December 2003 News
Tuesday December 30, 2003

• Microsoft Resellers See Better Times Ahead

• Israel Suspends Acquisitions Of Microsoft Software

• TECH STOCKS: A Mixed Bag

• BEA Bolsters Workshop With New Tools

• Symbol Shakes Up Management, Restates Financials

• Visa Meets Holiday Crunch

• Instant Messengers, Media Players Top List Of Apps Used To Access The Net

• Oracle Adds More Funding For PeopleSoft Push

• Online Retailers Rack Up Record Holiday Sales

Monday December 29, 2003

• IT Security: Bad in 2003, Possibly Worse in 2004

• Microsoft To Pay SPX $60 Million

• Spam Takes 'Product Of The Year' Prize

• Optimism Drives Tech Spending In New Year

• EDS Inks Beverage Deals

• TECH STOCKS: Nasdaq Passes 2,000 As Techs Lead Rally

• Security: From Bad To Worse?

• Groups Promote Recycling Of Tech Gadgets

• Study: Home Networking Market Ripe For Change

• Microsoft To Pay SPX $60 Million

Sunday December 28, 2003

• Royal Bank Of Canada Takes Business Continuity To The Next Level

• Spending To Fend Off Online Attacks Grows In 2004

• Wi-Fi Tracker Pinpoints User, Device Location

• CRM Upgrade Giving AT&T Wireless Headaches

• Phishing Attacks Soar

Wednesday December 24, 2003

• IT Joblessness Declines Slightly In November

• Report: Orders For Computer Hardware Improve In Late 2003

• Hiccup In Economic Recovery, But Don't Panic

• Royal Bank Of Canada Takes Business Continuity To The Next Level

• Spending To Fend Off Online Attacks Grows In 2004

Tuesday December 23, 2003

• Researchers Outline Microsoft's Top 10 Challenges For 2004

• Vonage Signs VoIP Deals With Two Service Providers

• Wi-Fi Show Was Security Battleground, Vendor Claims

• New Network To Link Scientists In U.S., Russia, China

• Shoddy Documentation Complicates IT Decisions For Feds

• TECH STOCKS: Only Dow Misses Out On Big Upward Swing

• CRM Upgrade Giving AT&T Wireless Headaches

• CA Selling Small-Biz Software Subsidiary

• U.K. Awards Billions In Health-Care IT Overhaul

• New Network To Link Scientists In U.S., Russia, China

Monday December 22, 2003

• CompTIA Takes On SLAs

• DoCoMo Makes Big Commitment to Linux, Symbian

• Oracle Still Chasing PeopleSoft

• The 2004 Security Survivor's Guide

• SCO Sends Warning Letters To Linux Users

• Shoddy Documentation Makes Good Fed IT Decisions Harder

• TECH STOCKS: Buying Before The Holidays

• SCO Now Charging Linux Users With Copyright Violations

• Cognizant, AOL, Perot Beef Up India Presence As Offshore Growth Continues

• OCC’s Hawke Passes on Basel

Friday December 19, 2003

• Los Alamos Employees Placed On Leave After Security Gaffe

• TECH STOCKS: Mixed End For Markets

• IBM Inks Hosting Deal With Hallmark, Provides Servers to ShopNBC

• Actuate Gets Into Analysis

• Streaming Mars

• Appeals Court Rejects Subpoenas To Identify Music Downloaders

• Vitria Software Lets Bank Speed Transactions

• RealNetworks Sues Microsoft Over Antitrust

• Watch Out For Pop-Up Spams Selling Pop-Up Spam Blockers (Strom)

• Offshore Backlash

Thursday December 18, 2003

• OSDL Says Linux 2.6 Kernel Is Finished

• Cayam Worm Angles For eBay Account Info

• Security Equipment Spending Grows 22 Percent

• Microsoft, Spitzer Hit Spammers With Lawsuits

• Microsoft Outlines Retirement Plans For Windows 2000 Server

• Sun Bets On High-Performance Computing For A Volume Market

• Western Tilt, Reliance On English Keep Internet From Global Expansion

• TECH STOCKS: Good News On Multiple Fronts Boosts Markets

• Server Security Market Continues To Flourish

• Phishing Expedition Angles For eBay Account Info

Wednesday December 17, 2003

• MCI, Boingo Ink Hotspot Roaming Agreement