In the ongoing saga of Qwest's attempt to acquire MCI, the company has raised its offer to $8.45 billion by adding $450 million in cash to the deal. The ...

webMethods announced a new release of webMethods Portal. The company offers some strong enhancements in terms of composite applications and security, but the company will have to work hard ...

SAP and Virsa Systems announced an agreement, whereby SAP will resell Virsa's Compliance Calibrator to augment its SOX solution. Virsa adds some interesting enhancements to SAP's SOX capabilities that ...

True to its promise, XO Communications has launched IP-based integrated T1 voice/data services in four major markets. XO now has an opportunity to test drive what sales strategies work best ...

Plumtree Software launched an expanded, global channel program called Synergy Alliance and announced some Synergy Alliance partners. This is an important step for Plumtree, which has traditionally focused on ...

3Com has begun to ship the Switch 8800, which represents a low cost threat to competitors, particularly in the 10 Gigabit Ethernet market space, but competitors have had time to ...

In its rural territory, many of ALLTEL's wireline customers already get satellite TV. If they want to consolidate, ALLTEL is gearing up to compete with cable operators by reselling ...

With the release of Oracle Business Intelligence 10g, Oracle database shops can now acquire products such as Discoverer and Warehouse Builder without having to also acquire the Oracle Application Server. ...

HandySoft Global Corporation announced the release of version 3.0 of its Sarbanes-Oxley Accelerator. The company offers a range of ease-of-use features that will be attractive and make the company ...

Qwest has fired another salvo over MCI's bow, refusing to give up its bid to buy the company without a fight. But unless Qwest can win a majority of MCI ...

Hummingbird announced the unveiling of Hummingbird Enterprise 2005. The company is providing some interesting enhancements, although it is leaving some details out. Also, the solution won't be available ...

Originally launched at its user conference last October, the availability of Teradata Warehouse 8.0 should place additional pressure on competitors attempting to compete with Teradata at the high-end of the ...

When Verizon launched iobi personal communications manager for consumers, the price tag and lack of bundling discounts made for a puzzling value proposition. The new small business version still is ...

Time Warner Cable and America Online finally plan to roll out a bundled broadband service called Road Runner Plus AOL. In the past, the two companies fumbled opportunities to ...

Firstlogic announced the formalization of a team dedicated to federal governmental agencies, departments, and supporting organizations. This team should help the company improve its position in the space, an important ...

Redback Networks is still a contender in the ever-evolving service provider edge market, as evidenced by its deployment with Chunghwa Telecom and other Tier 1s, but despite a strong finish ...

SBC is building on its unlimited voice/DSL bundles, extending its $19.95 a month 1.5 Mbps DSL promotion and adding a $29.99 a month 3 Mbps DSL promotion. SBC's broadband pricing ...

Nortel had previously announced work with China Putian on 3G products. Now a JV framework agreement for TD-SCDMA and WCDMA argues that its partnership has been successful and Nortel ...

MicroStrategy's "Powered by NetWeaver" Certification should be of benefit when selling into SAP environments as it will ease integration concerns while eliminating an advantage previously held by several of its ...

SBC has introduced new managed network visibility tools, combined with simplified pricing, in a package expected to entice pennywise networkers into spending a little more. Despite tight IT budgets, ...