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Computerworld Enterprise Software
August 26, 2004
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In this issue:
* What You Need To Know About Windows XP SP2
* OS Blog: More On XP SP2
* J.D. Edwards Users Still Aren't Sold On PeopleSoft's Takeover
* Sidebar: Acquisition's Long-Term Effect Is Still An Open Question, Analysts Say
* Sidebar: Users Have More Choices, Better Support, PeopleSoft Exec Says
* Backing Up The Edge
* HP To Offer Vulnerability Scanning Service As Part Of IT Security Push
* HP Shelves Virus-throttling Product
* SAP To Deliver HR Upgrade For U.S. Postal Service
* Microsoft Wraps Up MOM 2005 Management Tool
* EDS Picks Siebel As Its Preferred CRM Vendor
* Broadcaster Sues EDS Over CRM Contract
* Software Flight Plan
* The Power Of No
* Utility To Make IT Framework Open-source
* Actuate Moves To Take Enterprise Reporting To Open-source
* Linux Wins Heart Of Global SAP User
* OSDL Introduces Improved Linux Kernel Development Tool
* Apple Remote Desktop 2 'Well Worth The Money'
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What You Need To Know About Windows XP SP2
Service Pack 2 could have some unexpected consequences on your
company's applications, mobile workers and more. Two Avanade
consultants offer advice on how to prepare.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95390,00.html?nlid=ES
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OS Blog: More On XP SP2
The latest on Windows XP Service Pack 2 from around the Web.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,74564,00.html?nlid=ES
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J.D. Edwards Users Still Aren't Sold On PeopleSoft's Takeover
Based on interviews with J.D. Edwards users and an informal poll
conducted by Computerworld, PeopleSoft has yet to win over the
new customer base that it inherited after buying its former competitor
12 months ago.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95412,00.html?nlid=ES
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Sidebar: Acquisition's Long-Term Effect Is Still An Open Question, Analysts Say
One year after PeopleSoft completed its acquisition of J.D. Edwards,
analysts say it's still too early to be sure what the deal will
ultimately mean for the software vendor and its rivals in the business
applications market.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95407,00.html?nlid=ES
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Sidebar: Users Have More Choices, Better Support, PeopleSoft Exec Says
Ram Gupta, executive vice president of products and technology at
PeopleSoft, says in an interview that the company has increased
development of the applications acquired when it bought J.D. Edwards
and improved the technical support available to users of the products.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95413,00.html?nlid=ES
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Backing Up The Edge
Companies are beginning to throw out tape drives at branch offices in
favor of network backup technologies that centralize backup functions.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95356,00.html?nlid=ES
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HP To Offer Vulnerability Scanning Service As Part Of IT Security Push
By year's end, Hewlett-Packard plans to roll out a service designed to
help IT managers proactively detect and fix security flaws that could
be used to infiltrate or launch attacks against their networks.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95397,00.html?nlid=ES
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HP Shelves Virus-throttling Product
Virus Throttler, unveiled by HP in February, was one of two new
security services developed by company researchers that debuted at the
RSA Security Conference.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95455,00.html?nlid=ES
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SAP To Deliver HR Upgrade For U.S. Postal Service
The U.S. Postal Service is about to get a $35 million Web-based human
resources application makeover, based on the mySAP Business Suite from
applications vendor SAP AG.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95431,00.html?nlid=ES
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Microsoft Wraps Up MOM 2005 Management Tool
Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 offers new features such as graphical
systems views and enhanced reporting tools, and has been designed to be
easier to deploy than its predecessor.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95475,00.html?nlid=ES
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EDS Picks Siebel As Its Preferred CRM Vendor
After a turbulent period of lackluster revenue, management changes and
layoffs, EDS is trying to reposition itself by developing
industry-tailored packaged systems for handling common business
processes.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95427,00.html?nlid=ES
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Broadcaster Sues EDS Over CRM Contract
London-based British Sky Broadcasting Group, which terminated a CRM
development deal with Electronic Data Systems in 2002 and brought the
IT work in-house, has now filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit seeking
unspecified damages from the vendor.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95398,00.html?nlid=ES
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Software Flight Plan
Gen. Paul D. Nielsen, the newly appointed CEO and director of Carnegie
Mellon's Software Engineering Institute, talks about how his work in
the military can be applied to commercial IT and about his agenda for
the SEI.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95341,00.html?nlid=ES
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The Power Of No
Frankly Speaking: Frank Hayes notes that when it comes to negotiating
with vendors, if you can't walk away from the table, you have no
leverage at all.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95395,00.html?nlid=ES
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Utility To Make IT Framework Open-source
Electric utility Duke Power plans to release a homegrown application
framework under an open-source license, a move that an IT manager at
the company described as "an experiment to see how much value can be
gained from the open-source community."
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95419,00.html?nlid=ES
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Actuate Moves To Take Enterprise Reporting To Open-source
Business intelligence software vendor Actuate is teaming up with the
open-source movement in an effort to give its applications more
exposure in the marketplace.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95456,00.html?nlid=ES
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Linux Wins Heart Of Global SAP User
Switzerland's Endress+Hauser (International) Holding AG, a global
supplier of process control systems, has migrated all its business
applications from SAP AG to a mainframe running the open-source Linux
operating system.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95353,00.html?nlid=ES
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OSDL Introduces Improved Linux Kernel Development Tool
Open Source Development Lab has upgraded a key Linux kernel development
tool, the Scalable Test Platform, with new features to improve
simulations of enterprise data centers on the Linux kernel.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95346,00.html?nlid=ES
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Apple Remote Desktop 2 'Well Worth The Money'
Computerworld columnist Yuval Kossovksy takes Apple Remote
Desktop 2 out for a spin and finds that its new management features
make it an upgrade well worth considering.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,95348,00.html?nlid=ES
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web-enable critical business processes without new staff or Java
experts.
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