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SAP, Business Objects in $6.7B Merger


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published October 8, 2007
Deal gives SAP a leg up in the business intelligence and SaaS space.

Making Blades a Sweeter Deal For SMBs


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published June 14, 2007
IBM is looking for some market opportunities with simplified blade offers for the little guys.

IBM, HP Tussle on Server Stats


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published November 22, 2006
And Sun keeps on sneaking up on server leaders.

Myths And Realities of Web Services


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published December 16, 2005
They're the holy grail of computing but you still better beware of their ups and downs.

That Cloud of Uncertainty Over Linux


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published December 1, 2003
UPDATE: Amid the clamor over whether software should be free, an unanswered question remains: Why won't IBM indemnify its customers against SCO's legal claims?

Does 'IT' Not Matter? It So Does!


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published September 5, 2003
A head-banging debate in the technology industry continues, sparked by one headline that dared to say 'IT Doesn't Matter.'

IBM to Manage Supply Chain Apps for Ericsson, Raytheon


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published July 22, 2003
Cost cutting at every turn, phone maker and aviation heavy decide to turn some supply chain applications management over to Big Blue.

IBM, Adobe Team to Improve PKI in PDF


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published July 10, 2003
Embedded security chip in latest ThinkPads helps protect digital certificates by keeping them out of sight of the PC's operating system.

New Service Puts EDS Outside the Enterprise


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published July 8, 2003
Call it an upgrade of its desktop management services: new product offers continuous backup for mobile devices and incorporates PC back-up policies.

Losing Your Web Host Company? AT&T is Calling


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published June 17, 2003
Telco sweetens its terms for customers worried about whether their own Web hosting company can survive.

Software On-Demand, Pricing by the Byte?


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published June 2, 2003
Not everyone in the tech world is convinced that software providers will have an easy time offering applications 'by the drink' or that companies are ready to buy technology on demand.

Microsoft Alters Licensing Plan, Drops Office XP Price


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published May 29, 2003
Microsoft alters its Software Assurance program and drops the pricing on Office XP in response to customer concerns. Experts wonder if it might be a lob at Linux.

Palmisano Outlines IT's Big On Demand Picture


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published May 16, 2003
Big Blue's CEO Sam Palmisano discusses the company's big picture view about the shift to on-demand computing.

Analysts Expect Software Bounce in 04


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published May 15, 2003
At a NY tech conference, US Bancorp Piper Jaffray analysts discuss drivers that could put a bounce back IT spending next year -- how big a bounce, however, no one's saying.

Rough Sailing For EDS's Navy Contract


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published May 8, 2003
Struggling computer services company takes a multi-million writedown on its $7 billion outsourcing deal with the Navy.

'Simple' is Key to Web Services Best Practice


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published April 24, 2003
It may be early in the Web services movement, but keep your eye out for some 'do's and don'ts' that are emerging, an IBM executive says.

Building Warships With 'On Demand' Supply Chains


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published April 21, 2003
On the heels of a new ad campaign touting Big Blue's on-demand services, a major contract announcement with Electric Boat.

It's HP By a Nose in the 'On-Demand' Race


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published April 18, 2003
HP has the edge over IBM in offering utility-like computing services; but IBM has the chops to eventually dominate the trend, according to recent research reports.

EDS Moves Into Digital Asset Management


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published April 3, 2003
With a former McKinsey consulting executive at the helm, the computer services giant unveils a new consulting practice for media and entertainment clients.

Motorola, CSC in $1.6B Outsourcing Pact


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published March 27, 2003
Wireless phone maker joins the move to go outside with IT service providers in order to rein in internal costs.

Gartner: Half of Outsourcing Deals Disappoint


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published March 25, 2003
New report says a gap exists between what enterprises expect and what they get.

Intel's New Wireless Platform: Centrino


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published March 12, 2003
The chip-making giant launches its wireless-networking architecture for the latest generation of laptops, and carries the hopes of the tech industry with it.

HP Outlines Web Services Investments


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published March 3, 2003
Carly Fiorina makes the case for HP's commitment to the management of Web Services applications at BEA's eWorld event.

AP Digital to License 'Push' Software


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published January 7, 2003
The 154-year-old news organization rolls out new 'push' technologies as part of its investment in Web Services protocols and new distribution systems.

A Top 10 Tech List for 2003


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published January 3, 2003
Despite the difficult outlooks for technology spending in the coming year, innovation marches on. We think these ten areas will be among the big tech stories of 2003.

AOL Wins Legal Round Against Spammers


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published December 16, 2002
ISP wins a legal round against CN Productions, a long-running nemesis notorious for sending pornographic e-mails to AOL members.

Computer Sciences Acquires DynCorp


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published December 13, 2002
The merger of two major government-focused IT firms gives CSC stronger footing in the race for homeland security contracts.

Identity Theft Case Called Largest Ever


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published November 26, 2002
The feds round up three people charged with stealing credit information and identities of more than 30,000 consumers.

IBM Shifting $1 Billion to Services R&D


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published November 20, 2002
Big Blue plans to create a new R&D division to focus exclusively on on-demand computing systems, as part of its shift to offer customers these services.

Download Card: 0, Bon Jovi: 1


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published October 8, 2002
Rock group Bon Jovi's online promotion using PIN technology to market its new CD kicks off after a judge rules against a bid to shut it down. Download Card vows to press on.

Disaster Recovery: IT's Money Where Its Mouth Is?


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published September 10, 2002
After 9/11, CIOs know it's vital to implement disaster recovery. Too often, however, the costs are beyond their scope.

'True' Broadband Can Grow GDP: Gartner


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published August 27, 2002
The promise of new economies growing from advanced communications lives, but Gartner Dataquest says it will take years for backbone providers to make the transition to 'true' broadband speeds.

Managed Telecom Grows Amid Telco Rubble


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published August 19, 2002
As telecom firms declare bankruptcy, a new breed of telco provider gives users peace of mind.

Gates Plugs Office XP in New York Appearance


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Erin Joyce

 | CIO Insights Article Published May 31, 2001
Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates unveiled the much-touted Office XP suite today in New York. The package has been billed as the Redmond giant's first big step away from desktop software and toward centralized software and services. The question is, how much return will businesses get on the new licensing fees they can expect to pay in the coming months?

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