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A Healing Salve for Any B2B Woes

When lax inventory controls and a shoddy electronic communications system caused the maker of a popular medicinal skin cream to chafe, it turned to...

Tools Cut Configuration Time

The advent of XML and the effort to reduce the cost of IT operations have unleashed a series of startups focused on configuration management. This...

Authentica Takes on Microsoft

When Microsoft Corp. announced its intention to get into the digital rights management market, many industry observers —even some DRM vendors—figured that plan signaled...

PeopleSoft Declines to Scrap With Oracle at Quest Users Group Conference

In an effort to answer customer concerns about the Oracle-PeopleSoft takeover, Quest, a non-profit J.D. Edwards users group, has invited both Oracle Corp. and...

PeopleSoft Deal Still Alive and Kicking

Although the U.S. Department of Justices Antitrust Division reportedly opposes Oracle Corp.s proposed takeover of PeopleSoft Inc., the deal is far from dead and...

Former DoJ Staffer Says Oracles Takeover Is Doomed

The fact that DoJ staff is recommending against Oracles takeover of PeopleSoft means the deal is probably dead. Case in point: Richard Gilbert, former...

DoJ Opinion Seen as Dimming Oracles Hopes

The DoJs antitrust lawyers recent recommendation that the department file suit to block Oracles takeover of PeopleSoft may not stop the deal dead in...

Survey Shows Companies Happy to Outsource

Although outsourcing yields public-relations problems and knowledge-transfer glitches, companies doing it are well-satisfied with their results, according to a new survey.Read the full story...

Ellison Downplays PeopleSoft Takeover at CEO Briefing

Speaking at the Merrill Lynch & Co.s Computer & Software CEO Conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, Larry Ellison—the typically outspoken CEO of Oracle...

DoJ Staff Expected to Recommend Against PeopleSoft Deal

The U.S. Department of Justices staff is expected to recommend against Oracle Corp.s $9.4 billion hostile bid for PeopleSoft Inc., according to sources close...