News (18)

  • The hidden toll of tech patents

    When a vendor collects royalties on Internet protocols, everyone pays: consumers, IT managers, technology providers, even developing nations. Is it fair?

  • Microsoft settles IBM antitrust claims

    Microsoft and IBM have settled outstanding legal claims stemming from the U.S. government's antitrust case against Microsoft in the mid-1990s.

  • The .Net effect

    With .Net, Microsoft could succeed in dominating the Internet almost as fully as it controls the desktop. What are the implications for you? Plus, an interview with Microsoft .Net business director Charles Fitzgerald.

  • European Comission probes Microsoft over OOXML

    European antitrust regulators are investigating whether Microsoft abused its desktop software market dominance in its effort to get the Office Open XML file formats standardised.

  • Oracle wins antitrust case

    A federal judge handed Oracle a victory on Thursday, ruling that the company's acquisition of software rival PeopleSoft would pose no threat to competition in the corporate software market.

Features and Case Studies (7)

  • Sun plays catch up with Web services

    The company, sensing it has fallen behind rivals Microsoft and IBM in Web services leadership, is launching a renewed strategy in an attempt to play catch up.

  • Oracle ruling highlights complexity of market

    The US Justice Department's dramatic defeat in the Oracle anti-trust trial underscores the unique character of software: It's a fast-paced, dynamic industry that makes a lousy target for trustbusters.

  • Sun, Microsoft tout fruits of cooperation

    The companies bridge a networking-system rift, while customers hope more such collaborations are on the way.

  • Oracle shoots for the middle

    Next month, firm will launch revamped middleware products for content management and application infrastructure.

  • SAP vs. PeopleSoft: The gloves are off

    PeopleSoft casts aspersions on the flexibility and adaptability of its competitor, SAP. The bombastic rhetoric is a side show, however. The issue for enterprises is which vendor can provide the most reliable, cost-effective solutions.

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