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Oracle to Divest Siebels OnTarget Consulting Business

In addition to its SleepyCat open-source database acquisition announcement on Feb. 14, Oracle also said it would divest its OnTarget business unit, which it...

Gates Pushes ID Management for Secure Computing

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, speaking on Feb. 14 at the RSA Conference here, acknowledged that weaknesses in the "trust ecosystem" could put...

McNealy Calls for More Open Standards in Security

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Scott McNealy has seen the future of the security industry and its not pretty, particularly for security vendors. McNealy, the chairman and CEO...

BEA Open-Sources Java Persistence Technology

BEA Systems announced that it will open-source a significant portion of BEA Kodo, its persistence engine, under the name Open JPA. BEA, which acquired Kodo...

Oracle Not Fiddling with Sleepycats Open-Source License—Yet

Oracles buy of the open-source embedded database company Sleepycat boils down to two things: deeper reach into the lucrative embedded database market, and deeper...

Microsoft Patches Critical WMP, Windows Flaws

Microsoft released fixes for seven vulnerabilities in its Windows products as part of its monthly security update, including an anticipated patch addressing remote exploitable...

Sun GPLs Latest UltraSPARC

Jonathan Schwartz, president of Sun Microsystems, announced on Feb. 14 at the Open Source Business Conference in San Francisco that Sun is releasing its...

Windows Defender Beta 2 Wipes Malware in Real Time

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Microsofts Windows Defender anti-spyware application has hit the Beta 2 milestone with a major user interface facelift and complete integration with Windows...

State Department Launches Internet Task Force

In light of the recent controversy over several U.S. companies compliance with Chinese censorship policies, the U.S. Department of State is launching a task...

Opera Advances Mobile Portal, Widget Plans

Browser maker Opera Software announced a pair of new deals aimed at further establishing its presence in the wireless sector, launching development tools for...