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Volume 13, Number 2 -- January 12, 2004


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    IT Industry Execs Slam Education, Dodge Offshoring
    by Timothy Prickett Morgan

    The battleground for the hearts and minds of the U.S. Congress was set last week, when the Computer Systems Policy Project, an affiliation of CEOs in the high-tech industry that was founded in 1989 and champions the causes of these companies, weighed in on the hot topics of the educational system, globalization, and offshoring. CSPP issued a report on how the United States could remain competitive, but it is clearly just the first salvo in what will be a sustained lobbying campaign in Washington to try to encourage Congress to see these issues the way the CEOs do. READ MORE >

    IDC Says JDE Users Have Favorable Views of PeopleSoft
    by Timothy Prickett Morgan

    It's been six months since enterprise application vendor PeopleSoft launched a $1.7 billion deal to acquire J.D. Edwards. So how is PeopleSoft doing? If the indications from a recent study by IDC are any sign, PeopleSoft is doing alright but has some difficulties to address as it integrates JDE's products and customers into the PeopleSoft world. READ MORE >

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    IBM Moves Fast on J2EE 1.4 Spec with WebSphere 6 Preview
    by Alex Woodie

    IBM recently issued a preview of its next WebSphere middleware release, which will support the latest Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) Version 1.4 specs. The preview, called WebSphere Application Server Technology for Developers Version 6, was made available for download from IBM's developerWorks Web site on December 19, and it's the only J2EE Version 1.4-compliant Java application server besides the developer release Sun Microsystems made available in December. READ MORE >

    Shaking IT Up: Is the Sunset Better in France?
    by Kevin Vandever

    Is the sunset better in France than in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, or Peoria? It may seem like a strange question, but most of us working a professional life (either in IT or in any other office environment) probably don't know. It's not because we have never been to Paris or Marseilles, but because we can't remember the last time we saw the sun set in our home town. We work like farmers, from sun up to sun down, but we are inside, so we don't know what the sun set is like. READ MORE >

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    But Wait, There's More

    Get the Latest OS/400 PTF Guide . . . Teamstudio Sells Screensurfer Line to Inventu . . . JDA Says Revenues Up, Profits Down in Q4 . . . Open Source Databases Picking Up Steam, Says Evans Data . . . Intentia to Sell 26 % Share to California Venture Firm Headed by Former i2 Execs . . . RFID Spending to Grow Rapidly Through 2005, Says IDC . . . COMMON Setting Up Booths at J.D. Edwards User Group and LinuxWorld Conferences . . . Critical Vulnerability in Linux Discovered by Polish Researchers . . . READ MORE >




    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 >


    Editor: Timothy Prickett Morgan
    Managing Editor: Shannon Pastore
    Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik, Kevin Vandever,
    Shannon O'Donnell, Victor Rozek, Hesh Wiener, Alex Woodie
    Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Thomas
    Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
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    THIS ISSUE
    SPONSORED BY:

    Bytware
    SoftLanding Systems
    ASNA
    Cosyn Software
    WorksRight Software


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    CONTENTS
    IT Industry Execs Slam Education, Dodge Offshoring

    IDC Says JDE Users Have Favorable Views of PeopleSoft

    IBM Moves Fast on J2EE 1.4 Spec with WebSphere 6 Preview

    Shaking IT Up: Is the Sunset Better in France?

    But Wait, There's More





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