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PeopleSoft Customers Voice Relief at End of Buyout Battle
Customers on Monday expressed relief more than dismay that Oracle Corp. had finally reached a definitive buyout agreement with PeopleSoft Inc., giving them hope that they will get reliable information about future product support. PeopleSoft’s fate was of particular concern to users of ERP (enterprise resource planning) software from J.D. Edwards & Co., which PeopleSoft…
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Foundry Adds SSL, Web Accelerators to Switching Line
Foundry Networks on Monday refreshed its Layer 4 through Layer 7 switching line with new application acceleration, security and business continuity enhancements. With a little something for enterprises and services providers, the San Jose, Calif., networking vendor addressed the need to accelerate Web applications while supporting a coexisting infrastructure for both Web and non-Web applications…
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Sybase Joins Microsoft VSIP Program
Sybase Inc. is touting the growth of its developer network and making new partnerships aimed at taking that growth even further. The Dublin, Calif., database software maker on Monday said its SDN (Sybase Developer Network) has increased in membership by 25 percent over the past year. Sybase also on Monday announced a new relationship with…
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Oracle Earnings Show Soaring Apps Business
In stealth mode Monday morning, Oracle announced its second-quarter earnings a little early. The company, which hosted a conference call with media and analysts at 4 a.m. Pacific time, reported a 57 percent increase in its applications business, up from a 36 percent decrease last quarter. That success, however, was eclipsed by even bigger news.…
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Sun’s New Thin Client Supports Broadband Users
Sun Microsystems’ thin-client desktop strategy will get a boost with the release of a new version of its Sun Ray platform that will allow users to connect with a Sun Ray client over a broadband Internet connection. Sun Ray Server Software 3.0 also will allow Sun Rays to be supported for the first time by…
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IBM Updates TotalStorage SAN Software Suite
Big Blue keeps extending the competitive reach of its TotalStorage virtualization software for SANs (storage area networks). IBM on Friday said its TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller software now will manage all of rival EMC’s SAN arrays. The software lets storage managers build complex, virtual networks of storage with products from IBM and other vendors. That…
