======================================================================== BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE REPORT http://www.infoworld.com ======================================================================== Wednesday, November 17, 2004
TOP STORIES ======================================================================== * Analyst: Outsourcing can save costs in health care * PeopleSoft shareholders split vote on Oracle bid * ObjectWeb adds portal content management middleware * EDS reports net loss of $153M ADVERTISEMENT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- White Paper: Sun Microsystems & MicroStrategy BI Scalability Study Read the recent results of a joint Sun Microsystems and MicroStrategy study that demonstrates the ROI of scaling BI applications to large user populations-- even as high as 100,000 simultaneous users! Download the 13-page document today: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9FC6CD:2B910B2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ANALYST: OUTSOURCING CAN SAVE COSTS IN HEALTH CARE ======================================================================== Posted November 16, 2004 4:32 PM Pacific Time BALTIMORE - Health care organizations not considering offshore outsourcing are missing out on significant cost savings, but administrators need to be aware of potential risks, including lax handling of data security by some vendors and the effect on employee morale, a health care IT analyst said Tuesday. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9FC6C5:2B910B2 PEOPLESOFT SHAREHOLDERS SPLIT VOTE ON ORACLE BID ======================================================================== Posted November 16, 2004 1:40 PM Pacific Time Reflecting the uncertainty that has always swirled around Oracle Corp.'s hostile bid for control of PeopleSoft Inc., two major PeopleSoft shareholders have reached opposite conclusions on how to cast their votes on Oracle's buyout offer. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9FC6C6:2B910B2 OBJECTWEB ADDS PORTAL CONTENT MANAGEMENT MIDDLEWARE ======================================================================== Posted November 16, 2004 8:48 AM Pacific Time The ObjectWeb Consortium added portal, content, and business process management elements to the stack of open source middleware projects it promotes, potentially providing businesses with access to cheaper technology, members of the group announced Tuesday. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9FC6C8:2B910B2 EDS REPORTS NET LOSS OF $153M ======================================================================== Posted November 16, 2004 4:43 AM Pacific Time Services provider Electronic Data Systems Corp. (EDS) on Monday reported a net loss of US$153 million, or $0.30 per share, for the third quarter of this year. The report had been delayed multiple times as the company grappled with accounting issues. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9FC6C7:2B910B2 ======================================================================== Everything CTOs need to be Tech-savvy, business-savvy, culture-savvy - that's the "CTO Connection" newsletter, by InfoWorld CTO Chad Dickerson. If you're a CTO (or you work with one), Chad's weekly take on the IT CTOs manage, the businesses they help build and run, and the economic and global climate those businesses live in will help you do your job, and understand your job, better than ever. Subscribe at http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9FC6C9:2B910B2 ADVERTISE ======================================================================== For information on advertising, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] UNSUBSCRIBE/MANAGE NEWSLETTERS ======================================================================== To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your e-mail address for any of InfoWorld's e-mail newsletters, go to: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9FC6CA:2B910B2 To subscribe to InfoWorld.com, or InfoWorld Print, or both, or to renew or correct a problem with any InfoWorld subscription, go to http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9FC6CC:2B910B2 To view InfoWorld's privacy policy, visit: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9FC6CB:2B910B2 Copyright (C) 2004 InfoWorld Media Group, 501 Second St., San Francisco, CA 94107 This message was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
