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SAP Beefs Up R/3 Links
SAP AG has upgraded its Business One e-business suite to enable subsidiaries and small businesses to better communicate with their corporate offices running R/3. Version 2004 of Business One, announced last week, is geared toward the Walldorf, Germany, company’s installed base of large enterprises, as well as small and midsize businesses, and provides a single,…
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Microsoft Trims Next Windows Server Release
Microsoft wants to deliver its Windows Server 2003 update, known as “R2,” in 2005. To make sure it will be able to do so, the company is prioritizing its feature list and moving some R2 features into later releases. Microsoft officials updated the company’s Windows Server roadmap and made the changes public on Monday, in…
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When Is a Manufacturer Not a Manufacturer?
When I talked to Michael Chang a few days ago about his company’s decision to sell Microsoft XP Media Center in quantities of one, it soon became clear that this wasn’t a mom-and-pop operation screwing computers together in the backroom. No, what Chang and his company Directron.com have become is a maker of custom solutions.…
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IBM Preps High-End Power5 Servers
IBM next month will begin shipping high-end servers in their pSeries and iSeries lines running on its Power5 processor. The Armonk, N.Y., company will launch the 32-way p590, the 64-way p595 and the 64-way i595, IBM officials will announce Friday. The virtualization features offered with the servers coupled with the dual-core capabilities in the Power5…
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PayPal: Service Fully Restored
PayPal on Thursday reported that it had restored its online payment services after facing intermittent outages for more than five days. PayPal, owned by eBay Inc., said its full functionality had returned to normal for all users. A day earlier, the service began to improve, though the company said delays persisted for some users. The…
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Sellers Deal with Fallout from PayPal Outage
PayPal’s international Columbus Day weekend meltdown appears to be over. The site is up and responding to most visitors. Money is flowing and shipments are rolling again. But like Mount St. Helens in 1980, the fallout from PayPal’s cratering will continue for a long time. Sellers are still digging themselves out from the ashes, seeking…
