NetFlash: Oracle to make $5.1 billion bid for PeopleSoft

This week ends with a surprise twist that has nothing to do with either Supercomm or Microsoft’s TechEd conference: PeopleSoft, which earlier in the week trumpeted its planned purchase of J.D. Edwards, will in turn be bought by Oracle. Why? To increase Oracle’s profits even further, the company said (Larry needs another yacht), but also to put PeopleSoft capabilities into its own product suite. Oracle to make $5.1 billion bid for PeopleSoft http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0606oracltoma.html?net

This week ends with a surprise twist that has nothing to do with either Supercomm or Microsoft’s TechEd conference: PeopleSoft, which earlier in the week trumpeted its planned purchase of J.D. Edwards, will in turn be bought by Oracle. Why? To increase Oracle’s profits even further, the company said (Larry needs another yacht), but also to put PeopleSoft capabilities into its own product suite.

Oracle to make $5.1 billion bid for PeopleSoft

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0606oracltoma.html?net

DataCore makes storage management noise

The functionality going into storage-area networks improves all the time. The latest jump comes from DataCore Software, which puts multiple storage management capabilities in one place.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0606datacore.html?net

Verizon turns over names of downloaders

Verizon Internet Services late Thursday turned over the names of four alleged music downloaders, but the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) isn’t sure what it will do with the names it’s been seeking for nearly a year.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0605verizturns.html?net

Report: Broadband customers not playing it safe

Most broadband consumers are leaving themselves open to hackers via their always-on connections to the Internet, according to a new study. What’s more, most of these DSL and cable modem users don’t realize how vulnerable they are or that their personal data may be at risk.

https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2003/0605bband.html?net

This week’s top 5 stories so far:

1. Cisco touts plan to tame WLANs

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0602ciscowlan.html?net

2. Carriers struggling to cash in on MPLS

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0602mpls.html?net

3. Broadband over power lines closer to reality

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0602carrspecialfocus.html?net

4. Ethernet turns 30 gracefully

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0602ethernet.html?net

5. Microsoft vows to clean up its patch management mess

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0603charney.html?net

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