed focus on modernizing and maintaining the integrity of mainframe and legacy systems, as well as providing deep support for distributed .Net...
Intuit Keeps QuickBooks Enterprise Package Slanted for SMBs
Faster performance and new sales and inventory management features have been built into the latest version of QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions, Intuit Inc. announced Monday.
Version...