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Whistleblower Is the Real Embarrassment to Boeing

There is something troubling about the ouster of Harry Stonecipher at Boeing for violating the companys ethics code. Its not that the ex-CEO is...

CeBIT 2005: Double Comdex and Keep Walking

HANNOVER, GERMANY—The annual CeBIT show is happening here this month, with the show floor opening at 9 a.m. on Thursday morning. If you miss...

Prices Plummet for Point-of-Sale Systems

With causes ranging from new, low-priced vendors to needing more lanes open simultaneously, IHL Consulting Group is reporting that prices for typical point-of-sale base...

CeBIT Targets Business-Model Transformation

HANNOVER, Germany—"IT is exciting again!" That was the message SAP founder Henning Kagermann gave at the opening session at CeBIT on Wednesday evening. Whats making...

Customers Would Win with Oracle, Report Says

As far as the retail customers of Retek are concerned, the current battle between Oracle and SAP for control of the Minneapolis retail technology...

Salesforce.com Unveils Multiforce Application Environment

Hosted CRM (customer relationship management) software provider Salesforce.com announced Wednesday a new application environment, called Multiforce, that will enable users to jump between hosted...

Oracle Declares Victory Over SAP in Retek Grab

Oracle President Charles Phillips had to admit: Theres a good dose of "nyah-nyah" in the companys recently announced move to pounce on Retek, the...

Project Green Could Pave Way for Microsoft Apps On-Demand

SAN DIEGO—As Project Green, the multiyear—and multiwave—plan to revamp Microsofts business applications around a services-oriented architecture and unified code base, takes shape, it may...

MSN Eyes IM Video, Audio

MSN plans to enhance the video and audio capabilities in its instant messaging service this spring so that users can speak with their contacts...

Symantec Ships Disk-To-Disk Backup System

Symantec has unveiled a disk-to-disk data backup system that makes it easier for organizations to protect Windows desktop machines. The new product, called LiveState Recovery...