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Informatica Broadens Data Integration Platform

Data warehousing vendor Informatica Corp. extended its PowerCenter data-integration software to draw information from Web logs and a company's business partners.

BEA Realigns to Focus on E-Commerce Transactions

BEA Systems Inc. announced today it would realign to focus on what it calls the four key elements of e-commerce transactions: servers, integration, applications and services.

Microsoft Announces Realignment, Promotions

Microsoft has announced a round of promotions involving the Platforms Group and the Business Productivity Group, while renaming and realigning other groups within the company.

Zona Study: Java Here to Stay

After several years of use, Java is firmly entrenched in the mainstream of business Web technology, according to the latest quarterly Zona Research Enterprise Usage Study.

The Imaging Source Releases New Development Tool

December 3, 1999

Microsoft Fixes IE 5 Bug

Microsoft has released a version upgrade that eliminates a vulnerability in Internet Explorer 5. Under certain conditions, the vulnerability could allow a malicious user to porvide proxy settings to Web clients in another network.

Bristol Submits: Brings Windows Apps to Linux

After winning a meaningless decision against Microsoft Corp. over restrictions on access to Windows source code, Bristol has signed the refuted contract and has now released an updated Wind/U product that ports Windows applications to the Linux platform.

Microsoft Plays SP6 Hot Potato

Less than a week after the surprising release of Service Pack (SP) 6a for Windows NT, Microsoft created additional confusion when it confirmed that the service pack file originally identified as SP6a on its download site was actually the original SP6 release.

Sales Force Automation Software Market Boom Imminent, Predicts IDC

Sales force automation (SFA) software revenues are expected to make a quantum leap in the new millenium, according to a new report released by International Data Corp. (IDC).

SQL Data Warehouses Exam Now Available

The Designing and Implementing Data Warehouses with SQL Server 7.0 exam, 70-019, is now available at select testing centers.

Informix Buys Ardent

Informix Corp. today announced an agreement to purchase Ardent Software for about $880 million in stock.

New Strain of Virus Detected

A new variant of the Trojan ExploreZip virus was discovered today. The variant, known as TROJ_EXPZIPWMPAK, is identical to the original ExploreZip worm in that it is auto-spamming malicious code that destroys data on the infected system.

SMC Launches New Suite of Network Products

Data Return Launches Messaging Solution

Hyperion, Partners Beta-Test OLAP Server

December 1, 1999

Read the Win2K-MCSE Chat Transcript Online

The transcript fo the chat with Microsoft's Certification and Skills Assessment Group has been posted online. Plus, online seminar on the Win2K-MCSE track, direct from Microsoft.

Microsoft Releases Patches for IE, Windows

Microsoft has released two fixes for security vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer and Windows 95 and 98.

Microsoft Announces New Datawarehousing Alliance Members

Microsoft Corp. today announced that a slew of new members have joined its Data Warehousing Alliance 2000.

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