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Why JP Morgan Chase Really Dropped IBM
A little more than two years ago, JP Morgan Chase & Co. signed a $5 billion, seven-year agreement with ibm for computer services. Under the outsourcing pact, 4,000 members of the bank’s technology staff would go over to ibm. Twenty-one months later, in August 2004, the bank canceled the contract. The outsourced employees would return…
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Microsoft Looks Ahead to BizTalk 2006 and Beyond
Microsoft is readying two new releases of its BizTalk integration server in the pipeline, the first of which is expected to ship this year. Microsoft is working on BizTalk Server 2006 (code-named “Pathfinder”) and the Longhorn Server wave BizTalk release (known as Beyond BizTalk Server 2006), according to company insiders. Microsoft shipped its most recent…
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Microsoft: No Plans to Tweak DRM Download Mechanism
Microsoft Corp. says it has no plans to change the way its Windows Media Player handles the download of DRM licenses. Amid reports that malicious hackers are using the anti-piracy mechanism to infect computers with spyware, adware, dialers and computer viruses, Microsoft officials stressed that the latest attack scenario does not exploit a vulnerability in…
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Macs Play Well with Others: Macworld Attracts Enterprise Connectivity
SAN FRANCISCO—At the Macworld conference Thursday, enterprise connectivity vendors announced products that add Mac support to Windows- and Unix-based network systems. Several companies, including GroupLogic, announced cluster support for Macs. Group Logic’s ExtremeZ-IP 4.0 is an Apple File Protocol server that allows Mac clients to access the same shares as Windows clients. The new version…
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Business Apps Hold Forth on Macworld Floor
SAN FRANCISCO—Tucked away in discreet corners beyond the Apple Mini and iPod shuffle demonstrations at the Macworld conference here are business applications for small and medium-sized organizations. Among the more prominent new products introduced at the show is FileMaker Inc.’s Recruiter 2.0 application, which is a ready-to-use FileMaker Pro 7 package that helps corporate and…
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Cisco Snaps Up Wi-Fi Switch Startup Airespace
As expected, Cisco Systems Inc. on Tuesday announced a definitive deal to buy wireless LAN switch startup Airespace Inc. The networking giant will pay $450 million in stock and assumed options for the privately held company, according to officials at Cisco in San Jose, Calif. Pending federal approval, the deal is expected to close by…
