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In a move apparently designed to quell fears about widespread outsourcing of U.S.-based tech jobs to other countries, IBM has established a $25 million worker retraining fund. The fund, dubbed the Human Capital Alliance, will be made available to IBM workers whose current positions or skill-sets are...

Since the last U.S. presidential election, e-business has evolved from dot-com buzzword into thriving industry, and it is difficult to ignore its increasing impact on the world economic scene. As the 2004 presidential campaigns heat up, therefore, it seems logical to question where the leading candi...

The plague of malware appears to be escalating worldwide. As a worm variant called Netsky.D bombards e-mail inboxes around the globe, an even newer version, Netsky.E, already is being analyzed, according to Joe Hartmann, director of North America antivirus research at Trend Micro. "There has been a ...

Microsoft and eBay have forged an alliance to work together, making it easier for third-party software developers to build tools that can improve the auction experience for power sellers and buyers. The tools will use basic Web services to more closely tie Microsoft Office 2003 applications, such as...

As online commerce becomes an everyday part of many consumers' lives, some companies are switching their focus from attracting new customers -- from an ever-decreasing pool of potential recruits -- to rewarding frequent shoppers. Transferring loyalty programs to the Internet, however, has proven to ...

Microsoft has revealed it is considering rolling out an enhanced version of Windows XP, a move widely viewed as a way to bridge what could be a longer-than-expected wait for its next-generation Longhorn platform. Executives at the Redmond, Washington-based software company said the project, known as...

The U.S. Department of Justice has delivered a body blow to Oracle's languishing hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft, suing to block the $9.4 billion deal because it reportedly would result in higher prices, less innovation and fewer choices. "We believe this transaction is anticompetitive -- pure a...

Major Internet security vendors have formed a lobbying group, the Cyber Security Industry Alliance, to give their industry representation in Washington, D.C., amid continued fears about the United States' critical information infrastructure. The CSIA, to be based in Massachusetts, will form committe...

Sun Microsystems has announced it will expand its HP Away program in a bid to lure Hewlett-Packard's Unix customers. The company will dangle its own Unix operating system, Solaris, as an alternative to HP-UX. Sun is dangling several carrots to attract HP customers, including free two-week migration ...

In the past, enterprises too often adopted an application strategy that consisted of blindly throwing money at software vendors. Not surprisingly, this was an unwise use of capital. Now, with budgets tight and ROI paramount, companies must define their business processes internally before talking to...

The latest iteration of the MyDoom worm, "MyDoom.F," has Internet security experts worried because, in addition to triggering denial-of-service attacks, it also can delete files from infected computers. MyDoom.F was first identified last Friday and has picked up steam in just the last few days, Soph...

Hewlett-Packard has said it will introduce a line of servers preloaded with Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron chips, making it the latest major computer vendor to back Intel's top rival. HP's move comes on the heels of decisions by IBM and Sun Microsystems to begin shipping machines with Opteron proce...

There has been so much buzz in recent years about various enterprise applications -- ERP, CRM, SCM, PLM and more -- that it is no wonder many executives feel underinformed and overwhelmed. "You could take all 26 letters of the alphabet, throw them up in the air, and get something else," Bruce Hudson...

After its successful push into the consumer electronics space in 2003, Gateway's branded introduction to the professional services space is problematic, according to Yankee Group SMB senior analyst Mike Lauricella. Specifically, Lauricella expressed doubts about Gateway's ability to tap into the lar...

Microsoft and RSA Security have said they will work together to develop authentication technology, making it easier to secure Windows and keep sensitive corporate information safe. The announcement came at RSA's annual security conference in San Francisco. Specifically, Microsoft will use RSA's Secu...