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Cisco Names Giancarlo as Technology Chief
Cisco Systems Inc. reshuffled the executive deck in its product development organization Tuesday when it named Charles Giancarlo to the post of chief technology officer. Giancarlo, who will retain his post as president of Cisco-Linksys LLC, becomes only the third CTO in Cisco’s history. The post has remained vacant since Judith Estrin resigned from it…
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SWsoft Tool Aims to Ease Virtual Server Management
SWsoft Inc. has introduced the latest version of its server virtualization tool aimed at increasing the scalability of virtual machines while making them easier to deploy and manage. The Herndon, Va., company on Tuesday rolled out Virtuozzo 2.6, which officials say comes with more than 50 new features, including panels that enable users to handle…
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WebMD Builds Access to Payers with ViPS Buy
WebMD Corp., which eases transactions between health care providers and payers, announced Monday that it plans to expand its empire by acquiring IT consultant and developer ViPS Inc. for $160 million. Privately held ViPS, based in Baltimore, provides health care consulting and data management services. Its clients include government, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and…
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Two Critical Fixes Top MS List for IE, Outlook Express Bugs
Microsoft issued seven security bulletins Tuesday, two of them designated “critical,” for various versions of Windows and associated products. The company recommends that all Windows users apply the critical updates immediately. One of the critical bulletins, MS04-023, titled “Vulnerability in HTML Help Could Allow Code Execution,” addresses vulnerabilities in the Windows HTML Help system that…
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Wireless Chip Maker Fuels Call for Multiduty Access Points
WLAN (wireless LAN) hardware manufacturers are gearing up to take advantage of new silicon that promises to increase range and decrease the price of enterprise access points. Chip maker Engim Inc. this week will introduce a high-capacity wireless LAN chip set, which officials said will be used by several major access point manufacturers in products…
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Salesforce.Com Upgrade Pumps Up Forecasting
Salesforce.com inc. is preparing an upgrade to its hosted CRM (customer relationship management) service that addresses a long-standing complaint with such offerings—limited customization. The new forecasting capabilities in the Salesforce.com Summer ’04 release, due this month, will go a long way toward serving enterprises’ divergent forecasting needs, sources close to the San Francisco company said.…
