NetFlash: Ariba software targets services expenditures

Companies buy services differently than they do equipment, and they buy a lot of services. Aberdeen Group says 30% to 50% of most companies’ purchasing expenses go toward services, but there often isn’t any standard procedure for managing service expenses. That’s why Ariba is releasing software that specifically tracks services and monitors the performance of service suppliers. Ariba software targets services expenditures http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0515aribaspend.html?net

Companies buy services differently than they do equipment, and they buy a lot of services. Aberdeen Group says 30% to 50% of most companies’ purchasing expenses go toward services, but there often isn’t any standard procedure for managing service expenses. That’s why Ariba is releasing software that specifically tracks services and monitors the performance of service suppliers.

Ariba software targets services expenditures

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0515aribaspend.html?net

Microsoft ready to slash prices to beat Linux

Evidence continues to mount that Linux is being taken more seriously and is therefore being attacked. On the heels of the SCO Group’s lawsuits, a Microsoft memo has come to light that indicates that the company is prepared to cut deals with organizations leaning towards Linux.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0515repormsre.html?net

Cisco: 40-Gigabit Ethernet may be next

The top speed of Ethernet could hit 40G bit/sec within the next two years, a senior Cisco executive said Wednesday. Developing 40-Gigabit Ethernet would pose less steep technical challenges than creating a 100-Gigabit Ethernet technology, which would be the next mathematical step, according to Luca Cafiero, senior vice president and general manager of switching, voice and storage at Cisco.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0515ciscoexecu.html?net

Linksys churns out gear amid buyout

Everyone’s got an opinion of what Cisco’s announced acquisition of Linksys will mean in the long term. But in these early days before the deal is finalized, Linksys appears to be doing business as usual – innovating like crazy and tackling new markets with unmatched gusto.

https://www.nwfusion.com/net.worker/news/2003/0512netlead.html?net

This week’s top 5 stories so far:

1. Wireless LAN switch feast

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0512wifidinner.html?net

2. Linksys churns out gear amid buyout

https://www.nwfusion.com/net.worker/news/2003/0512netlead.html?net

3. Early users give iSCSI thumbs up

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0512iscsiearly.html?net

4. Windows 2003: What’s next?

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0512ms2003.html?net

5. SCO drops Linux, warns Linux users

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0515scodrops.html?net