Monthly Archives: April 2006
EDS to Buy Majority Stake in Indian Outsourcer
ORLANDO, Fla.—Electronic Data Systems is making an offer for 52 percent of Mphasis BFL Limited, an applications and business process outsourcing services company, in...
Google Ad Prices Rise High On Hot Air
The U.S. political machinery's full embrace of the Internet has made it much more expensive to buy Internet search ads, say a couple of...
Microsoft Tackles Bioinformatics
Microsoft on April 4 announced the formation of the BioIT Alliance, a cross-industry group created to enhance the ability to use and share biomedical...
Secret Service Sting Targets Web Con Artists
In sharing information about an undercover federal investigation of Web frauds involving credit cards and stolen tax refunds, the Secret Service demonstrated that it...
IBM and Tivoli 10 Years Later: A Match Made in Heaven?
IBM late last week quietly celebrated the 10th anniversary of its acquisition of Tivoli Systems, marking a 10-year roller coaster ride in the network...
Lane: U.S. Software Faces Loss of Global Dominance
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—The U.S. software industry is losing its dominant position in the global market as India and China graduate far more software engineers...
IBM Stakes SOA Claim
In the scheme of all things SOA, IBM is staking a huge claim. The company announced April 3 eight new products and 20 product...
Linux Muscling to the Top in Oracle Shops
In the coming year, Linux is set to push Unix out of its traditional reigning role as the Oracle operating system of choice, a...
Computer Sciences to Restructure
Computer Sciences Corp. announced that it will undergo major internal restructuring over the next year, even as the companys directors consider potential buyout offers...
Intel, EMC Ink Pact Targeting SMB Storage
SAN DIEGO—Targeted at improving storage functionality and options for SMBs, Intel and EMC announced a new multiyear OEM agreement and strategy on April 4...