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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