======================================================================== TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS DAILY SCOOP http://www.infoworld.com ======================================================================== Monday, November 1, 2004
TOP NEWS STORIES ======================================================================== * Update: Oracle ups bid for PeopleSoft in 'final' offer * SNIA nails down ILM definition * VMware previews virtual server * Macromedia introduces publishing tool for eBay * Ingres r3 open source database ships for Linux, Windows * Seiko Epson develops PC board inkjet technology ADVERTISEMENT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Grid computing: Beyond the hype The promise of grid computing is immense. However, like many powerful concepts, there are dissimilar views and different strategies on how to make this a reality. Get beyond the hype by tuning in now to this new webcast. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9AD435:2B910B2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- UPDATE: ORACLE UPS BID FOR PEOPLESOFT IN 'FINAL' OFFER ======================================================================== Posted November 01, 2004 8:13 AM Pacific Time Oracle Corp. extended what it called its "best and final offer" for rival PeopleSoft Inc. on Monday, increasing its bid from $21 a share to $24 a share and at the same time eliminating some of the conditions. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9AD421:2B910B2 SNIA NAILS DOWN ILM DEFINITION ======================================================================== Posted November 01, 2004 6:00 AM Pacific Time The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) last week detailed its vision of ILM (information lifecycle management), effectively leveling the playing field by providing vendors with a common blueprint from which to build solutions. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9AD42D:2B910B2 VMWARE PREVIEWS VIRTUAL SERVER ======================================================================== Posted November 01, 2004 6:00 AM Pacific Time Hoping to keep the heat on archrival Microsoft, VMware last week gave developers an early glimpse of a new virtual SMP product that allows a single virtual machine to work with up to four physical processors. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9AD42A:2B910B2 MACROMEDIA INTRODUCES PUBLISHING TOOL FOR EBAY ======================================================================== Posted November 01, 2004 5:15 AM Pacific Time Macromedia Inc. plans to announce Monday a special version of its Contribute Web publishing desktop application designed to automate and simplify the creation and modification of eBay Inc. eBay Stores. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9AD423:2B910B2 INGRES R3 OPEN SOURCE DATABASE SHIPS FOR LINUX, WINDOWS ======================================================================== Posted November 01, 2004 5:02 AM Pacific Time Computer Associates International on Monday plans to widen the field for open source alternatives to commercial databases with the general release of the Ingres r3 database on the Linux and Windows platforms. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9AD427:2B910B2 SEIKO EPSON DEVELOPS PC BOARD INKJET TECHNOLOGY ======================================================================== Posted November 01, 2004 4:58 AM Pacific Time Seiko Epson Corp. has developed an inkjet technology that can be used to make circuit boards for about half the cost of normal processes and plans to commercialize it in 2007, the company said at a Tokyo press conference Monday. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9AD43E:2B910B2 ======================================================================== The X Man It's more than intrigue, it's information. If you're looking for the inside story and computer industry gossip you won't find anywhere else, check out "Notes from the Field" by InfoWorld's mystery man, Robert X. Cringely. E-mailed to you every Tuesday. To subscribe, go to http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9AD425:2B910B2 ADVERTISE ======================================================================== For information on advertising, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] UNSUBSCRIBE/MANAGE NEWSLETTERS ======================================================================== To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your e-mail address for any of InfoWorld's e-mail newsletters, go to: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9AD428:2B910B2 To subscribe to InfoWorld.com, or InfoWorld Print, or both, or to renew or correct a problem with any InfoWorld subscription, go to http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9AD430:2B910B2 To view InfoWorld's privacy policy, visit: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=9AD42E:2B910B2 Copyright (C) 2004 InfoWorld Media Group, 501 Second St., San Francisco, CA 94107 This message was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
