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In This Issue
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Bill's, Andy's, and Linus' Enterprise Adventure, Every Week
Sponsored By
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Microsoft Pushes Autonomy, Accountability into Its Divisions
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Microsoft held its financial analysts meeting last week, setting the stage for its fiscal 2004 and setting goals for its technical and sales people and partners to meet as they take on some pretty tough challenges over the next 12 months. During the meeting, Microsoft announced a corporate restructuring that will put chief financial officers at the helm of different Microsoft divisions, giving CEO Steve Ballmer and CFO John Connors more time to focus on larger issues. READ MORE >
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Sun Inks Deal with Tech Data to Push Entry Servers
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Sun Microsystems announced this week that it has signed an alliance with Tech Data, one of the largest computer and electronics distributors in the world, to help it peddle entry servers and storage into the midrange server market. Sun inherited a relationship with Tech Data, based in Clearwater, Florida, a few years ago when it acquired Linux server appliance maker Cobalt. READ MORE >
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Opsware Readies Data Center Intelligence for System 4.0
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Opsware thinks that there is more to managing data centers than reaching out and taking control of machines. With the upcoming release of Opsware System 4.0, Opsware, a publicly traded company that has as a founder Marc Andreesen (who was also a founder of Netscape), is going to add features and hooks into the system management suite that lets it control something else of vital importance at IT shops these days: budget dollars. READ MORE >
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What Are We Going to Do with Java?
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Sun Microsystems held its annual JavaOne conference in San Francisco several weeks ago. The conference always causes everyone to ponder the promise of Java and how it is delivering on that promise. This year's JavaOne was perhaps a little tougher on Sun, with .NET looming large, the dot-com bubble still burning in our eyes after the pop, and the economy generally stinking on ice. But the question remains: What do we do with Java? READ MORE >
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ACUCORP
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Hyperion Buys Brio, Glimpse of BI's Future Provided
by Dan Burger
The shake-out from the announced merger of business intelligence (BI) software companies Hyperion and Brio will get some notice at midrange shops, where Hyperion software is currently installed and where BI projects are being planned by companies that fit mostly into the Fortune 1,000 category. Although the addition of Brio technology will have little initial effect on most small and midsized Windows and Linux shops, the long-term effects could be dramatic. It's easy to imagine this merger being an indicator of future BI directions that all platforms might take. READ MORE >
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As I See It: What You Believe Can Hurt You
by Victor Rozek
What do eggs, drums, gongs, hoes, sheep, ivory, kettles, leather, nails, whale's teeth, and vodka have in common? I suppose it could be stuff found in your teenager's room after the mother of all parties, but it isn't. Give up? All of these items were used as money at one time or another. We don't usually think of money as having multiple faces, but it is not monolithic and never has been. READ MORE >
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Reader Feedback and Insights
We value your feedback and insights. Feel free to send a letter to the editor. Letters may be printed, unless otherwise specified, and edited for clarity or length. READ MORE >
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Editor: Timothy Prickett Morgan
Managing Editor: Shannon Pastore
Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik, Shannon O'Donnell,
Victor Rozek, Hesh Wiener, Alex Woodie
Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Thomas
Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
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