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Oracle boosted earnings in its first quarter, with net income rising 28 percent to $440 million, but it did so largely as a result of internal cost controls put in place during 2002. Revenues in the latest quarter barely increased, up just 2 percent to $2.07 billion, while new license sales actually...

Saying his company's hostile bid to acquire PeopleSoft is anything but dead, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has stated he remains committed to seeing the deal through to the end. Meanwhile, rival IBM reportedly has told the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust division, which is weighing whether or not ...

When it comes to e-commerce software, IBM's WebSphere still reigns supreme. With market share of about 20 percent, the software giant has successfully fended off competition from feisty software integrators. However, competitive pressure has prompted major changes to the product line. For example, B...

After flooding ISPs and universities with thousands of subpoenas targeting individual consumers, the Recording Industry Association of America has moved from threats to open warfare, filing 261 lawsuits against those whom it terms the most egregious offenders -- users caught sharing more than 1,000 ...

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is planning to offer file swappers a reprieve from prosecution, provided they adhere to certain conditions, according to published reports. People who have illegally downloaded copyrighted music files allegedly would be required to destroy all of ...

PeopleSoft has laid out plans to integrate newly acquired J.D. Edwards, saying it will cut about 900 workers and consolidate offices. PeopleSoft CFO Kevin Parker said the moves will save the company as much as $207 million per year going forward. The job cuts will amount to a 7 percent reduction in ...

As spammers dream up new strategies for slithering into e-mail inboxes, their counterparts, anti-spam software developers, are on the lookout for new ways to stop them cold. The latest tactic, called challenge-response, requires an e-mailer to verify his or her identity before being added to a "whit...

In part 1 of this two-part article, the E-Commerce Times focused on Web metrics in general, and how they can boost a company's bottom line. In part two, we look at how one specific company -- Eddie Bauer, which has topped the Keynote Web performance rankings for three weeks straight -- has used Web ...

EBay, Amazon.com and Microsoft are among a group of companies that will work together to fight online identity theft by educating the public about risks. The coalition is being shepherded into existence by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA). ITAA president Harris N. Miller told...

As recently as the late 1990s, a simple counter provided the only metric most Web site operators were interested in -- how many people had visited their sites. However, as e-commerce has matured and evolved, so has Web performance measurement. With customers increasingly judging offline companies on...

Saying continued reliance on Microsoft and its Windows operating system threatens their local economies, government leaders in Japan, China and Korea may be considering a plan to develop an alternative to the world's most popular computer OS. Such a move would underscore the desire of many foreign c...

Fueled by sales of Intel-based computers and Linux machines, IBM has reclaimed the lead in the worldwide server market, ousting Hewlett-Packard from the top spot and extending its lead over onetime leader Sun, according to new data from research firm IDC. This jockeying for position came amid a stro...

Although the United States is still largely a dial-up country, it seems inevitable that dial-up will give way to faster DSL and cable technologies as time passes. Implications of this shift are significant for independent ISPs, which built their business around providing dial-up service. Because the...

Hoping to squelch Oracle's hostile takeover attempt and alter the face of the software industry, PeopleSoft has released what it says is evidence that Oracle's proposed purchase is intended primarily to harm the smaller company's business. The new evidence renews debate over Oracle's true intentions...

Leaving little doubt about its commitment to solidify its position in the Asian marketplace, Intel has said it will start work early next year on a new testing and assembly plant in mainland China. The plant, to be located in Chengdu, will employ 675 people at first, Intel said, and could be operati...