Computerworld articles from May 2004

Computerworld archives from May 2004

Windows Datacenter grows up, gains ground: Microsoft partner Unisys upgrades ES7000 line; some users eye move to other hardware.(News)
May 3, 2004... A year ago, users of Microsoft Corp.'s high-end Windows Server Datacenter Edition might well have felt that they had ventured down a lonely path. But announcements made last week by Unisys Corp., a prominent hardware partner in the...

IT auditors coveted, hard to find: companies compete for needed skills as Sarb-Ox deadlines near.(News)(information technology)
May 3, 2004... Looming deadlines for Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance have led accounting firms and other companies that are scrambling to comply with the financial-reporting law to ramp up their recruiting of workers who have essential IT auditing experience....

IBM, EMC clash over storage virtualization: IBM adds support for EMC's arrays; EMC product due next year.(News)(EMC Corp.)
May 3, 2004... IBM and EMC Corp. last week vied for an edge in the emerging market for storage virtualization technology, with IBM contending that EMC is late to the party and EMC claiming that software sold by IBM lacks functionality EMC will bring to the...

Microsoft patch hampers win 2k.(At Deadline)(Windows 2000 Server Operating System)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... Microsoft Corp. said a software patch released April 13 is preventing some users who have installed it on Windows 2000 systems from logging in or is causing the machines to stop responding after they boot up. The patch is designed to fix...

IBM releases beta of DB2 upgrade.(At Deadline)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... IBM this week plans to release a beta-test version of a DB2 database upgrade, code-named Stinger. The upgrade will include new features such as self-tuning and self-management capabilities, query optimization and support for 3-D geospatial...

Wal-Mart, suppliers start testing RFID.(At Deadline)(radio frequency identification)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... Wal-Mart Stores Inc. began testing the use of radio frequency identification devices at seven stores and a distribution center in Texas. Eight suppliers are taking part in the trial, and Wal-Mart said all but two of its top 100 suppliers are on...

Short takes.(At Deadline)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... PEOPLESOFT INC. this week will announce a bundle of its World green-screen business applications tailored for midsize manufacturers, home-builders and distributors.... SIEMENS AG's networking division in Boca Raton, Fla., today plans to...

IBM enhances iSeries with partitioning, Power5 chips: meanwhile, dell advances Wintel cause by forging enterprise pact with SAP.(News)
May 3, 2004... IBM TODAY will raise the stakes in the battle between its proprietary systems and Intel-based servers when it announces new iSeries servers equipped with the Power5 processor and mainframe-class virtualization technology. IBM's eServer i5...

CEO sees SAP software on more Intel clusters.(Q & A)(SAP AG)(Brief Article)(Interview)
May 3, 2004... NEW YORK Henning Kagermann, CEO of SAP, spoke with Computer-world last week about the impact of Intel-based server clusters on his enterprise applications business. Excerpts from that interview follow: Are you recommending to your...

Utility hopes customer alert system will save time, energy.(News)(Xcel Energy Inc. installs EnvoyWorldWide Inc.'s Envoy-Profiles software for sending automated alerts)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... XCEL ENERGY INC. this week plans to go live with a system designed to automate the process of asking corporate customers to cut back on their electricity consumption, making the Minneapolis-based company the latest utility to adopt outbound...

Suppliers use PLM tools to meet automakers' development mandates.(News)(product life-cycle management)
May 3, 2004... As an automotive supplier, Freudenberg-NOK has been required by the Big Three and other automakers to document the completion of several predefined tasks during product development and launch. Until recently, the Plymouth, Mich.-based...

PLM aids in airport construction.(News)(product life-cycle management software)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... Product life-cycle management software is predominantly used in the automotive and manufacturing sectors for product design and production functions. But companies in other sectors can benefit from the technology as well. The development...

Users seek relief from SCO's suits.(Briefs)(Santa Cruz Operation Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... DaimlerChrysler AG, one of the two Linux users sued by The SCO Group Inc. in March [QuickLink 45249], has asked a state judge in Michigan to dismiss the case because the automaker doesn't use any software owned by SCO. The other user,...

DaimlerChrysler outsources to EDS.(Briefs)(Electronic Data Systems Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... In other news, DaimlerChrysler announced an outsourcing and IT services deal with Electronic Data Systems Corp. EDS will oversee management of hardware operations and server-based software at DaimlerChrysler's Michigan facilities as part of the...

IBM extends Morgan Stanley agreement.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... IBM said it has extended a 5-year-old IT services agreement with Morgan Stanley and changed the deal from a fixed-cost contract to one with a variable cost structure based on resource utilization. The New York-based financial services firm will...

Short takes.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... MICROSOFT CORP. said it has delayed the planned release of Service Pack 2 for Windows XP from June to "sometime in the third quarter" because the update needs more testing and modifications.... UNISYS CORP. is setting up a technology...

On the mark: hot technology trends, new product news and industry gossip.(News)(meshed briefs)(Organization for International Investment's report on forein subsidiaries)
May 3, 2004... A Simple Solution to Moving IT Jobs... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ... offshore is to make U.S. developers' salaries more competitive. But who wants to take pay cuts? Plenty of you, it seems. That's the discovery made by Mark Jennings, a...

Health care IT plans get a renewed push: Bush, industry groups try to jump-start adoption of new medical technologies.(News)(information technology)
May 3, 2004... SEVERAL SLOWLY emerging health care technologies were given stimulants last week, as President Bush called for the development of electronic medical records and two health care industry groups took steps to encourage the use of automated...

Health care IT developments.(Timeline)
May 3, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Citrix shifts focus to remote access: wants to move past server-based app delivery.(News)
May 3, 2004... Citrix Systems Inc. is setting its sights beyond server-based application delivery to the desktop, with a new focus on delivering applications to a variety of devices and providing secure remote-access capabilities. The new focus yielded...

Microsoft acquires apps, query tools.(Briefs)(ActiveViews Inc., provider of query and reporting tools)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... Microsoft Corp. said it has acquired ActiveViews Inc. and will add the Provo, Utah-based company's query and reporting tools to its SQL Server Reporting Services software. Microsoft has also agreed to buy purchase-order and cash-flow management...

Dell wins PC deal with Pennsylvania.(Briefs)(personnal computer)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... Dell Inc. said it has signed a PC hardware and IT services contract with Pennsylvania's state government that could be worth up to $144 million over four years. The deal includes desktop and notebook PCs, plus monitors. The state will buy...

Nasdaq tests for disaster recovery.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. said it had zero downtime during two disaster recovery tests that involved its data centers and systems at 50 financial services firms. The tests were designed to check whether transaction and reporting processes would...

Short takes.(Briefs)(i2 Technologies get US$ 100 million cash infusion from Q Investments Ltd., Fort Worth, Texas and US$ 20 million from CEO)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... Struggling software vendor i2 TECHNOLOGIES INC. said it will get a $100 million cash infusion from Q Investments Ltd. in Fort Worth, Texas, plus $20 million from CEO Sanjiv Sidhu.... BMC SOFTWARE INC. said it will buy management tools vendor...

Nortel ousts CEO amid cloudy financial picture: two other execs fired; vendor delays Q1 numbers, will revise 2001-'03 results.(News)(chief executive officer, quarter 1)
May 3, 2004... NORTEL NETWORKS Ltd., which is being investigated for possible accounting improprieties by securities regulators in both the U.S. and Canada, last week fired CEO Frank Dunn as well as its chief financial officer and its corporate controller....

MCI expands managed security services offerings.(News)(MCI Inc.)
May 3, 2004... MCI Inc. last week introduced a range of managed security services aimed at delivering customized network protection for business users. The new offerings include intrusion protection, managed firewall, vulnerability scanning, antivirus and...

CA's new sales chief speaks out.(Q & A)(Computer Associates International Inc.)(Interview)
May 3, 2004... Computer Associates International Inc. last week announced that Stephen Richards, who was in charge of CA's global sales team during the period in which contracts were backdated to inflate quarterly earnings, resigned from his position as...

Offshoring foes protest at IBM annual meeting: global strategy is key, Palmisano tells shareholders.(News)
May 3, 2004... Sporadic chants of "Offshore the CEO!" rang out here last week as about two dozen picketers representing a group of current and former IBM employees welcomed attendees to the company's annual meeting. Bearing signs that read "America's...

Extreme upgrades switch software, adds scalability.(New Product)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
May 3, 2004... ExtremeWare XOS Version 11.0 Extreme Networks Inc. * PRODUCT SUMMARY: Santa Clara, Calif.-based Extreme today plans to announce the latest version of the operating system for its switches. Extreme said the upgrade is more scalable than...

BPM moves beyond business intelligence, Hyperion CEO says: claims user focus is shifting to apps like forecasting and financial planning.(Q & A)(business performance management)(Interview)
May 3, 2004... Hyperion Solutions Corp. last week held its annual user conference here, its first since the Sunnyvale, Calif., company acquired query and reporting tools vendor Brio Software Inc. in October. At the conference, Hyperion CEO Jeffrey Rodek spoke...

Lawson maps out a more user-friendly ERP strategy: apps vendor vows to improve software reliability, IT services.(News)(information technology, enterprise resource planning)
May 3, 2004... Looking to boost its ability to compete with the major ERP vendors, Lawson Software Inc. hopes to attract new users and keep its existing ones through a renewed focus on its vertical-market strategy and increased attention to customer care. ...

CEO looks to do away with patches.(Q & A)(Brief Article)(Interview)
May 3, 2004... Jay Coughlan, Lawson's president and CEO, spoke with Computerworld from the vendor's user conference. Excerpts follow: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Can you give concrete examples of what's coming as part of the plan you announced at the...

Spyware wake-up call.(Opinion)(Editorial)
May 3, 2004... LIKE MOST OBLIVIOUS USERS, I've never given much thought to spyware. I've always shrugged it off as just another slimy advertising gimmick in an online world chock-full of them. But as any security expert will tell you, anybody who surfs the...

Google me this.(Opinion)
May 3, 2004... WHEN mixed with money, IT is a drug. The combo makes ordinarily sane people forget their past. The toxic cocktail unleashes a tidal wave that washes away all common sense. Think I'm kidding? Just check out the giddy display of amnesia...

Corporate innovation and the CIO.(Opinion)(chief information officer)(Column)
May 3, 2004... LIKE CLOCKWORK, almost exactly four years after the bursting of the Internet bubble in March 2000, the pendulum has begun to swing back toward IT innovation and progress. While boardroom skepticism clearly remains, the limits of negativism have...

Want fixes or not?(Readers' Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
May 3, 2004... WE IT FOLKS ARE FICKLE. Just a year ago or so, we were complaining that Microsoft wasn't treating security issues seriously. Now that Microsoft's being serious, releasing patches as soon as it can, are we complaining that it's too serious...

Wi-Fi overload.(Readers' Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
May 3, 2004... OH BOY, yet another "national" Wi-Fi network ["McDonald's to Supersize Use of Wi-Fi Connections," QuickLink 46251]. So, let's see. If I want an espresso and some Web surfing, I'll go to Starbucks and sign up for T-Mobile HotSpot. When I need...

Spyware sneaks into the office: once viewed as simply a consumer desktop problem, spyware is increasingly viewed as a corporate liability that IT has to address.(Technology)(information technology)
May 3, 2004... BRUCE EDWARDS began to understand that spyware was more than a consumer PC problem when his users started complaining loudly about poor performance and an increase in pop-up ads. But it wasn't until after he'd checked all of his organization's...

Navigating the WLAN waters: continually changing products and standards are adding confusion to the process of choosing wireless LAN products.(Technology)(wireless local area network)
May 3, 2004... KEEPING UP with new developments in wireless LAN technology is getting tougher. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. seems to ratify a new and improved variation of its 802.11 WLAN standard every few months. Meanwhile,...

QuickStudy: XSL.(Technology)(extensible stylesheet language)
May 3, 2004... DEFINITION Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) is a family of languages and specifications designed for laying out and presenting XML documents and data in specified formats appropriate for the final output medium or device. MARKUP...

Back door puts vendor on hot seat: notification of a hidden back door in a wireless LAN product leads to some hard questions during a vendor sales call.(Technology)(local area network)
May 3, 2004... IT'S NOT POLITE to poke fun at your vendors, but during a recent meeting with our Cisco reps, I couldn't resist. We had the reps in for a chat about some of Cisco's latest security products and our planned wireless LAN deployment. But my team...

Security bookshelf.(Security Log)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 3, 2004... * Malicious Cryptography: Exposing Cryptovirology, by Adam L. Young and Moti Yung; John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2004. Cryptography has been the great savior of information security, making the Internet safe for e-commerce. But what would happen...

CA updates eTrust Antivirus.(Security Log)(Computer Associates International Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... Computer Associates International Inc. has released eTrust Antivirus 7.1. The software features a centralized console for managing security across Windows, NetWare, Macintosh, Unix and Linux environments, and it can generate more than 60...

SecureZip adds 3DES encryption.(Security Log)(Triple Data Encryption Standard (168 Bit) )(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... PKWare Inc. last week released SecureZip v8 for Windows. The file-compression software now uses encryption algorithms based on AES and 3DES, said Brown Deer, Wis.-based PKWare. Prices start at $80.

WebSphere gets commerce upgrade.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... IBM last week released WebSphere Commerce 5.6, an update to its software for building business-to-consumer and business-to-business Web sites. New features include an enhanced Business Context Engine that allows for greater personalization by...

Riverbed spawns WAN appliance.(Briefs)(wide area network)(Riverbed Technology Inc. introduces Steelhead appliance that boosts WAN performance up to 100 times)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... Riverbed Technology Inc. in San Francisco last week announced the availability of its Steelhead appliance, which the company says makes applications running across WANs perform up to 100 times faster. Steelhead, which is Linux-based, sits on...

VMware supports 64-bit processors.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... VMware Inc. in Palo Alto, Calif., last week announced that its virtualization technology will support the 64-bit Opteron processor from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Intel Corp.'s EM64T Xeon processor with 64-bit extensions, which is expected...

CA releases Oracle productivity pack.(Briefs)(Computer Associates International Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... Systems management software maker Computer Associates International Inc. has announced the CA Productivity Pack for Oracle. The application offers a single console to optimize the development and management of Oracle databases and is available...

The cost of short-term CIOs.(Technology)(chief information officers)(Column)
May 3, 2004... BACK IN THE June 10, 1996, issue of Computerworld, I first reported on the average longevity of CIOs in their jobs. Based on comparisons between 1994 and 1995, I calculated the one-year turnover rate for CIOs to be 24%, which translated into an...

Betting on IT value: Harrah's has a sophisticated process for tracking the true payback of IT projects.(Management)(information technology)
May 3, 2004... MOST COMPANIES struggle to measure the real value of IT projects, but Harrah's Entertainment Inc. has a system. Over the past seven years, the IT leaders at Harrah's in Las Vegas have developed a robust financial projection, monitoring,...

Culture wars: does the IT subculture contribute to project failure? New research from Syracuse University says yes.(Q & A)(information technology)(Interview)
May 3, 2004... Why do IT projects sometimes fail to achieve their goals? Earlier research focused on usability, employee resistance to change and other factors. But Jeffrey Stanton, assistant professor of industrial and organizational psychology at Syracuse...

On-the-fly crisis management.(Brain Food for IT Executives)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... THERE'S POLICE TAPE across the front of your headquarters one morning because suspicious white powder was found inside. Do your employees know what to do? What if you can't reach key decision-makers? Who's next in line with the authority to...

Best bits.(Brain Food for IT Executives)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 3, 2004... The most useful parts of recent IT and business management books. THE BOOK: Offshore Outsourcing: Business Models, ROI and Best Practices, by Marcia Robinson and Ravi Kalakota (Mivar Press Inc., 2004). You'll find a basic, albeit rosy,...

Category-killer IT.(Brain Food for IT Executives)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... * "Category killer" retail stores will invest heavily in IT upgrades in the next 12 to 18 months as a result of a rebounding economy and intense competitive pressures, according to IHL Consulting Group, an independent research firm in Franklin,...

The U.S. banking industry will continue to consolidate and will shed 2,000 more banks by 2014.(The IT Economy)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... * The U.S. banking industry will continue to consolidate and will shed 2,000 more banks by 2014, according to a report by IDC subsidiary Financial Insights in Framingham, Mass. That means lots more systems integration projects for IT. "Banks...

IT spending has regional variations.(The IT Economy)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... * IT spending has regional variations. Strong growth is expected in Western states, especially California, but not in the manufacturing strongholds of the Midwest and South, says IDC analyst Stephen Minton. IT spending will be depressed in...

Corporate technology confidence index.(Management)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
May 3, 2004... Corporate IT hiring plans dipped, but the index nevertheless moved up in March on the strength of optimism about IT spending for hardware and software in the coming months. 2003-04 Oct. 1.73 Nov. 1.73 Dec. 1.53 Jan. 1.79...

Dave Hammond.(Q & A)(Interview)
May 3, 2004... TITLE: Director of IT EMPLOYER: Cardinal Health Inc., Dublin, Ohio [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As director of application architecture, Hammond oversees the data architecture and all database administration for pharmaceutical...

Higher IT starting salaries.(Career Watch)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... Worth Noting: There's approaching 'shrinkage' in the IT area, during which time employees will be retiring in droves. This will improve hiring movement in the IT area, but it offers an interesting phenomenon. Census information and...

Numbers crunch: training.(Career Watch)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... Best Practices: A Cheat Sheet For IT Managers * Define competencies and skills required for each IT job description. * Maintain a current inventory of skills. * Address overall career-development issues as well as skill-specific...

Federal Signal picks Craig as CIO.(Briefs)(Alexander D. Craig)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... Federal Signal Corp. announced the appointment of Alexander D. Craig to the newly created position of vice president and CIO. Craig previously worked at Williams International Co., where he was vice president for business, strategy and IT....

General Motors signs with Covisint.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... Covisint, a subsidiary of Compuware Corp. in Detroit, announced that General Motors Corp. has agreed to use Covisint Connect. The data messaging service will support traditional EDI as well as future ebXML-based communications. More than 6,000...

Stenbit named to Cryptek board.(Briefs)(John P. Stenbit)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... John P. Stenbit has been appointed to the board of advisers of Cryptek Inc., a Sterling, Va.-based provider of network security for government and corporate information assets. Stenbit is former assistant secretary of defense for networks and...

White joins GTESS board of directors.(Briefs)(John W. White)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... GTESS Corp., a Richardson, Texas-based provider of business process outsourcing services for the health care industry, has appointed John W. White to its board of directors. White served as vice president and CIO at Compaq Computer Corp.

What we have to fear.(Management)(dealing with offshore outsourcing)
May 3, 2004... LATELY I'VE HAD a troubling sense that there is a cancer growing in IT departments these days. No, I'm not talking about constrained budgets, poor alignment, hiring freezes or project failures. I'm not even talking about the growth of...

IT careers in security/defense.(Advertising Supplement)(information technology)
May 3, 2004... With pronouncements of hiring tens of thousands of employees, it becomes clear that the government agencies and corporations working in support of security and defense offer some of the best opportunities for information technology...

WebSphere tools upgraded to ease Java development: but improvements may not help Java novices, analysts say.(News)
May 3, 2004... IBM tomorrow plans to announce an upgrade to its WebSphere Studio tools line that's intended to ease development in a Java environment. The primary addition to WebSphere Studio Version 5.1.2 is support for the recently finalized JavaServer...

Shameless.(Frankly Speaking)(Microsoft's management of software bugs)(Column)
May 3, 2004... IT'S YOUR FAULT. Yeah you, Mr. or Ms. Corporate IT Person. Microsoft says it's your fault, and the fault of your users, that there are so many security problems with Microsoft software. Oh, sure, there are security holes in Microsoft products....

Shark tank: but such a deal!(The Back Page)
May 3, 2004... It's the early 1990s, and this developer pilot fish needs to make sure the communications software he's working on will function with most commonly used modems. "We prepared a list of the top dozen brands and sent the request to the corporate...

Security threats raise concerns about Bluetooth: some IT managers take steps to limit wireless use; vendors claim risks aren't widespread.(News)(information technology)
May 10, 2004... Potential security risks posed by the Bluetooth wireless technology are prompting some IT managers to rein in use of Bluetooth-equipped mobile phones and PCs on their networks. Bluetooth vendors are scheduled to hold a press briefing today...

Wall Street pressed on disaster plans: regulators require firms to set strategies for systems resiliency.(News)
May 10, 2004... Brokerages and other financial services firms are facing increased pressure from the federal government and regulators within the industry itself to clearly define and test their IT disaster recovery plans. Wall Street firms are also being...

50M electronic votes could be insecure, say researchers: experts, vendors spar at commission hearing.(News)
May 10, 2004... IT security researchers said they have uncovered significant vulnerabilities in the electronic voting systems that nearly 30% of all registered voters will use in this November's presidential election. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In...

Schmidt won't run for Congress seat.(At Deadline)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... Howard Schmidt, chief security officer at eBay Inc., announced Friday that he won't seek the 8th District congressional seat being vacated in his home state of Washington. The former White House cybersecurity adviser and onetime chief security...

Novell starts tests of its Mono tools.(At Deadline)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... Novell Inc. made its Mono open-source application development software available for beta testing and said it expects to ship Version 1.0 by the end of next month. Mono is designed to be an alternative to Microsoft's. Net technology. It...

Intel plans shift to dual-core chips.(At Deadline)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... Intel Corp. said that it plans by the end of next year to shift all of its processor designs to dual-core chips, affecting everything from notebook PCs to multiprocessor servers. As part of the move to put two-processor cores on a single chip...

Short takes.(At Deadline)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... MICROSOFT promoted Ron Markezich, previously general manager of finance and administration IT, to CIO. He reports to former CIO Rick Devenuti, who now is corporate vice president of worldwide services.... ASCENTIAL SOFTWARE CORP. in Westboro,...

CA World to focus on user concerns, product integration: customers seeking reassurance after company shakeup.(News)(Computer Associates International Inc.)
May 10, 2004... AS COMPUTER Associates International Inc. heads into its annual CA World user conference in two weeks, it faces serious user concerns about the soundness of the company and its leadership. After witnessing the company's acknowledgement of...

CA's Barrenechea explains offshore strategy.(Q & A)(Interview)
May 10, 2004... Mark Barrenechea, CA's senior vice president of product development, spoke with Computer-world last week about an offshore strategy that calls for spending a growing percentage of CA's development dollars on programmers in China and India....

HP, Sun launch RFID test centers: each offers services to help companies comply with product tagging mandates.(News)(radio frequency identification, Sun Microsystems Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co.)
May 10, 2004... The RFID bandwagon continues to pick up steam, as Hewlett-Packard Co, and Sun Microsystems Inc. launch test centers and other offerings to assist companies facing mandates from retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to adopt the technology. ...

Printing services getting outsourced to cut costs: some companies find equipment too expensive to own, hard to keep track of.(News)
May 10, 2004... Ford Motor Co. estimates that its maintenance and support costs for office printing are in the range of $40 million to $50 million. But that's only an estimate. While Ford knows how many PCs it has--172,000--it can't say for certain how many...

SCO cuts jobs in bid for profits.(Briefs)(The SCO Group Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... The SCO Group Inc. said it has laid off an unspecified number of workers in an effort to make its Unix software operations profitable by the end of its third quarter in July. A spokesman said the cuts affected less than 10% of the Lindon,...

Delta stays mum on cause of IT glitch.(Briefs)(Delta Air Lines Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... Delta Air Lines Inc. declined to comment about the cause of a systems glitch that forced it to cancel about 40 flights and delay an unspecified number of departures on May 1. The Atlanta-based airline has "resolved the situation," said a...

Gates pays fine over stock buy.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... The U.S. Department of Justice said Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp.'s chairman and chief software architect, has agreed to pay an $800,000 civil penalty to settle charges that he violated stock-buying requirements in 2002. The case involved a $50...

Short takes.(Briefs)(BBC Technology Holdings Ltd.)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... The BRITISH BROADCASTING CORP. has chosen Accenture Ltd., Computer Sciences Corp. and Siemens AG as the finalists for an IT services deal that will include the sale of its BBC Technology Holdings Ltd. unit.... SAP AG said it plans to increase...