Stories by James Evans

Consultant Charged in Parametric Extortion Scheme

A Florida man has been charged with extortion after he allegedly threatened to release the master "keys" to run Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC) software unless the company paid him more than US$1 million, the office of the U.S Attorney for Massachusetts said Wednesday.

NetWare 6 to Feature Stronger Storage Capabilities

Novell on Tuesday announced the latest version of its NetWare network operating system, which will feature new network storage
capabilities that will integrate file, messaging, database and directory
storage.

Compaq Wins 'Fastest' Supercomputer Deal from DOE

Compaq has been awarded the right to build what is claimed to be the world's fastest supercomputer for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The almost 12,000-processor machine is nearly the size of five basketball courts, the U.S. government announced Tuesday.

Cabletron Buys Indus River for VPN Tech

Holding company Cabletron Systems on Monday said it will acquire VPN (virtual private network) provider Indus River Networks for one of its four networking companies.

ViaSource Goes to IPO, Sees Little Gain

BOSTON (08/18/2000) - After reducing its initial public offering (IPO) share
volume several times and halving the range of its initial opening stock price,
broadband installer Viasource Communications Inc. saw its common stock trading
on the Nasdaq stock exchange for the first time Friday.

Car E-Tailer Exits Information Superhighway

BOSTON (08/18/2000) - Online car seller CarOrder.com Inc. shut its Web
dealership Friday and let go two-thirds of its staff because the company
couldn't generate high-octane sales.

IDC: CRM Market to Grow

BOSTON (08/17/2000) - Customer relationship management (CRM) revenues grew at a
feverish 71 percent growth rate and reached US$3.3 billion in 1999, a new study
released Thursday concluded.

Oracle Loses Wrongful Termination Suit

A former Oracle Corp. vice president late Wednesday was
awarded more than $US2.6 million in compensation after a San Francisco Superior
Court jury ruled the company and its executive vice president had wrongfully
terminated her.

IBM and Kana forge global strategic alliance

Kana Communications will integrate its Web-based relationship management technology with IBM's middleware, hardware and online business services, the companies announced on Wednesday.

IBM and Kana Form Global Strategic Alliance

Kana Communications Inc. will integrate its Web-based relationship management technology with IBM Corp.'s middleware, hardware and online business services, the companies announced Wednesday.

High-Tech Titans Join Open-Source Network

BOSTON (08/15/2000) - High-tech industry titans Compaq Computer Corp., EMC
Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Intel Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc.
all have joined as founding members the Open Source Development Network (OSDN),
an organization committed to accelerating open-source software development, the
companies announced Tuesday.

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