Computerworld articles from June 2003

Computerworld archives from June 2003

Microsoft fees now buy more: software assurance customers will get support, training. (Software Support).
June 2, 2003... Microsoft Corp. last week made good on a long-standing pledge to add value to its controversial Software Assurance maintenance program. The company disclosed plans to provide expanded support, training and Office home-use benefits starting in...

Offshore ops to get stronger privacy lock: U.S. firms that outsource work to India welcome legislation to protect data.
June 2, 2003... India's Ministry of Information Technology and the country's main software trade association are drafting a data protection act designed to allay growing privacy concerns in the U.S. and Europe related to offshore outsourcing. The...

New Sarbanes-Oxley apps provide only limited help: few products for managing compliance with the financial reporting law are comprehensive.
June 2, 2003... A growing number of software vendors are starting to offer applications designed to help companies comply with the financial reporting requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. But most of the products are point solutions that focus on specific...

Microsoft settles lawsuit with AOL. (At Deadline).(AOL Time Warner Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... Microsoft Corp. said it will pay AOL Time Warner Inc. $750 million to settle an antitrust suit filed on behalf of Netscape Communications Corp. in January 2002. Microsoft also will give AOL lime Warner's America Online Inc. division a...

J.D. Edwards reports Q2 loss. (At Deadline).(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... Business applications vendor J.D. Edwards & Co. dropped back into the red during its second quarter, reporting a loss of $393,000 for the three-month period that ended April 30. Revenue totaled $203.5 million, down 90/0 from $223.6 million a...

HP, Ericsson set to finalize IT deal. (At Deadline).(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... Hewlett-Packard Co. and LM Ericsson Telephone Co. this week are expected to announce that they have finalized an IT outsourcing deal valued at more than $1 billion. Stockholm-based Ericsson in April said that it had signed an agreement in...

HP news. (Short Takes).(plans to release a lowend network-attached storage device )
June 2, 2003... In other HP news, the company this week plans to release a lowend network-attached storage device priced at $2,999, which is $5,000 less than its existing entry-level product.

Cisco Systems Inc. (Short Takes).(is due to announce upgraded software for managing corporate wireless LAN installations)
June 2, 2003... CISCO SYSTEMS INC. this week is due to announce upgraded software for managing corporate wireless LAN installations.

Microsoft to introduce security certifications: exams tailored for IT professionals who specialize in security for Windows. (News).
June 2, 2003... MICROSOPT CORP. tomorrow will announce its first set of certification credentials for IT administrators and engineers who specialize in security in a Windows environment. Dan Truax, director of business and product strategy for training...

Legal threat won't deter Linux adoption for now, users say: but uncertainty raises concerns about future plans. (News).
June 2, 2003... Reporter Todd R. Weiss contributed to this story. The SCO Group Inc.'s claim that the Linux kernel contains large blocks of illegal code isn't stalling corporate adoption of the open-source operating system. But the case is clearly getting...

Microsoft forms security team. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... Microsoft Corp.'s IT security business unit has set up a group that will establish new software development processes and look at security issues across all its product lines. The Security Engineering Strategy team will have about 10 workers...

...And warns of software flaws. (Briefs).(Microsoft also issued two bulletins warning of vulnerabilities in its Web server and Window Media Services software)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... Microsoft also issued two bulletins warning of vulnerabilities in its Web server and Window Media Services software. It released patches designed to fix the flaws, none of which were given a "critical" severity rating. In addition, Microsoft...

Symantec, DISA sign security deal. (Briefs).(U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... Symantec Corp. announced a three-year deal to provide the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) with early-warning information about IT security threats and cyber-attacks. The data will complement other systems at DISA and will be used...

Dell Computer Corp. (Short Takes).(EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO. will buy computers)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... DELL COMPUTER CORP. said that EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO. in Kingsport, Tenn., is buying about 14,000 desktop and notebook PCs in a $16 million upgrade deal.

IBM. (Short Takes).(announces a low-end Unix server that's based on its Power4+ microprocessor)
June 2, 2003... IBM announced a low-end Unix server that's based on its Power4+ microprocessor, completing a shift of its systems to that chip.

HP to update Openview road map. (On the Mark).(HP Service Desk 5.0)
June 2, 2003... ... later this month, says Todd DeLaughter. He's OpenView vice president at Hewlett-Packard Co., so he should know. But he's a bit mum on the details, revealing only that Service Desk 4.5 will be bumped to Version 5.0 and include more automated...

3Com readies low-cost Gigabit switches.
June 2, 2003... 3Com Corp. today plans to expand its line of switches for small and medium-size businesses by announcing five Gigabit Ethernet devices. The new switches range in price from $149 for a model with eight ports -- only one of which is capable...

System crashes linked to centrino, VPN client glitch: new Intel mobile chip set incompatible with Nortel's software, possibly others. (Wireless).(virtual private network )
June 2, 2003... INTEL CORP. last week turned off software used by its Centrino mobile chip set because of incompatibility problems that can cause some notebook and laptop PCs to be hit by blue-screen system crashes if users try to run virtual private network...

Tools help administrators secure mobile-device data: ability to control network access a growing concern. (News).(Bluefire Security Technologies Inc; Credant Technologies Inc)
June 2, 2003... The mushrooming use of mobile devices such as PDAs and smart phones is creating a growing security problem, and companies have few tools to deal with it. But that's changing. This week's Gartner IT Security Summit in Washington will...

AT&T aims network services at storage and hosting users: business-continuity offerings include data backup, remote server monitoring. (News).
June 2, 2003... AT&T CORP. last week announced two network services, one that connects corporate systems to data backup sites and another that lets IT managers remotely monitor servers hosted by AT&T in its data centers. The StorageConnect Service and...

Corrections.
June 2, 2003... In our May 26 cover story, "Going for Broke." The supplier of the inventory control and warehouse management system at Aviall Inc. was mistakenly identified as Catalyst Manufacturing Services. The system is supplied by Catalyst International...

Symantec Upgrades pcAnywhere remote connectivity software: new version ups speed, adds more flexible interface.
June 2, 2003... Symantec Corp. today plans to announce pcAnywhere 11.0, an upgraded release of its remote-access software that features performance improvements and a revised user interface for IT help desk administrators. The pcAnywhere technology which...

CSC signs two outsourcing deals. (Briefs).(Computer Sciences Corp. )(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) announced a pair of big IT outsourcing deals, including a 10-year, $735 million contract with Marconi Corp., a London-based telecommunications equipment maker. El Segundo, Calif.-based CSC said it has also signed...

Sprint slows down network rollout. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... Sprint Corp. said it has begun converting its local phone network to packet-based switching technology made by Brampton, Ontario-based Nortel Networks Ltd. But the rollout schedule has been extended. The original plan called for the...

3Com says Q4 sales below plan. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... 3Com Corp. warned that it will report lower-than-expected revenue for its fourth quarter, which ended May 30. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based networking equipment vendor said revenue should range between $165 million and $175 million, well below...

The Apache Software Foundation. (Short Takes).(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... THE APACHE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION released an update of its open-source Web server software that plugs a security hole in a module supporting the World Wide Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning protocol....

The Boeing Co. (Short Takes).(DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA AG )(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA AG said it will install The Boeing Co.'s wireless Internet access technology on 80 long-haul jets.

New CIO takes reins Of IRS tech upgrade agency appoints former CFO to post as 10-year modernization effort continues. (Government IT).
June 2, 2003... THE U.S. Internal Revenue Service has named W Todd Grams, its former chief financial officer, to serve as new Gb, effective yesterday. IRS Commissioner Mark W Everson appointed Grams late last month to oversee the agency's continuing technology...

European agency gets OK for GPS-like satellite system: Galileo to begin launching in 2006. (News).(European Space Agency )
June 2, 2003... The European Space Agency (ESA) last week said its 15 member states have reached an agreement that paves the way for the development of a satellite-based navigation system designed to rival the U.S.-developed Global Positioning System (GPS)...

Nasdaq's CIO looks to streamline systems: stock market plans shift from Unix to Linux. (News).(Nasdaq Stock Market Inc)
June 2, 2003... In an effort to whittle down the number of IT platforms it needs to support, The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. is looking to consolidate systems and networks through a series of moves that will include shifting some applications from Unix servers to...

SAP, MySQL sign open-source database deal. (News).
June 2, 2003... SAP AG last week said it plans to hand off lead development of its SAP DB database software to MySQL AB and work with MySQL to deliver an enterprise-class version of that company's namesake open-source database. SAP officials said the...

Sarbanes action plan. (Opinion).(the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
June 2, 2003... IMAGINE ASKING 40 CIOs in six cities what their biggest worries are these days. I'd expect to hear about freeze-dried IT budgets, unfinished projects, sinking staff morale or loss of corporate confidence. I'd be way off base. What I...

Goldfinger's heirs. (Opinion).(Microsoft's strategy against Linux)
June 2, 2003... I CAN SEE the movie trailer now: Pierce Brosnan as A gent 007 uncovers a secret slush fund that's being used to bribe world leaders and business execs so that they'll eschew Linux in favor of Windows -- software they don't want. Behind the...

Harvard flunks IT. (Opinion).(HARVARD BUSINESS School )(Column)
June 2, 2003... HARVARD BUSINESS School has many successful graduates (our CEO in chief, George W. Bush, to name but one) and a proud history of IT scholarship. But I fear that the time has finally come to stick a fork in it as far as thought leadership in IT...

Readers' letters.
June 2, 2003... Carr Draws Fire: IT Remains Relevant IF NICHOLAS G. CARR were correct about the commoditization of IT and the related lack of strategic value to business ["Get Over Yourself," QuickLink 37990], every CEO would get the same answer to the...

The greater good.(Computerworld Honors finalists )
June 2, 2003... The advances made by IT are enabling other professions to push the envelope -- arming scientists with supercomputers to model disaster cleanups, and surgeons with 3-D imaging to locate and remove tumors. Read how this year's Computerworld...

Portal powers GEe sales: a sales portal integration project at GE Power has substantially increased productivity, giving the sales team more time for calls. (Field Report).(GE Power Systems)
June 2, 2003... IT WAS SEPTEMBER 2001, and Jeff Immelt had just become General Electric Co.'s new chairman. His predecessor, Jack Welch, had come up through the engineering ranks, but Immelt was a marketing guy, and one of his first actions was to survey the...

How to cut your data losses: data recovery specialist Dan Gardner offers tips on how to avoid losing data and what can be done when disasters happen. (Q & A).
June 2, 2003... As vice president of development at Renew Data Corp., an electronic evidence and data recovery services provider in Austin, Dan Gardner played the leading role in the development of the company's proprietary forensic and data recovery software....

Single sign-on stalls as Kazaa gets the boot: numeric user names derail directory integration work, but a network redesign enables blocking of bandwidth-hogging file-swapping programs. (Security Manager's Journal).(Column)
June 2, 2003... SINCE MY ACTIVATION by the Air Force Reserve, I've had to dedicate almost all of my time to my new duties. For now, I'm in a location stateside that has Internet access, so I can log into my corporate LAN to check e-mail and access server...

Security bookshelf. (Security Log).(Book Review)
June 2, 2003... Hacking Exposed, 4th Edition, by Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz; McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2003. -- What I like most about the Hacking Exposed books is the organization and volume of information presented. This edition takes...

Euro gets tagged. (Security Log).(the European Central Bank is in talks with Hitachi Ltd. about embedding radio tags in euro bank notes)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... The European Central Bank (ECB) is in talks with Hitachi Ltd. about embedding radio tags in euro bank notes, according to Japanese news agency Kyodo. The ECB is considering embedding Tokyo-based Hitachi's Muchip, the world's smallest integrated...

RSA bundles Thor. (Security Log).(application provisioning software from New York-based Thor Technologies Inc. with RSA's Clear Trust identity management and access control software)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... RSA Security Inc. in Bedford, Mass., will bundle application provisioning software from New York-based Thor Technologies Inc. with RSA's Clear Trust identity management and access control software. The integration lets users centralize ID...

Redline announces wireless device. (Briefs).(Redline Communications Inc.'s AN-30T)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... Redline Communications Inc. in Markham, Ontario, last week announced a long-range broadband wireless device designed to replace leased T1 lines. The AN-30T provides up to four time division multiplexing links by using Orthogonal Frequency...

IBM launches low-end server. (Briefs).(the eServer p615)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... IBM last week introduced the eServer p615, a new low-end server that includes a Power4+ processor running either Linux or IBM's AIX operating system. The server, which can be equipped with one or two processors, is priced beginning at $5,745.

Emulex integrates HBAs with Brocade. (Briefs).(Emulex Corp's LightPuls LP9802 and LP982 PCI-X host bus adapters; Brocade Communications Systems Inc.'s line of storage-area network switches)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... Emulex Corp. in Costa Mesa, Calif., last week announced that its LightPuls LP9802 and LP982 PCI-X host bus adapters (HBA) have been tested to work with Brocade Communications Systems Inc.'s line of storage-area network switches. The HBAs offer...

SAP apps joined with Dassault tools. (Briefs).(Dassault Systemes SA's CATIA V5 product development software)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... SAP AG announced last week that it was integrating its mySAP Product Lifecycle Management application with Dassault Systemes SA's CATIA V5 product development software. SAP claims this will allow manufacturers to more easily collaborate with...

Web services: road to it renaissance. (Technology).
June 2, 2003... IN MY MAY COLUMN, I discussed why the enterprise computing solutions investment cycle was coming to an end, to be displaced by Web services [QuickLink 38250]. Unfortunately, a technical description of how Web services function doesn't explain...

Buy! No, build! The debate between buy and build advocates continues.(when you need a new enterprise software tool ....)
June 2, 2003... Do you BUY? OR DO YOU BUILD AND ADJUST? It is an elder among IT debates. It is our own "Tastes great!" "Less filling!" When you need a new enterprise software tool, what's wiser: buying a packaged application from a major vendor and...

Talking long-distance: how to ace telephone job interviews. (Management).
June 2, 2003... IF HE PLAYED BASEBALL, Kevin Arensdorf would be an all-star; he's batting .500. A Unix systems administrator at Iowa Telecom in Newton, Iowa, Arensdorf has had phone interviews for four different jobs, and he's landed two of them, including his...

CIOs see pockets of improvement. (Briefs).(a survey by Robert Half Technology)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... Although IT hiring remains "conservative," some companies are going ahead with systems upgrades that were previously on hold, according to a survey by Robert Half Technology, an IT staff placement firm in Menlo Park, Calif. Other survey...

Study reveals high cost of passwords. (Briefs).(research by Aberdeen Group Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... Labor costs for configuring and maintaining password systems in companies with more than 100,000 users average $300 to $350 per user, according to Aberdeen Group Inc. in Boston. These large companies also incur unnecessary overhead expenses...

The ROI of privacy seals. (Management).(privacy and security seals for Web sites)
June 2, 2003... WE'VE ALL SEEN THEM -- the green Truste images, the BBBOnLine padlocks and a host of other privacy and security seals. More than 2,000 companies are paying up to $13,000 per year to display these logos on their Web sites. But do they pay...

Oracle tools designed to help monitor financial controls: new app automates audits, sends alerts about potential fraud. (News).
June 2, 2003... Oracle Corp. is rolling out software tools that it said will enable companies to automate a key part of the process of meeting the financial reporting requirements imposed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Oracle last week announced Internal...

SCO's Sordid Mess. (Frankly Speaking).(Column)
June 2, 2003... LET'S SEE IF WE'VE GOT THIS RIGHT: It turns out that SCO Group doesn't actually have the Unix-related copyrights and patents it led people to believe it had. It turns out that Novell, from which SCO implied it had acquired those copyrights and...

Shark tank.
June 2, 2003... Ah, My Mistake Traveling employees are literally destroying their laptops, this pilot fish says. So when one vendor rep says his laptop can be thrown to the floor without damage-try it, he says -- fish is impressed and asks the agency head...

Five technologies that will make a difference: a storage manager's watch list. (Special Advertising Supplement).(Industry Overview)
June 2, 2003... Global economic and business uncertainties place a growing strain on IT systems and the people who install and maintain them. Despite tightening budgets, customers and, in many cases, regulatory agencies demand better, faster and more...

Buyout bids Rock ERP landscape: Oracle makes hostile offer for PeopleSoft. (Acquisitions).
June 9, 2003... In a stunning turn of events, Oracle Corp. on Friday said it will make an unsolicited $5.1 billion offer to buy rival PeopleSoft Inc., a maneuver that came just four days after PeopleSoft announced a merger with J.D. Edwards & Co. that would...

Buyout bids rock ERP landscape: Baan sale breathes life into struggling vendor. (Acquisitions).
June 9, 2003... Users of Baan International BV's ERP software welcomed with relief last week's sale of the struggling company to new owners that plan to combine it with SSA Global Technologies Inc., a second-tier applications vendor that is also trying to...

IT managers see need for risk metrics: pressure on to prove security effectiveness.
June 9, 2003... Technology managers trying to justify and prioritize IT security spending are searching for some way to quantify the risk management benefits. But a lack of standard processes and the wide variability of factors that affect risk are making...

Credentials of DHS official in question. (At Deadline).(Department of Homeland Security )(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... Laura Callahan, deputy CIO of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). was put on administrative paid leave last week after questions surfaced about her academic qualifications, a DHS spokeswoman confirmed. The move came after members of...

Sun to demo rapid development tool. (At Deadline).(Project Rave )(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... Sun Microsystems Inc. at Java-One this week will announce a tool code-named Project Rave and aimed at corporate developers who need to rapidly build Web-based applications. The tool, expected to ship next year. will enable developers to build...

Outlook for tech spending still weak. (At Deadline).(surveyed by Forrester Research and Meta Group )(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... While a majority of North American companies surveyed separately by Forrester Research Inc. and Meta Group Inc. said they're holding steady with their IT budgets for the year. 23% and 30% of the respondents, respectively. said they plan to...

Intel Corp. (Short Takes).(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... INTEL CORP. and SUN today said they're collaborating in an effort to optimize Java applications for mobile devices based on Intel's XScale processors....

U.S. Department of Defense. (Short Takes).(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... The U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE officially authorized the use of open-source software internally.

Asia's rise as chip power causes security concerns: production shift also a labor issue, U.S. senator warns. (News).
June 9, 2003... NATIONAL SECURITY -- and high-tech jobs -- could be endangered if the U.S. doesn't stop semiconductor manufacturing's accelerating shift to countries in Asia, particularly China. That was the warning of U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) in a...

Nortel technology links IP, digital PBX systems: common operating software due in Oct. (News).
June 9, 2003... Nortel Networks Ltd. today will unveil plans to deliver common operating software for its Succession line of IP private branch exchange (PBX) systems and its older Meridian 1 digital voice switches. The announcement will be made at the...

SQL Server delay may inflict pain: many Microsoft users unfazed, but some early adopters anxious to get new features. (News).
June 9, 2003... The delay of Microsoft Corp.'s SQL Server release code-named Yukon to the second half of 2004 won't matter much to the scores of corporate users who already are hard-pressed to keep up with new releases. But the slippage, announced last...

Microsoft exec draws Server software road map. (News).(Brief Article)(Interview)
June 9, 2003... DALLAS Microsoft Senior Vice President Paul Flessner last week in an interview at TechEd discussed product plans and issues involving his Windows Server System division. Is there any chance that SQL Server could slip past 204? I don't...

Other Server product ship dates to slip. (News).(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... DALLAS Microsoft Corp. last week delivered, a beta release of BizTalk Server 2004, calling it the first phase of Jupiter, the code name for its e business software. The second phase of Jupiter will feature a fully integrated set of...

SEC looking into IBM's accounting. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... IBM disclosed that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has launched a formal investigation of its accounting practices for 2000 and 2001. The company defended its revenue-recognition policies and said the SEC is describing the probe as...

Microsoft warns of Web browser holes. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... Microsoft Corp. warned of two security flaws that affect all current versions of its Internet Explorer Web browser on operating system releases up to Windows Server 2003. But the company said the default configuration of the new operating...

General Dynamics wins Army pact. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... General Dynamics Corp. said the U.S. Army has awarded it a 10-year contract, with a value of up to $2 billion, to provide IT products to the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal agencies. The deal replaces an earlier 10-year contract...

Sun Microsystems Inc. (Short Takes).(has cut prices on Sun Fire V880 and V480 servers )(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... SUN MICROSYSTEMS*INC. said it has cut prices by up to 25% on its eight-processor Sun Fire V880 server and 20% on the four-CPU V480 model.

Intel Corp. (Short Takes).(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... INTEL CORP. released three new versions of the Pentium M processor used as part of its Centrino chip set for mobile PCs.

Herding cowboy coders to conform. (On the Mark).
June 9, 2003... ... to standard development practices is one of the toughest jobs for IT management, says Adam Kolawa, CEO of Parasoft Corp. Programmers' individuality and temperament often get in the way of their following even well-defined process...

WorldCom defends federal IT contracts. (News).(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... The top official in charge of federal contracts at WorldCom Inc. last week said the company hasn't received any special consideration in winning recent government contracts for voice and data services. "I don't see in that [federal...

Start-up challenges EMC with e-mail archiving technology: Persist releases software for message storage, giving Centera competition. (News).
June 9, 2003... START-UP Persist Technologies Inc. is releasing archiving and search software that it said uses digital certificates and commodity blade servers to address federal regulations governing the retention of e-mail messages by financial services...

Anti-UCITA legal measures outnumber state adoptions: software licensing act stalls; backers continue struggle. (Legal Issues).(Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act)
June 9, 2003... A Massachusetts legislative committee's hearing last week on an anti-UCITA bill could herald the state's becoming the fifth to enact a law to protect its residents and businesses from the controversial software licensing legislation. The...

U.S. users weigh options as Web host C&W exits market: many not surprised by the move, but schedule is unclear. (News).
June 9, 2003... WHEN CABLE & Wireless PLC announced plans to abandon the U.S. Web hosting and services market last week, customers appeared to take the announcement in stride. Several C&W users said that because of the large over-capacity in the troubled...

Palm to buy Handspring to bolster hardware unit: merged company expected to be stronger competitor against Microsoft, other rivals. (News).
June 9, 2003... Corporate users and analysts last week said Palm Inc.'s planned acquisition of handheld device rival Handspring Inc. should result in a combined company that's better able to compete with Microsoft Corp. and cell phone makers in the mobile...

HP to buy, manage Ericsson's systems. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... Hewlett-Packard Co. and LM Ericsson Telephone Co. formally announced a five-year IT outsourcing deal, as expected. Under a transition that's due to start next month, HP will buy Ericsson's global IT infrastructure and manage it for the...

Fiorina looks to grab market share. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... In other HP news, CEO Carly Fiorina said at a meeting with analysts in New York that she hopes the company can increase revenue by taking market share from rival vendors. "We don't need IT spending to grow," Fiorina said. "We need customers to...

EDS signs PC deal with Barclays. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... Electronic Data Systems Corp. said it has won a seven-year, $350 million deal to provide managed desktop PC outsourcing services to London-based Barclays PLC. The contract covers a total of 41,700 PCs across various Barclays business units, EDS...

Siebel Systems Inc. (Short Takes).(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... SIEBEL SYSTEMS INC. said it has bought the assets of BoldFish Inc., a Santa Clara, Calif.-based vendor of permission-based messaging software for use in marketing campaigns.