December 2004 News
Thursday December 30, 2004

• New Regulations Increase Reliance On Database Audit Trail Tools

• Tech Vendors Get Creative With Tsunami-Victim Aid

• Tsunami Relief Efforts Get Record Online Donations

• Supermarket Chain Answers IT Service Calls With Peregrine Systems

• Slackers Dramatically Change Online Holiday Shopping Season

• PlanView Links Up With BMC

Wednesday December 29, 2004

• Online Sales Rise Dramatically For 2004 Holiday Season

• Airport Biometrics Preparing To Take Flight In France

• Major Shopping Sites Performed Well In Holiday Season

• Drugs, Phishing Top 2004 List Of Spam Terms

• Orbit Agrees To Buy PureNet's IPTV Business

• Gartner-Meta Deal Part Of Ongoing Trend

• New Variants Of Cell-Phone Worm Appear

• Oracle Assumes Control Of PeopleSoft

Tuesday December 28, 2004

• PeopleSoft CEO Steps Down

• Bush Urged To Ramp Up Cybersecurity In New Year

• Startup Markets Wireless-Security Paint

• Verizon Wireless Pushes Ahead In Florida Digital-Network Upgrade

• Dutch Telecom Watchdog Issues First Fines Against Spammers

• Blockbuster Readies Hostile Bid For Hollywood Entertainment

• Cancer Center Adopts Leading-Edge Data-Archiving Technology

• Growth Slows In IT Outsourcing By Local And State Governments

Monday December 27, 2004

• Q&A: The Role Of Printing Technology In IT

• Craigslist Costs Newspapers Millions In Classified Ads Revenue

• AOL Reports Big Drop In Spam

• Amazon Reports Record Holiday Shopping Season

• Gartner To Buy Meta Group For $162 Million

Thursday December 23, 2004

• New Law Aims At Counterfeit Computer Products

• Phoenix Life Adds Web Spice To Marketing Mix

• Broadband Use Rises In U.S.; DSL Outpaces Cable

• PeopleSoft, Oracle User Groups Have Their Own Merger Issues

• Midsize Company Turns To Process-Driven ERP System

• Computer Orders Rise In November

• Cattlemen's Beef Association Readies RFID Program

• GAO Praises E-Government Efforts

• Microsoft Court Loss Might Not Help Open Source, Samba Leader Says

Wednesday December 22, 2004

• Software Aggregates Medical Knowledge In Hopes Of Averting Misdiagnoses

• It's The End Of The Road For Windows NT

• Phillips Says It One More Time: PeopleSoft Customers, We Love You

• Think Like a CFO, Part II: Formulating Answers

• Effective Agent Enablement

• Web-Based Software Eases Holiday Hiring

• EU Court Rules Microsoft Must Divulge Secrets

• Raising The Bar On Cybersecurity In The Utility Industry

• IT Investments Grew Strongly In Third Quarter

• Web Crossing Unveils FAQ Builder

Tuesday December 21, 2004

• Starting Off On The Right Foot

• Google Worm Shows Bad Guys Want Efficiency, Too

• Software Prices Expected To Fall In The Next Few Years

• Yahoo! Unveils Local Job Search

• Almost Half Of Online Holiday Shoppers Buying More

• SmartAdvice: Strengthening Process Controls

• IAC Splits, Forms Online Travel Company

• Linux Q&A with Microsoft

• Opening the Desktop

• Time to IIT: Inter-Institutional Transfers Catch On

Monday December 20, 2004

• Back To Business

• Looking at Linux

• Better Business, Naturally

• Growing Pains & Priorities

• Passing the Spitzer Test

• Living the Digital Life

• Be All You Can Be

• Long-Distance Relationship

• Breaking Boundaries

• Never a Dull Moment

Sunday December 19, 2004

• The Survivor's Guide to 2005: Pop Quizes