Baan taps IBM exec for CF0
The former chief financial officer of IBM Americas, James Mooney, has moved over to help troubled ERP (enterprise resource planning) software vendor Baan put its financial house in order.
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Siemens acquires router maker Redstone
Siemens AG yesterday said its new data networking division, Unisphere, has purchased U.S.-based router specialist Redstone Communications for an undisclosed sum.
Siemens introduces new data networking unit
Siemens has announced that it would form a new US-based data networking company, called Unisphere Solutions, which it said will bring together all of Siemens data and IP (Internet Protocol) activities together worldwide.
Siemens to buy data network companies
Siemens AG is reportedly set to make a major series of acquisitions to boost its presence in the data networking market, according to an article in Thursday's New York Times.
Alcatel to buy Assured, launch IP division
Alcatel SA yesterday said it would acquire Assured Access Technology, which will be one cornerstone of a new Internet division devoted to the IP (Internet protocol) market.
Baan launches operations management suite
Five months after announcing its acquisition of Caps Logistics, Baan has launched its first set of products that integrate those of the supply-chain software house.
Electrolux shows 'net fridge
Scandinavian appliance maker Electrolux AB plans to show this week a prototype of a refrigerator that will let users order goods over the Internet.
McNealy sees new ISP role in networked world
Sun Microsystems' chief executive officer, president and chairman Scott McNealy, yesterday said that companies should increasingly see service providers as key players in delivering mission-critical information via the Internet.
@Home buys Excite for $US6.7 billion
Cable-based Internet service provider @Home Network has signed an agreement to purchase Internet search company Excite in an all-stock transaction valued at about $US6.7 billion, the companies said yesterday.
Greeks join Internet strike fray
Greek Internet users followed the example of other European countries and launched a one-day protest on Thursday against the cost of using the Internet.
Developer offers beta of encryption freeware
A German software programmer has released over the Internet the beta-test version of a freeware encryption program that he says is an alternative to the widely-used encryption software PGP (Pretty Good Privacy).
Hackers spar over "cyber-war" on Iraq, China
A coalition of international hackers last Thursday condemned a fellow hacker group, the Legion of the Underground (LoU), for declaring "cyber-war" against the governments of Iraq and China.
Deutsche Telekom offers signature smart card
Deutsche Telekom on Tuesday began offering smart cards containing personalised digital signatures, which can be attached to electronic messages.
Motorola buys Lucent wireless R&D unit
Motorola earlier this week said it would buy the assets of the research and development portion of Lucent Technologies' wireless-phone facility in Piscataway, New Jersey.
Cell phones don't affect brain waves, study reveals
Cell phone junkies, take note: concluding a small, three-year study, a neurological clinic in Munich this week said it found no harmful effects from cell phones on human brain waves.