Computer Business Review Latest NewsLatest news from Computer Business ReviewStorageTek chiefs evacuate Sun- March 20, 2006 Sun Microsystems Inc's $4bn merger with Storage Technology Corp is not going well, judging by the number of very senior staff that have left Sun's storage division since the acquisition.http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=5BB42FE4-8C12-4B3D-80C8-622865821F68 Mandriva outlines new products as founder threatens legal action- March 20, 2006 French Linux distributor Mandriva SA has outlined its product plans and focus as a war of words has broken out between the company's founder, who was recently fired, and its current management.http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=3C34E6AC-DDE6-45A9-9DE6-9CDCB5833B94 Microsoft releases visual studio team system server- March 20, 2006 After a six-month build up, Microsoft Corp has said that it is finally done with development of Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) Foundation Server, the linchpin of its new software development collaboration platform. It made the announcement during an address at the Software Development West conference last week.http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=DC773223-B2A1-4CA7-9EFF-06AF77AC4EE5 Oracle wins clustered database patent judgment- March 20, 2006 Oracle Corp has won a summary judgment in a patent case brought by file-sharing software vendor Mangosoft Inc that could have challenged its Real Application Clusters database clustering technology.http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=482CA7CB-8661-4D16-BBC8-4D9E3DF9ACE0 Entelos expands J&J drug discovery collaboration- March 20, 2006 Entelos, a company specializing in predictive biosimulation technologies for drug discovery, development, and commercialization, has expanded its research collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical R&D, to include multiple therapeutic areas over a five-year term.http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=7AD0FB02-DB37-4C73-A867-A714B2B717C8 Vodafone signals retreat from world stage with Japan sale- March 20, 2006 Vodafone Group Plc, the world's largest mobile operator in terms of revenue, has signaled the end of its global ambitions after agreeing to sell out its operation in one of its principle markets.http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=3E3CFB3F-6940-4EB8-9EF8-4AB038A37AC8 SiRF acquires TrueSpan- March 20, 2006 SiRF Technology Holdings Inc has extended its range of mobile device chipsets with the acquisition, for an undisclosed amount, of stock and shares of TrueSpan Inc, which has developed a platform for digital audio and video on mobile devices.http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=DC3C6A2C-4C41-4541-B43F-F47107118968 Sun and Nominum partner on DNS hardware- March 20, 2006 Sun Microsystems Inc and Nominum Inc today will announce an agreement to bundle and resell Nominum's domain name system and dynamic host configuration protocol software with Sun hardware.http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=E5C626A2-3F97-44B7-8434-B9DB779A901B SEC clears way for Lawson's Intentia acquisition- March 20, 2006 The US Securities and Exchange Commission has formally accepted the S-4 Proxy Statement filed by Lawson Software Inc in relation to its proposed acquisition of Intentia International AB.http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=1A67D4A9-C6D5-40E2-A2AC-E547D49A1736 Barbetta departure leaves BI void at Oracle- March 20, 2006 Larry Barbetta, the man who helped CRM software maker Siebel Systems Inc to become a business intelligence and analytics powerhouse has reportedly left the company after failing to hammer out a new contract following the acquisition by Oracle Corp.http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=0D783B25-4F9F-4924-996C-D327D1C561F4 |