NetSuite campaign to tempt Microsoft VARs

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Microsoft reports record Q2 revenues
rte.ie - Jan 27, 2006
A company statement blamed a 2% drop in operating income on missed sales targets for the new Xbox 360 as well as marketing and product development expenses associated with major product launches. Advertisement
'The growth in our core businesses was healthy during the quarter, driven by strength in Server and Tools and the success of our Windows Client products in a robust PC market,' Microsoft chief financial officer Chris Liddell said. 'The quarter also marked the beginning of an important product cycle for Microsoft with the launches of Xbox 360, SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005 and Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3. 0, all of which were extremely successful and well received by our customers,' he added. A large number of Xboxes were sold since the new generation was released last year, but not the number Microsoft expected, Liddell said. He said that Microsoft had resolved 'issues with components' that hampered production of Xbox consoles. Microsoft had contracted another company to manufacture the games, Liddell said.
http://www.rte.ie/business/2006/0127/microsoft.html

NetSuite campaign to tempt Microsoft VARs
VNUNet.com - Jan 30, 2006
”According to figures from Net-Suite, its on-demand ERP, CRM and e-commercedivisions grew by 100 per cent last year. However, the vendor claimed that incontrast, Microsoft’s business applications offering grew by just six per centlast year. A Microsoft representative told CRN: “With 110 accredited CRMpartners in the UK, and a further 300 expressing interest in joining theMicrosoft Partner Programme, we are in a strong position to offer customers inall industries the solution which best fits their business needs. ”In the UK, NetSuite has already had success with Hampshire-based ITconsultancy Nolan Computers. Tim Nolan, managing director of Nolan Computers, told CRN: “We havesigned up with NetSuite in addition to Microsoft Great Plains. It was a decisionbased on the NetSuite system which seems like the future. Microsoft doesn’t havean offering in that space.
http://www.vnunet.com/articles/print/2149398

Xbox dearth takes edge off Microsoft's record quarter
Register - Jan 27, 2006
83bn, the highest quarterly revenue in its 30 year history. Driving revenues were server and tools and the PC client business, with strong sales in Visual Studio 2005 and Dynamics Customer Relationship Management (CRM) that were both launched during the quarter. Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) - home of Dynamics CRM - and Mobile and Embedded hit profitability for the first time. MBS scored $10m operating income, with the mobile unit on $20m. Separately, Microsoft refused to confirm.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/27/microsoft_q2_06_earnings/

VMware's Chief promises to play nice with Microsoft and Xen
Register - Jan 31, 2006
They would love to eat away at the more than $100m in revenue VMware does per quarter - a figure that's been doubling year over year. But Microsoft and XenSource, VMware's two main competitors, will likely struggle to grab serious server virtualization market share any time soon. Microsoft has warned that it plans to phase out its current Virtual Server product in favor of a new software package due in the server version of Windows Vista sometime after 2007. Meanwhile, XenSource is working to get its open source wares onto the market and to create complementary, profit making products. The start-up has yet to announce a single customer as compared to the thousands VMware can point to... It's databases, it's e-mail servers, it's web servers, it's file and print and servers, it's certainly test and dev environments and departmental applications. When we do surveys, the types of software are pretty spread out. El Reg: What about middleware? I don't hear much about folks putting CRM or ERP apps on virtual machines. We have people that want to run Siebel, PeopleSoft, SAP and all that stuff too. El Reg: You just seem to hear much less about that than say web serving in a virtual machine. DG: We now have all the ISVs supporting their software in a virtual machine.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/31/vmware_qand_a/

Is Your Product's Price Right?
Forbes - Jan 27, 2006
"All they do is index. They don't know what they are looking at. " (Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft all declined to comment. )Zoom can sort a database of 28 million people using up to 20 related criteria, including industry, job title, geography, education and type of source document. Want to poach from a competitor? You can find relevant candidates toiling at a specific firm. But Zoom's not just for HR. Salespeople use it to bone up on customers before making a pitch... At the free end were the big Web aggregators, Google and Yahoo!. Glass even looked at indirect competitors like Salesforce.
http://www.forbes.com/entrepreneursfinance/2006/01/26/google-yahoo-microsoft-cx_bn_0127zoom.html

Microsoft says e-government will offer savings
InfoWorld - Feb 1, 2006
"Your governments recognize these opportunities, and you've set some goals. "Microsoft announced a plan earlier this week to capture government business with its Public Services and eGovernment Strategy, part of its Microsoft Connected Government Framework program. The plan is aimed at helping governments map out a service delivery strategy with its IT systems, focusing on identity management, customer relationship management (CRM) and case management, along with document and forms management. Elliott said e-government systems can eliminate red tape and break through "mind-numbing bureaucracy. " The cost of inefficient bureaucracy is estimated at €400 billion (US$484 billion) every year in Europe, she said. In the United States, it amounts to around $843 billion per year, she said. If governments could save 15 percent of those costs, the savings would amount to 1.
http://www.infoworld.com/archives/emailPrint.jsp?R=printThis&A=/article/06/02/01/74986_HNmsegovsavings_1.html&source=searchresult

In Advance of the Government Leaders Forum, Microsoft Outlines a...
noticias.info - Jan 29, 2006
Supporting government administrations� focus on service delivery will transform operations and enable governments to deliver exceptional service to businesses and customers through the use of well-connected innovative technology. The eGovernment Strategy is part of Microsoft�s ongoing commitment to helping governments develop strong, sustainable IT infrastructures that deliver ease of use, value through innovative technology, and a clear road map for future development. �Governments around the world tell us that to interoperate effectively they need a more structured approach to building information technology (IT) systems,� said Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft. �Deploying an eGovernment Strategy will help governments improve productivity and service delivery through seamless interoperability � as well as dramatically help cut costs. �The worldwide Public Services and eGovernment Strategy is based on an innovative blueprint, the Microsoft Connected Government Framework (CGF). The CGF demonstrates how governments and public sector agencies can architect and implement a vision of seamless service... , a Microsoft partner implementing the Latvian Integrated State Information system. The strategy is based on core capabilities that are fundamental to government administration and service delivery. Initial deployment has already begun. Microsoft and partner WISeKey SA demonstrated how technology can enable the issuance of secure eID for citizens. �WISeKey with the support of Microsoft is teaming to expand the use of Digital Identification with the aim of increasing digital connectivity to 1 billion people by 2015,� said Carlos Moreira, chairman, co-founder and co-CEO of WISeKey. �We believe the efficiencies of Digital Identification will result in cost savings.
http://www.noticias.info/asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=141759&src=0

Steve Jobs's Magic Kingdom
BusinessWeek - Jan 26, 2006
With absolute control, breakout innovation, and stellar marketing, he has created products that consumers lust after. The smooth melding of Apple's iPod with the iTunes software has helped make it an icon of the Digital Age. Rivals from Microsoft to Dell to Sony (SNE). have been left in the dust. "He has set the basic model for any digital business from now on," says Toshiba CEO Atsutoshi Nishida.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jan2006/tc20060126_116869.htm

New Open-Xchange 'OXtender' Enables Replacement of Windows...
sys-con.com - Jan 30, 2006
Open-Xchange Server 5 is the leading messaging and collaborative solution based on open source technology. It provides key messaging functions like email, calendaring, contacts and task management, fully integrated with advanced groupware features such as document sharing, project tracking, user forums, and a knowledge base. Open-Xchange Server 5 works with 'rich clients' such as Microsoft Outlook as well as most browsers and mobile devices. Samba OXtender enables streamlined and efficient administration with complete end user functionality managed with one single front end. All mission critical data such as emails and files are stored in a single place saving the administrator complexity -- backing up to a single server. Joint Development with IDEALXSamba OXtender was jointly developed with Open-Xchange's French business partner IDEALX, a leading European provider of open source "off-the-shelf" solutions, specialized in infrastructure and security... It interoperates with virtually all web browsers and important proprietary and open source rich clients. Open-Xchange Server supports the two leading Enterprise Linux distributions, Red Hat and SUSE. Innovative connectors, OXtenders, enhance customer flexibility by using open standard APIs to integrate existing IT infrastructures, or even extend capabilities to fax, VoIP, or CRM solutions. About IDEALXBased out of Paris, IDEALX is the leader in "off the shelf" open source security software in Europe. IDEALX main software offerings "Open Trust" ranges from open source infrastructure stack that facilitates migration to open source to security software such as IDX-PKI and Cryptonit the user friendly open source signature software. IDEALX references includes Total, Michelin, or the Ministry of Defense of Switzerland.
http://opensource.sys-con.com/read/176733.htm

Google Lawsuit to be Heard in Feb. - CIO News Alerts - News - CIO
CIO - Jan 27, 2006
District Judge James Ware set the date for the hearing. The court will attempt to determine whether or not Google will have to provide the records the Department of Justice (DOJ) has demanded, and in doing so, help the DOJ with an anti-pornography suit. The DOJ asked for the same records from other Internet heavies like Yahoo, Microsoft and AOL; however, Google was the only company to refuse the request and fight the subpoena in court. Last week, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said the DOJ would not roll over. "This is important for the Department of Justice, and we will pursue this matter. " The request has privacy advocates and some members of Congress calling foul, namely Rep.
http://www.cio.com/blog_view.html?CID=17248

Dear Subscriber to TheStreet.com Stocks Under $10,
thestreet.com - Jan 27, 2006
00, 300 shares,
5. 19%, Stealth Stock): RightNow is an emerging company in
the customer relationship management (CRM) space. The
company is set to deliver fourth-quarter earnings results
Monday. The consensus forecast among Wall Street analysts
is for earnings of 4 cents a share on revenue of $23. We believe RightNow will meet or exceed these
forecasts based on the company's track record for
delivering results above Street expectations.
http://www.thestreet.com/k/su/_googlen/archives/200601271700.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEN&cm_cat=SU&cm_ite=003966

See you soon.

Microsoft to Phase Out Windows Media Player for Mac

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Salesforce pitches to become the 'iTunes' of enterprise apps
Register - Jan 17, 2006
Their introduction follows last year's outage in the Salesforce. com service that Benioff said was due to a bug the company hadn’t “seen before. ”Benioff believes AppExchange helps maintain Salesforce. com's lead over CRM rivals Oracle and SAP and aspiring player Microsoft. All three have spoken of separately providing their own hosted CRM services and integrating their underling software architectures. In a pointed stab at the trio, Benioff said: "A lot of companies are not here. They are still back talking about stacks of applications, delivering it on old technology and delivering stacks on old CDs.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/17/salesforce_appexchange_launch/

Microsoft to Phase Out Windows Media Player for Mac
MacNewsWorld - Jan 13, 2006
Despite a new agreement announced at Macworld -- a five-year deal under which Microsoft will develop new versions of Microsoft Office for PowerPC as well as for the new Intel-based iMacs -- the software giant has been withdrawing development support for many Mac products, King told CRM Buyer, such as Internet Explorer for Mac and MSN for Mac. "The argument Microsoft typically makes is that these decisions are revenue-based," he said, meaning Mac has provided Microsoft with less and less revenue over time. iTunesThe decision to pull back from Windows Media could be a reflection of this reality, he said. "It is conceivable that Mac users simply aren't interested in it and they prefer Mac's own media software.
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/8HJeVs0xQY07Bu/Microsoft-to-Phase-Out-Windows-Media-Player-for-Mac.xhtml

Microsoft updates software for call centers
InfoWorld - Jan 18, 2006
The new software now can integrate Citrix-based applications into the unified interface, he said. In addition, Microsoft has added a new agent desktop workflow that helps an agent through the process of serving a customer, Thirumurthy said. "Typically, an agent will go through five or 10 applications, such as CRM [customer relationship management], billing and order entry," he said. "This walks them through that process. They don't have to remember every task, every workflow, everything they need to do and in what order. "A typical deployment of CCF, which costs $100 per user seat and is available now, also requires licenses for Microsoft's Windows Server and SharePoint Portal Server software, Thirumurthy said.
http://www.infoworld.com/archives/emailPrint.jsp?R=printThis&A=/article/06/01/18/74299_HNmicrosoftcallcenter_1.html

The Major CRM Players
CIO - Jan 15, 2006
SalesNet: Focused on sales-force automation. On-Demand and On-Premise CRM Kana: Focused on customer service and service-resolution management. Microsoft: Provides sales-force automation, marketing automation, and service and support functionality predominantly for small and mid-market companies. Currently offers on-demand solutions only through its partners. RightNow: Provides functionality for customer service, sales-force automation and marketing automation. Siebel CRM (now owned by Oracle): Provides a suite of solutions for marketing automation, sales-force automation, call center and service, self-service and e-billing, customer-order management and partner management. Siebel’s on-demand solution provides functionality for contact center, sales-force automation, marketing automation, and service and support... Currently offers on-demand solutions only through its partners. RightNow: Provides functionality for customer service, sales-force automation and marketing automation. Siebel CRM (now owned by Oracle): Provides a suite of solutions for marketing automation, sales-force automation, call center and service, self-service and e-billing, customer-order management and partner management. Siebel’s on-demand solution provides functionality for contact center, sales-force automation, marketing automation, and service and support. On-Premise CRM Only mySAP CRM: Includes functionality for marketing, sales, service, e-commerce, contact center, and channel management. Onyx: Provides marketing automation, sales-force automation, service and support, contact center, partner-relationship management and customer-performance management. Oracle: Has basic functionality for sales-force automation, marketing automation, and service and support.
http://www.cio.com/archive/011506/on_demand_sidebar.html

Dear Subscriber to TheStreet.com Stocks Under $10,
thestreet.com - Jan 13, 2006
Now let's take a look at the portfolio and some of the
moves we made this week. One quick note: Ones are stocks we would buy now, while
Twos are stocks we would buy only on a pullback from
current levels. And as a reminder:
-- A Game Breaker is going to change the landscape of an
industry, as Intel, Microsoft and Wal-Mart did in their
sectors. Investors can make big money in these stocks by
getting in before the crowd. -- Inflection Point stocks have a broken business model
that's on the mend but has yet to be recognized by the
market. Investors who recognize a turnaround early can
pocket strong returns. -- Stealth Stocks are often unknown names to the general
public, but can be hugely profitable investments,
especially when they score well in the Alpha component of
our proprietary rating system... This is a common practice among
soon-to-be acquired software companies as salespeople want
to lock in as many commissions as possible before the
transition takes place. Also, we believe the on-demand
segment of the CRM market continues to grow at a double-
digit percentage clip, which will benefit RightNow's
future sales and cash-flow results. Even so, shares are a
full 58. 50% above our cost basis, so we will wait for a
pullback to $15 to make a purchase. A move closer to $22 a
share would likely prompt a sale.
http://www.thestreet.com/k/su/_googlen/archives/200601131653.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEN&cm_cat=SU&cm_ite=003966

Scottish city takes on Novell's GroupWise
InfoWorld - Jan 13, 2006
It has also had to deal with IBM's Lotus Notes, which has a hold on the high-end of the market, said Eric Woods, government practice director for Ovum Ltd. "Novell has had to try and maintain a position in that space the two giants have been fighting over," Woods said. Local governments tend to allocate funds first for front-line CRM (customer relationship management) programs that can improve delivery of services to their customers, the taxpayers, Woods said. But they are increasingly looking toward productivity software, albeit on a slower scale than their private-sector counterparts, he said. The council budgeted about £500,000 (US$883,000) for the first year of the upgrade, including implementation and consulting, officials said. GroupWise was the cheapest of the four software packages as far as total cost of ownership, Storr said. The council signed a five-year contract with Novell last February.
http://www.infoworld.com/archives/emailPrint.jsp?R=printThis&A=/article/06/01/13/73901_HNscottishgroupwise_1.html&source=searchresult

A blast from the dot-bomb past
BusinessWeek - Jan 13, 2006
It did about $45 million in revenues last year and is growing at about 20%--largely due to successful mobile services and mobile gaming. The software business is an amalgam. It has software development services in China and has rolled up a handful of medium-sized enterprise software companies, including, Pivotal, in the CRM market, Ross, in ERP, and a majority interest in IMI, a supply-chain specialist. It produced about $200 million in revenues last year--about a 10% growth rate. CDC Software is attempting to add to its portfolio--a down-market version of what software giant Oracle Corp. And that's what led it to Onyx, a small, Seattle company that specializes in CRM.
http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2006/01/a_blast_from_th.html

Smooth Sailing for SAP
thestreet.com - Jan 25, 2006
In fact, SAP guided to stronger-than-expected revenue growth, offsetting the impact of its higher investment," wrote JMP analyst Patrick Walravens. Like Microsoft, which flirted with the idea of buying the company two years ago, SAP will be launching a basket of new products in 2006, including a new version of its hosted software suite, aimed at competing with hosted offerings by Oracle and Salesforce... In fact, SAP guided to stronger-than-expected revenue growth, offsetting the impact of its higher investment," wrote JMP analyst Patrick Walravens. Like Microsoft, which flirted with the idea of buying the company two years ago, SAP will be launching a basket of new products in 2006, including a new version of its hosted software suite, aimed at competing with hosted offerings by Oracle and Salesforce.
http://www.thestreet.com/tech/software/10264051.html

Dear Subscriber to TheStreet.com Stocks Under $10,
thestreet.com - Jan 20, 2006
Now let's take a look at the portfolio and some of the
moves we made this week. One quick note: Ones are stocks we would buy now, while
Twos are stocks we would buy only on a pullback from
current levels. And as a reminder:
-- A Game Breaker is going to change the landscape of an
industry, as Intel, Microsoft and Wal-Mart did in their
sectors. Investors can make big money in these stocks by
getting in before the crowd. -- Inflection Point stocks have a broken business model
that's on the mend but has yet to be recognized by the
market. Investors who recognize a turnaround early can
pocket strong returns. -- Stealth Stocks are often unknown names to the general
public, but can be hugely profitable investments,
especially when they score well in the Alpha component of
our proprietary rating system... 65, 300 shares,
5. 02%, Stealth Stock): RightNow is an emerging company in
the customer relationship management (CRM) space. On
Wednesday, research firm ThinkEquity Partners LLC raised
its target price on RightNow to $25 a share from $17 a
share. The research analyst believes the macro outlook for
on-demand software spending is strong, and RightNow's
sales representatives are now more upbeat on fourth-
quarter performance. In addition, RightNow's strong
product portfolio, which includes voice recognition CRM
support, provides the company with a competitive advantage
and is setting up strong cross-selling opportunities for
RightNow. We believe the company will report strong
earnings results in February.
http://www.thestreet.com/k/su/_googlen/archives/200601201723.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEN&cm_cat=SU&cm_ite=003966

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InterQuad Learning launches www.interquadbooks.co.uk

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3G Telecoms: Mobile age
VNUNet.com - Jan 5, 2006
The fact that corporates are discussing whether mobile video conferencing canadd value to their organisations, is indicative of how far 3G has come. It alsogoes some way tosuggest that the most expensive auction of all time and one of the biggestbusiness gambles ever could well be about to pay off. Box: Application ProvidersMicrosoft has made a very substantial investment in mobile data. JasonLangridge, UK mobility business manager at Microsoft, believes that business useof mobile data querying tools and data exchange is now very much a reality. ForLangridge, one of the main ROI cases, beyond mobile email, is businessintelligence. “Getting the executive dashboard with KPIs on your mobile deviceout of office over a cellular network is very powerful – especially when you candrill into the numbers. We are going to see a lot more of this,” he says... David Russell, director of telecom solutions for SAP, says that a number ofcorporates are already taking advantage of mobile solutions. “We’ve focused onbusiness intelligence, on management information and “anywhere, anytime”reporting. Customer relationship management (CRM) is also an important mobileapplication for the enterprise. "What we have is a mobile server at the enterprise office that takes the SAPscreens and renders them for a multitude of devices. The challenge is all aboutwhat is practical and pragmatic for the device. Basically, this is all availablenow. People do not have to wait for more bandwidth, they can equip their mobilestaff today.
http://www.vnunet.com/articles/print/2148086

InterQuad Learning launches www.interquadbooks.co.uk
Training Press Releases - Training Press Releases (press release) - Jan 9, 2006
uk or call 01753 898 346 and speak to our Microsoft Alliance Manager. Voted IT Training Company of the Year by the Institute of IT Training in 2004, InterQuad Learning is ranked in the top 5 IT Training Companies in the UK for 2005 (Source: IT Skills Research 2005, Pardo Fox). InterQuad is a Microsoft Gold Partner for Learning Solutions in the UK and is a partner for delivery of Microsoft Dynamics (AX, GP, NAV, CRM & RMS) training in the UK. InterQuad is the largest Citrix Authorised Learning Centre within the EMEA region. InterQuad is also a Novell Platinum Training Partner and an Education Centre for IBM Software. InterQuad leads the way in technical courses including A+, Network+, Cisco (in association with Fast Lane Consulting & Education), Unix, Oracle, Solaris, Java, Linux, ITIL (in conjunction with The Greymatters), Prince2 (in conjunction with Spoce), C, C++, Security and Prometric & VUE testing.
http://www.trainingpressreleases.com/newsstory.asp?NewsID=1696

Dear Subscriber to TheStreet.com Stocks Under $10,
thestreet.com - Jan 6, 2006
Even so, we will look
to book gains into strength next week and rebuild our cash
balance. One quick note: Ones are stocks we would buy now, while
Twos are stocks we would buy only on a pullback from
current levels. And as a reminder:
-- A Game Breaker is going to change the landscape of an
industry, as Intel, Microsoft and Wal-Mart did in their
sectors. Investors can make big money in these stocks by
getting in before the crowd. -- Inflection Point stocks have a broken business model
that's on the mend but has yet to be recognized by the
market. Investors who recognize a turnaround early can
pocket strong returns. -- Stealth Stocks are often unknown names to the general
public, but can be hugely profitable investments,
especially when they score well in the Alpha component of
our proprietary rating system... This is why we continue
to rate the stock a Two this week. Longer term, we believe
RightNow has the potential to double its annual sales from
here. With more corporations choosing on-demand, Web-
based, CRM software solutions because of the cost
efficiencies and ease of use, RightNow and competitor
Salesforce.
http://www.thestreet.com/k/su/_googlen/archives/200601061702.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEN&cm_cat=SU&cm_ite=003966

Design Gets Its Due in Davos
BusinessWeek - Jan 10, 2006
"BEYOND LIP SERVICE. Frankly, it doesn't get much better than this when it comes to a serious discussion about the use of design thinking as a management methodology. As Roger Martin puts it: "I think the reason innovation and design has percolated to the top of the WEF agenda is that big companies the world over have woken up to the fact that they have organized and controlled their firms to the point of stultification by using ERP [enterprise-resource planning], CRM [customer-relationship management], TQM [total quality management], and other reliability-oriented systems. They need to think in a fundamentally different way to reinvigorate their firms, and so they're reaching out to design and innovation. "In short, innovation, creativity, design -- whatever you want to call it -- is the new Six Sigma. The overarching question shaping the Davos program is, How do you operationalize innovation? How do you go beyond giving lip service to creativity, which is where 95% of all U.
http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/jan2006/id20060110_094979.htm?chan=db

Oracle fees favour Sun users
VNUNet.com - Jan 9, 2006
“But it would be nice if users could understand theindependent research that gives these particular scalars. ”In his blog, controversial technology writer Nicholas Carr described Oracle’smove as the “latest sign that the traditional software pricing model is comingapart at the seams”, as software giants struggle to deal with multicore chipsand other trends such as virtualisation, open source and hosting. However, Oracle’s new pricing policy still falls short of matching that ofMicrosoft and some open-source rivals, which charge per processor socket ratherthan counting cores. Oracle said it will also continue to offer customers the ability to pay pernamed user, per period of time, on a perpetual basis, or, in a recent addition,per employee. The licensing announcement came as part of a busy end to 2005, as the firmsaid it expects to complete its purchase of Siebel Systems by the beginning ofFebruary. This follows the European Commission giving its approval to thecombination in December. The finalising of the deal should see Oracle add moredetail to its plans for the CRM software pioneer... The licensing announcement came as part of a busy end to 2005, as the firmsaid it expects to complete its purchase of Siebel Systems by the beginning ofFebruary. This follows the European Commission giving its approval to thecombination in December. The finalising of the deal should see Oracle add moredetail to its plans for the CRM software pioneer. Oracle also announced commercial availability of its Identity and AccessManagement Suite. The line combines Oracle and acquired technologies coveringweb access control, identity administration, federated identity management anddirectory services. Finally, Oracle said it would integrate Fortify’s sourcecode and tools into its secure development lifecycle.
http://www.vnunet.com/itweek/news/2148250/oracle-fees-favour-sun-users

Hardware Today: Dell Server Snapshot
Server Watch - Jan 9, 2006
Even within that category, however, its towers are split into two categories — value towers and performance towers. By "value," Dell means the servers are priced from $349 to $549 — an aggressive price for a full-featured server. The SC430, for example, comes with a Celeron, Pentium 4, or Pentium D dual-core processor, and a choice of operating systems (Microsoft SBS 2003, Windows Server 2003, Red Hat Linux, or Novell's SUSE Linux). As this server is basically a step up from a simple peer-to-peer network and typically acts as a small business' first server, customers can choose the lowest-cost options and walk away with a decent box for around $400. Moving up the tower line, the PowerEdge 830 has the same processor choices as the SC430. The 830 also has several optional features: RAID, SATA, or SCSI cards and hot-pluggable SCSI drives... It is designed for clustering, e-commerce, and database applications. Some companies are moving core databases running SQL Server or Oracle from older systems onto the 6800. Others are using it for e-commerce, CRM, and ERP. Fruehe mentions PeopleSoft and SAP as examples of ERP applications that can be run on this machine. "Demand is typically for back-end systems that have been on a proprietary RISC-based Unix hardware in the past, or maybe 4-way Intel," says Fruehe. "With 64-bit, there's better memory use and performance. "
While towers are certainly a mainstay of the Dell portfolio, its best-selling model is actually a 2U rack — the PowerEdge 2850.
http://www.serverwatch.com/hreviews/article.php/3576161

Take care.