Microsoft, SAP should go their own ways

Microsoft, SAP should go their own ways

The recent failure of merger talks between Microsoft and SAP is probably for the best, says James Kobielus in this week’s Above the Cloud. SAP wouldn’t have benefited much. Users wouldn’t have benefited much. And anti-trust lawyers would have had a field day.

https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/071204kobielus.html?vo

Taking the turbulence out of telecom contracts

Justin Castillo, a partner in a law firm that specializes in telecom agreements for enterprise customers, has some tips for negotiating with service providers. Through an airplane flight analogy, Castillo puts his advice in simple terms that could save you big bucks.

https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/071204castillo.html?vo

Do not pheed the phish

Spam may be evil, but phishing scams take that evil to a whole new level. Network World Editor-in-Chief John Dix highlights one of the most dangerously deceptive phishing schemes around today, one that illustrates why phishing has become more successful at duping users than ever before.

https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/0712edit.html?vo

Misjudged

A federal appeals court recently ruled against common sense, says ‘Net Insider Scott Bradner. The court interpreted U.S. wiretap laws in a way that split semantic hairs rather than really taking into account the meaning behind the law with regard to e-mail – and in fact, any electronic communications.

https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/071204bradner.html?vo