October 2004

• October 29, 2004 29 Oct'04

  Oracle sets date for application suite release

  Oracle will ship the next version of its E-Business Suite of enterprise applications on 8 November.  Continue Reading

• October 29, 2004 29 Oct'04

  Compuware looks to cut risks in apps deployment

  Compuware is upgrading its Vantage application service management software to highlight predictive analysis and performance...  Continue Reading

• October 29, 2004 29 Oct'04

  EMC unveils storage router

  EMChas unveiled its long-anticipated storage virtualisation technology, which the company said will allow users to manage its own...  Continue Reading

• October 28, 2004 28 Oct'04

  Designing security for a backup and recovery strategy

  Read about the Windows Server 2003 backup utility that helps create backups and enhance data security in this MCSE Exam Cram 2 book excerpt.  Continue Reading

• October 28, 2004 28 Oct'04

  Windows vs. Linux: Which has the better security tools?

  Windows security expert Jonathan Hassell compares Windows and Linux security offerings in his first SearchWindowsSecurity.com column. While he says Windows is the easier operating system for him to use, he chooses Linux to keep his Web hosting ...  Continue Reading

• October 28, 2004 28 Oct'04

  MoD may write off £200m Chinook helicopters

  The Ministry of Defence could write off more than £200m spent on eight Chinook Mk3 helicopters.  Continue Reading

• October 28, 2004 28 Oct'04

  Dell to pre-install SuSE Linux on servers

  Dell will install Novell's SuSE Linux operating system on Dell PowerEdge servers as part of a worldwide agreement, the companies...  Continue Reading

• October 28, 2004 28 Oct'04

  Thought for the day: Whose data is it anyway?

  Patient records plan presents a host of legal posers, says Ian McGibbon  Continue Reading

• October 28, 2004 28 Oct'04

  Network management by remote control

  Managing dispersed networks and attached devices can be costly if you have to send staff out to make changes. So what can...  Continue Reading

• October 28, 2004 28 Oct'04

  Java integration spec announced

  Sun Microsystems and several other suppliers will release an early draft of a specification intended to ease integration of...  Continue Reading

• October 28, 2004 28 Oct'04

  Ballmer: Windows better value than Linux

  In the face of growing competition from Linux, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer outlined the economic and security...  Continue Reading

• October 28, 2004 28 Oct'04

  Yahoo search goes mobile

  For the first time Yahoo is letting mobile phone users query its search engine, giving them access to conventional web results,...  Continue Reading

• October 28, 2004 28 Oct'04

  Dell CEO on EMC ties and storage standards

  As Dell's partnership with EMC continues to grow, and Dell's annual storage revenue exceeding the $1.5bn mark, Dell chief...  Continue Reading

• October 28, 2004 28 Oct'04

  Repair work is sapping firms' IT resources

  Study finds that IT teams are spending a third of their time fixing bugs in existing software rather than building new apps to...  Continue Reading

• October 28, 2004 28 Oct'04

  EDS offer early retirement to US staff to cut costs

  Electronic Data Systems (EDS) will offer voluntary early retirement options to about 9,200, or 17%, of its US employees, as part...  Continue Reading

• October 28, 2004 28 Oct'04

  Google buys digital mapping company

  Google has acquired digital mapping company Keyhole for an undisclosed sum.  Continue Reading

• October 28, 2004 28 Oct'04

  Hosted SAP service targets midmarket

  SAP is rolling out a hosted service it hopes will appeal to midsized customers that can rent the software for as little as $325...  Continue Reading

• October 28, 2004 28 Oct'04

  PDA market continues to decline

  For the third straight quarter, shipments of handheld devices such as personal digital assistants (PDAs) fell as some prominent...  Continue Reading

• October 28, 2004 28 Oct'04

  MySQL unveils latest version of open-source database

  MySQL AB on Wednesday announced general availability of Version 4.1 of its MySQL open source database, which the company is...  Continue Reading

• October 28, 2004 28 Oct'04

  SAP and HP to offer hosted ERP

  German software giant SAP is teaming with Hewlett-Packard (HP) to offer midmarket companies in the US a hosted software offering...  Continue Reading