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Getting a Lock on Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

When it comes to the Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002, the key to compliance at Master Lock Co. is integrated systems. Master Lock, the worlds...

Oracles Cost-Cutting Wont Snag SQL Server-ites

Oracle declared a price war on Microsoft when it cut the price of its entry-level database to match that of SQL Server earlier this...

PLM: The Means of Production

Heavily hyped by vendors and consultants alike, PLM technology is no sure thing. To download fact sheet, click here.Strategy Product lifecycle management means different things to...

SAP Exec Jibes Oracle, Touts Success in Industry Verticals

PHILADELPHIA—The chief executive officer of SAP America Inc. gave business school students a dose of his advice on entering the technology market and also...

Congratulations, PeopleSoft: You Will Not Be Assimilated

True, the last time I weighed in on the 20-volume epic Oracle vs. PeopleSoft saga, Larry Ellison et al. had just upped the bid...

DOJ Nixes Oracles PeopleSoft Takeover Bid

The Department of Justice announced Thursday that it will seek to block Oracle Corp.s $9.4 billion takeover of PeopleSoft Corp. Assistant Attorney General R. Hewette...

Yukon to Ship with Features Securely Off

In an effort to make it more secure, Microsoft Corp.s "Yukon" version of its SQL Server database will ship with certain features turned off,...

Report: European Storage Spending to Stay Strong

European firms will keep spending on storage at 2003 levels or slightly above, according to a new report from IDC. The money will go...

Have Data Warehouses Become Data Dumping Grounds?

Theres growing suspicion that whats now known as "business intelligence" technologies, such as CRM and data warehousing, have failed. Simon Clark, a management consultant...

Oracle Ponders Per-Employee Licensing

Oracle has yet to make up its mind on the possibility of per-employee pricing models. Server Technologies Senior Vice President Thomas Kurian said the...