Oracle's PeopleSoft bid may hit DOJ roadblock
UK representatives for Oracle and rival PeopleSoft have declined to comment on a report that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is preparing a possible antitrust challenge to Oracle's takeover bid for...
View ArticleOracle touts grid computing to open show
Oracle rang in the first day of its OpenWorld European conference series on Monday by touting the growth of grid computing in Europe, followed with the main news of the day: the release of E-Business...
View ArticleOracle apps upgrade to ship within 60 days
Customers will be able to get their hands on the delayed version of Oracle Corp.'s E-Business Suite 11i.10 within 60 days, the company announced Monday, at the opening day of its OpenWorld conference...
View ArticleGartner analysts point out the security you don't need
The plethora of security technologies on the market are enough to overwhelm even the most knowledgeable IT managers, but in sorting through all of the options, it may be helpful to look at what is not...
View ArticleUK biometric ID card plan unveiled in Queen's Speech
The U.K. government's high-tech plans for ID cards using biometric technology was announced Tuesday in the Queen's Speech, amid the traditional pomp and pageantry of the annual opening of the U.K....
View ArticleUK government hit with another large computer failure
IT system failures continued to plague the U.K. government last week, when as many as 80,000 civil servants working for the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) had to deal with what is being...
View ArticleCritics turn up the heat on UK's ID card plan
Concern is mounting in political circles over the U.K. government's plan to couple ID cards that use biometric technology with a massive national database.
View ArticleBill Gates picks up honorary knighthood from Queen
Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates will receive an honorary Knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.
View ArticleUK government withholds EDS checks over IT system
Electronic Data Systems Corp. (EDS) is continuing to experience problems with a welfare case management and telephony system it developed for the U.K. government and as a result, the Plano, Texas,...
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