IDG News Service
Stacy Cowley is a reporter for the IDG News Service.
Vendors look to strike gold with N.Y. transit hype
Dec. 22, 2005
Where subways stall, publicists rush in.
Oracle turns to Fortify to secure source code
Dec. 20, 2005
Start-up source-code security technology developer Fortify Software scored a major triumph on Tuesday as Oracle announced plans to use Fortify's tools to seek out holes in Oracle's database and middleware software.
Salesforce.com outage cuts users off
Dec. 20, 2005
Salesforce.com's "on demand" CRM system came up short in meeting demand on Tuesday, when some customers found the hosted software service unreachable for most of the day.
Microsoft cuts price, still lags in CRM
Dec. 19, 2005
When Microsoft recently began shipping its Dynamics CRM 3.0 update, it tweaked the software's licensing structure to encourage more partners to offer the system as a hosted subscription service.
On-demand CRM a moving target at SAP
Dec. 12, 2005
SAP plans to move into the on-demand CRM market next year, but getting the product right has proved tricky.
SAP readies Mendocino for user testing
Dec. 06, 2005
SAP and Microsoft are about to release to 40 early-adopter customers the first version of their jointly developed integration product, codenamed Mendocino.
Microsoft ships long-delayed CRM update
Dec. 06, 2005
Microsoft Tuesday plans to begin shipping Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0, finally releasing to customers the first major update to the CRM software Microsoft launched three years ago.
SOA Software buys mainframe Web services platform
Dec. 05, 2005
SOA Software Monday plans to announce that it has acquired a mainframe Web services development and deployment platform from Merrill Lynch & Co. that it will add to its portfolio of Web services infrastructure software. ...
Top vendors align on SOA programming model
Dec. 01, 2005
A pack of top software vendors gathered Wednesday to unveil a specification the companies hope will simplify application development within services-oriented architecture environments.
Google attracts developers
Dec. 01, 2005
Google's heft means that where it goes, developers follow. This year, the company has been an accidental catalyst for two major advances in Web application development: AJAX and mashups. Google didn't invent or ...
Competitor files suit over ICANN-Verisign settlement
Nov. 29, 2005
A newly formed lobbying group instigated by one of VeriSign's rivals filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the settlement agreement VeriSign struck last month with ICANN, the regulatory group that oversees the Internet's ...
Ex-Oracle CFO Maffei moves to Liberty Media as CEO
Nov. 09, 2005
Oracle's erstwhile CFO, Greg Maffei, will soon take on the CEO job at investment company Liberty Media. The appointment, announced Wednesday, removes some of the mystery around Maffei's hurried departure from Oracle ...
CA spins Ingres off to independent company
Nov. 07, 2005
Computer Associates is selling its Ingres database technology to private equity firm Garnett & Helfrich Capital, which is forming a new company to develop and market the open-source software. Financial terms of the deal ...
Autonomy acquires Verity for $500 million
Nov. 04, 2005
British search software company Autonomy has agreed to buy fellow search technology developer Verity in a cash deal totaling around $500 million, the companies announced Friday.
Oracle CFO resigns after a short stint
Nov. 03, 2005
Oracle has lost its CFO for the second time this year. The company said late Thursday that Greg Maffei will leave later this month.
Microsoft boosts Live with FolderShare buy
Nov. 03, 2005
Microsoft is already shopping to fill out the Live hosted software platform it launched this week. Microsoft Thursday said it has acquired FolderShare, an online service that lets users synchronize data from multiple ...
Mercury CEO, CFO resign in wake of accounting probe
Nov. 02, 2005
Three of Mercury Interactive's top executives, including CEO Amnon Landan, resigned Wednesday after an internal probe into stock-option grants resulted in a scathing report on their oversight of the software company's ...
IBM buys search developer iPhrase
Nov. 01, 2005
IBM has acquired e-commerce-focused search technology developer iPhrase Systems, a private company based in Bedford, Mass. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Steve Case resigns from Time Warner board
Oct. 31, 2005
AOL co-founder Steve Case Monday resigned from Time Warner's board of directors, another step in the symbolic dismantling of a merger that's regarded as one of the biggest debacles of the dot-com era
CA shows growth and profit, but reins in Q3 estimates
Oct. 25, 2005
Computer Associates reported a 9% increase in its second-quarter revenue compared to last year's, as it completed a profitable quarter that CEO John Swainson called a solid sign of the work CA's new management team is ...
Oracle wins $88.5 million Air Force contract
Oct. 24, 2005
Oracle has signed an $88.5 million, multiyear contract with the U.S. Air Force, which includes a closely watched deal to build a new logistics system for the organization.
Plumtree overhauls flagship portal line
Oct. 24, 2005
Plumtree last week began rolling out a major new version of its portal software product line, including new bundling options, broader platform support and a stand-alone product the company intends as the first in a line ...
Siebel execs pledge Siebel vision will thrive at Oracle
Oct. 17, 2005
A taped message from Oracle CEO Larry Ellison greeted attendees at Siebel Systems' Monday kickoff for its annual user show, a conference shadowed by Siebel's deal last month to sell itself to former rival Oracle for ...
WebEx attacks SMB collaboration market with WebOffice
Oct. 11, 2005
One month after closing its acquisition of Intranets.com, WebEx Communications is launching an updated, rebranded version of Intranets.com's hosted collaboration software suite, a move aimed at expanding WebEx's share ...
ISP spat leaves customers disconnected
Oct. 10, 2005
A financial dispute between two major Internet backbone providers has led to dropped traffic between their networks - a high-stakes game of chicken that's angering customers affected by the network disruptions.
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