Today's News: Does outsourcing really matter?

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June 02, 2004 Published by  SearchDomino.com Today's News Issue Sponsored By: SearchDomino.com IN THIS ISSUE: Offshore outsourcing backlash: Much ado about little? IBM highlights innovation centers IBM server sales strong, but Dell closes in More headlines How to fake a relational database in Notes When outsourcing attacks Offshore outsourcing backlash: Much ado about little? [SearchCIO.com] Analysts and an IT trade group claim that the U.S. has a lot to gain and a little to lose with offshore outsourcing. But the companies that have the most to gain may be fueling the backlash fire with their silence. MORE INFO: Learn about the hidden costs of offshore outsourcing Check out our editors' debate on outsourcing SearchDomino.com Whether you need Systems Integration, Security, or Storage solutions, you'll find it all in SearchDomino.com Product & Vendor Guide. Powered by KnowledgeStorm, this is the most comprehensive collection of solutions on the web. Go there now! IBM highlights innovation centers [e-Pro Magazine] In an effort to enable its business partners and application developers around the world, IBM is highlighting its 25 Innovation Centers, which provide access to Big Blue's development and testing resources. IBM server sales strong, but Dell closes in [Search400.com] IBM continues to grow its market leadership in server, database and software revenue -- proof if you restructure your entire company then throw billions into making it work, the effort will eventually pay off. More headlines [From around the Web] IBM lands business services deals (CNET) Jail term for spammer raises legal issues (SearchExchange.com) TIPS: How to fake a relational database in Notes This tip for tracking field changes lets you update documents related to those you've already saved. So, if customer data (such as an address) changes, saving changed fields to an "agent_initializer" triggers an agent that automatically updates existing documents to show the new address. ASK THE EXPERTS: Ask Andre Guirard: Use Java to generate an appointment in a Domino calendar Dear Andre: How can I generate an appointment in a Domino calendar created through a Java program? Click here for Andre's expert response. TOPICS: Discussion Forum: Notes:// not clickable in Outlook "Hennie" writes: I need to have a link in an automated Outlook e-mail launch a Lotus Notes document. I can generate the link, but the problem is that Outlook does not recognise it as a clickable link -- i.e. it does not turn blue/underlined. It only sees it as text. If I change "notes" to "http," it immediately recognizes it as a clickable link. Anybody have a clue? Know a solution? Share your thoughts with this programming peer in need! When outsourcing attacks [The Register] If you're going to outsource, make sure your nose is super clean. More importantly, make sure your computer is super clean and your hard drive is fully clothed. Bank of Ireland CEO Michael Soden quit last week after admitting he looked at adult Web sites on his office computer. It turns out, the people who found the smut (during "routine maintenance") are the same irate IT people Soden outsourced to Hewlett-Packard. Evidently, they didn't want to be HP employees and lose their cool bank perks. Could they have been out to get the CEO? Who knows, but one thing is for certain -- you won't read this in any of HP's outsourcing brochures. Read the story Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Free E-Newsletters! Select e-newsletters you would like to receive via e-mail! SearchDomino: Domino & WebSphere Strategies Not a Member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by SearchDomino.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Today's News": Go to unsubscribe: http://searchDomino.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-201 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: SearchDomino MemberServices 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494