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Yahoo Ringing, But Not Sprint

Internet giant Yahoo Inc.s latest endeavor, a cell phone service, will use the network of Cingular Wireless, a source said Monday. Its choice of cell...

CA Spins Off Ingres as Independent Company

CA on Monday announced it has spun off its recently open-sourced database, Ingres, putting it in the hands of Garnett & Helfrich Capital, a...

Mountain West Saves Systems

Whats an application service provider to do when its staff is overworked, its network strained and its ability to deliver promised services endangered? Call...

New Worm Targets Linux Web Service Holes

Over the last few days, a new worm, Linux.Plupii, which attacks Linux systems via Web-server related services, has made its appearance.This worm, also known...

Feel Free to Ignore the New SQL Server

It has been almost six years since Microsoft released a new version of SQL Server, and now after so much discussion it appears we...

Sprint Nextel Launches Push-to-Picture Service

Banking on the success of push-to-talk mobile phone services, Sprint Nextel on Monday announced a walkie-talkie service for sharing photographs. Nextel Direct Send Picture lets...

Golden Gate Capital to Acquire Geac

Private equity firm Golden Gate Capital announced Monday it intends to acquire Geac in an all-cash transaction valued at about $1 billion, or $11.10...

The Myth of the Level Playing Field in E-Commerce

One of the core beliefs among e-commerce cognoscenti is that the Web serves as the great equalizer, allowing 20-employee retailers to effectively compete with...

Microsofts BizTalk Gets Bigger Development Role

Although Microsoft Corp.s launch event this week for SQL Server 2005, Visual Basic 2005 and BizTalk Server 2006 is a developer-focused event, users will...

Microsoft Looks Beyond Launch of Visual Studio 2005

While Microsoft Corp. is announcing the official launch of Visual Studio 2005 Monday, the company also is looking ahead to the next version of...