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CA Open-Sources the Heart of Its Ingres Database
After Computer Associates International announced Monday at its annual CAWorld user conference in Las Vegas that it is open-sourcing its Ingres Enterprise Relational Database, early user feedback boiled down to one puzzled question: “Open-sourcing what?” “Ingres [covers] a pretty wide spectrum,” said Jason Schmidt, a senior consultant at Comprehensive Consulting Solutions Inc., in Clinton, Ohio.…
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Lindows Wins a Big One in Windows Trademark Suit
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday denied Microsoft’s appeal that the term “windows” be considered only as it is understood by the public today—not as it was when the company’s Windows was introduced in 1985—as the company’s trademark litigation against Lindows continues. The case has been sent back for trial to Judge…
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Microsoft to Offer Access Conversion Toolkit
SAN DIEGO—Acknowledging that upgrading Access databases has proven to be a major stumbling block to Office 2003 upgrades, Microsoft unveiled at TechEd 2004 here a toolkit designed to head off potential incompatibilities. The Microsoft Access Conversion Toolkit includes a new scanning tool, a reporting front-end and various e-learning documentation that will streamline Office 2003 deployments,…
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Infragistics, Microsoft Tout Team Development
SAN DIEGO—Infragistics Inc., maker of reusable presentation layer development tools for Microsoft Corp. systems and Java, announced Monday the release of a new video and position paper touting the importance of presentation layer development in enterprise applications. The East Windsor, N.J., company released its information at the Microsoft TechEd 2004 conference here, featuring Mark Driver,…
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Cometa’s Wi-Fi Clients Left Scrambling
Cometa Networks’ announcement that it is suspending operations has its former clients—and the providers who court their business—scrambling to pick up the service. Click here to read more about Cometa’s decision to pull the plug on Wi-Fi. Peter Hoedemaker, vice president of retail at Tully’s Coffee, said Tully’s is actively looking for alternatives. “Everybody is…
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Can IBM Workplace Displace Microsoft Office in the Channel?
The new IBM Workplace is touted as a remedy for a wide range of ills, all the way from viruses to Microsoft Office licensing fees. How are members of the channel responding to IBM’s recently launched “application management model?” At this point, the answer hinges largely on whether the partner hails from the IBM/Lotus or…
