TECHWEB TODAY: SOFTWARE Tuesday, October 12, 2004 IN THIS ISSUE 1. Tuesday Software Feature: SMB Hits The Big Time 2. Software News Of The Week
Today's Top News 3. Novell Warns Against Potential Linux Lawsuits 4. VoIP Regulation Worries Re-Surface At Telecom '04 5. Microsoft Warns About A Dozen Bugs, Offers Fixes 6. IBM's Kelly Moved Aside In Chip Reorganization Other News This Week 7. E-Mail Delivers Again 8. PeopleSoft Tries To Make RFID More Useful 9. One In Four Say Pirated Software Used In The Office 10. Visa USA Completes Massive System Upgrade ------- Advertisement ------------------- Join InformationWeek for a FREE, on-demand TechWebCast on Application Development Outsourcing � What Works, What Doesn't. Whether you're interested in resisting AD outsourcing, have already begun to outsource it, or just want to learn more, you can't afford to miss this event. Register and view now: http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej1L0GpvDH0G4S0CWwI0Ap ----------------------------------------- 1. TUESDAY SOFTWARE FEATURE: SMB Hits The Big Time The popularity of the recent TECHXNY show, plus the Microsoft SMB road show, are two more signs that the small and medium-sized business market is red hot. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej1L0GpvDH0G4S0Cqjz0Ar 2. SOFTWARE NEWS OF THE WEEK Oracle May Drop Its PeopleSoft Bid Lower Current share price are likely to drop due to 2004 performance, an Oracle exec testifies. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej1L0GpvDH0G4S0Cqj10Ae Intel Opens Indian Software College Courses will focus on mobility software and high-performance computing, and will be aimed at developers involved in software planning, optimization, benchmarking, and overall performance. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej1L0GpvDH0G4S0Cqh60Ah CA Agrees To Acquire Netegrity Computer Associates agrees to acquire Netegrity for $430 million cash, saying the acquisition would strengthen CA's offering of identity and access management software. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej1L0GpvDH0G4S0CpmU0AI IBM Plans To Acquire Tool Vendor For App Dev Project Management IBM said it has agreed to acquire Canadian company Systemcorp ALG Ltd., adding its management software for application development projects to Big Blue's portfolio of Rational tools. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej1L0GpvDH0G4S0Cqj20Af CA's Cron Reveals Product Strategy At TECHXNY CA's interim CEO Ken Cron lays out Computer Associates' product strategy at TECHXNY in New York. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej1L0GpvDH0G4S0CpmX0AL Ex Sun and Oracle Execs Launch Open Source Services Startup SpikeSource aims to provide end-to-end Linux integration services including 'validated and certified open-source stacks' as well as 'pure and commercial hybrids.' http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej1L0GpvDH0G4S0Cqj30Ag ------- Advertisement ------------------- Join InformationWeek for a FREE, on-demand TechWebCast on Application Development Outsourcing � What Works, What Doesn't. Whether you're interested in resisting AD outsourcing, have already begun to outsource it, or just want to learn more, you can't afford to miss this event. Register and view now: http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej1L0GpvDH0G4S0CWwI0Ap ------------------------------------------- TODAY'S NEWS 3. Novell Warns Against Potential Linux Lawsuits Novell Corp. executives this week fired a warning shot in the continuing industry battle over software patent lawsuits. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej1L0GpvDH0G4S0Cqj40Ah 4. VoIP Regulation Worries Re-Surface At Telecom '04 Speakers from industry and government insist that Voice over IP is moving too fast for the FCC to keep up with. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej1L0GpvDH0G4S0Cqj50Ai 5. Microsoft Warns About A Dozen Bugs, Offers Fixes In the biggest monthly patch roll-out of the year, Microsoft posts information about a dozen flaws in Windows, Exchange, and Office, and said that users needed to 'install the update immediately.' http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej1L0GpvDH0G4S0Cqj60Aj 6. IBM's Kelly Moved Aside In Chip Reorganization John Kelly III, senior vice president of technology for IBM's Systems and Technology Group, has quietly been shifted to a new role as part of a major reorganization of IBM's struggling chip operations. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej1L0GpvDH0G4S0Cqj70Ak OTHER NEWS THIS WEEK 7. E-Mail Delivers Again It's back to the future, as e-mail is emerging as the wireless killer app. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej1L0GpvDH0G4S0CqXk0AK 8. PeopleSoft Tries To Make RFID More Useful Amid its Oracle distractions, PeopleSoft is launching a slate of new supply-chain applications, including many aimed at making RFID more valuable. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej1L0GpvDH0G4S0Cqj80Al 9. One In Four Say Pirated Software Used In The Office One in four American business professionals say that they work in an office where pirated software is in play, a survey says. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej1L0GpvDH0G4S0CqkA0Av 10. Visa USA Completes Massive System Upgrade One of the largest system upgrades ever--involving some 120,000 lines of code, 150,000 worker-hours, and 27 major enhancements--went off earlier this month without a hitch. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ej1L0GpvDH0G4S0Cp1q0Ak -------------------------------------------------------------------- WEBCAST ALERT: 360-Degree Management: The Breakthrough New Application Management Strategy Date: Tuesday, October 26th, 2004 Time: 11:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM CT / 2:00 PM ET As organizations introduce the next generation of online applications, They inevitably reach a point of chaos: Suddenly the tools, skills and processes they have used to manage applications for years seem utterly ineffective. 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