======================================================================== TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS DAILY SCOOP http://www.infoworld.com ======================================================================== Monday, November 15, 2004
TOP NEWS STORIES ======================================================================== * Dell, Microsoft integrate patch management apps * .Net development gets new tools, code initiative * Gartner: Microsoft beats PalmSource in PDAs * Microsoft will hire more staff at Indian facility * Collaboration platforms present unified front * IBM fuels the need for speed ADVERTISEMENT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Wi-Fi Planet Conference & Expo Fall 2004 - The World's Largest Wi-Fi Business Event - San Jose, Nov. 30-Dec.2, 2004! Be part of this definitive event of the Wi-Fi industry where all the major manufacturers, sellers and buyers of Wi-Fi related technology assemble together. It's where vendors introduce the latest products, where business users gain the knowledge they need to make strategic buying decisions & where the industry charts it future direction. Register today! http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9F1DA0:2B910B2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- DELL, MICROSOFT INTEGRATE PATCH MANAGEMENT APPS ======================================================================== Posted November 15, 2004 8:58 AM Pacific Time Dell Inc. and Microsoft Corp. said Monday they are working together to integrate their systems management applications to allow customers to update server hardware and software with a single tool. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9F1D97:2B910B2 .NET DEVELOPMENT GETS NEW TOOLS, CODE INITIATIVE ======================================================================== Posted November 15, 2004 7:41 AM Pacific Time Avanade on Monday is partnering with Microsoft to release Enterprise Library, which features reusable code, tools, and guidance intended to make it easier to develop in the .Net environment. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9F1D9C:2B910B2 GARTNER: MICROSOFT BEATS PALMSOURCE IN PDAS ======================================================================== Posted November 15, 2004 7:01 AM Pacific Time Worldwide shipments of personal digital assistants (PDAs) using Microsoft Corp.'s Windows CE operating system have surpassed those using PalmSource Inc.'s Palm OS for the first time, following a precipitous decline in Palm OS PDA shipments in the third quarter of 2004, according to research released Friday by industry analyst company Gartner Inc. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9F1D95:2B910B2 MICROSOFT WILL HIRE MORE STAFF AT INDIAN FACILITY ======================================================================== Posted November 15, 2004 6:53 AM Pacific Time BANGALORE, INDIA -- Microsoft Corp. is hiring hundreds of new staff for its operations in Hyderabad over the next 12 months, the company's chief executive officer, Steve Ballmer told reporters Monday in Bangalore, India. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9F1D98:2B910B2 COLLABORATION PLATFORMS PRESENT UNIFIED FRONT ======================================================================== Posted November 15, 2004 6:00 AM Pacific Time Binding end-user access to once disparate technologies, vendors such as IBM Lotus and Open Text are launching products designed to pull a variety of point products into a single platform. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9F1D9E:2B910B2 IBM FUELS THE NEED FOR SPEED ======================================================================== Posted November 15, 2004 6:00 AM Pacific Time At the SC2004 conference last week, IBM unveiled plans to build a commercial version of its Blue Gene supercomputer intended for businesses and for a number of scientific and research markets. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9F1D99:2B910B2 ======================================================================== The X Man It's more than intrigue, it's information. If you're looking for the inside story and computer industry gossip you won't find anywhere else, check out "Notes from the Field" by InfoWorld's mystery man, Robert X. Cringely. E-mailed to you every Tuesday. 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