A limited year 2000 interoperability test of international gateways used by global and local exchange telecommunications carriers involved in routing calls from one country to another found no problems related to the date rollover.
At its Worldwide User Week conference in San Diego, Siebel Systems Inc. today announced availability of a handheld application for mobile salespeople, as well as front-office applications for Solaris and DB2.
Siebel Sales Handheld, which runs on Microsoft Corp.'s Windows CE platform, is the first in an expected series of handheld software applications, the company said today. The software includes Siebel Sync technology that allows two-way data and application synchronization and a tools suite that lets system administrators customize views and data on handheld devices.
MCI WorldCom's $194.6 billion ($US129 billion) offer to buy Sprint has been approved by boards of both companies, who are calling the deal a "merger" with global implications.
MCI WorldCom's $US129 billion offer to buy Sprint has been approved by boards of both companies, who are calling the deal a "merger" with global implications.
The code name for the eighth-generation microprocessor from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) may indicate what the company would like to use on rival Intel's 64-bit chip: a SledgeHammer.
US lawmakers said last week that they intend to propose that the Clinton administration support a permanent moratorium on global internet tariffs related to e-commerce when the World Trade Organisation (WTO) meets this month in Seattle.
US lawmakers said yesterday that they intend to propose that the Clinton administration support a permanent moratorium on global Internet tariffs related to e-commerce when the World Trade Organisation (WTO) meets next month in Seattle.
Larry Ellison isn't worried that the year 2000 computer problem will cause turmoil, really he isn't, he insisted on Tuesday. But, just in case, the Oracle chief executive officer and chairman has most of his engineering and support staffs on call for the end of this year and the beginning of next.
Larry Ellison isn't worried that the year 2000 computer problem will cause turmoil, really he isn't, he insisted on Tuesday. But, just in case, the Oracle chief executive officer and chairman has most of his engineering and support staffs on call for the end of this year and the beginning of next.
For those curious about what the next computing architecture will be after the Internet, believed by many to be on its way to replacing the client-server model, Oracle Corp. chief Larry Ellison has the answer: Nothing.
MCI WorldCom Sprint is a tad unwieldy for a corporate name, but the second- and third-largest US long-distance carriers reportedly are in merger talks.
Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) has acquired Snare Networks Corp., which designs and develops security software and also offers related services.
"The key piece of (Snare) technology that was very attractive to us is their VPN (virtual private network) technology," said Narender Mangalam, CA director for security software.
Compaq will announce a new product in its handheld line this week.
Future versions of Lotus Development's Notes and Domino software will include Microsoft's Windows Media Technologies.
Rumours of the death of Lotus Development's eSuite desktop software line proved true yesterday as the company confirmed it has pulled the plug on marketing and development.