Plugged In: Web Software Delivery Takes Baby Steps 9/21/99, Reuters, ExciteNews. Increasingly, companies are parking their software and other products on the Internet, to allow clients to tap in and use the software without actually buying physical copies on discs to plug into each employee's computer. news.excite.com/news/r/990921/02/net-pluggedin?printstory=1
Oracle conference to highlight Net push 9/26/99, Melanie Austria Farmer, CNET News.com. At its Oracle Applications User Group conference, which kicks off today in Orlando, Florida, Oracle plans to unveil 11i, its suite of financial and human resources applications revamped for use on the Internet. The software is slated for general availability during the first quarter of next year and will ship to a limited number of customers in November. news.cnet.com/news/0-1008-202-201228.html
Want a Shock? Do the Numbers Online 9/26/99, George Hager, Washington Post. Anyone musing about the idea of retirement would do well to consult any of these programs, all of which perform the complex calculations--Am I saving enough? How long will my savings last? How long until I can retire?--that will let you know whether you're on track. www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-09/26/098l-092699-idx.html
Linux founder sees software price crash 9/23/99, Roland Moller, REUTERS. It's only a matter of time before computer software prices crash when the need for constant upgrades disappear, leading computer and software expert Linus Torvalds said on Thursday. www.uniontrib.com/news/computing/990923-808-tech-linux.html
Win2k everywhere: 70 per cent of you will upgrade 9/28/99, John Lettice, The Register. Further evidence has emerged of Microsoft's determination to push Windows 2000 hard when it finally ships. Group VP Jeff Raikes yesterday told an investment conference that he expects 70 per cent of existing Windows machines will be upgraded. www.theregister.co.uk/990928-000016.html
Windows 2000 Reality Check 9/29/99, Jesse Berst, ZDNet. Back in the mid-90s, Microsoft told us the next version of Windows NT would be the Mother of All Operating Systems: Robust, stable, easier to use. Today, the story looks different: When Win2000 appears, it will be a compromise, with many promised features still missing. www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/cgi-bin/print_story.cgi?story=story_3874
New Net filtering software unveiled 9/27/99, Jenifer K. Nii, Deseret News. Content Inspector allows a network administrator to block Internet sites by topic (pornography, "tasteless" material, hate crimes, entertainment, sports or investments), or by Internet protocol address. It also can scan for viruses and block out banners, pop-up advertisements and "cookies." deseretnews.com/dn/print/1,1442,115012014,00.html?
E-Marketplace Simplifies Software Buying 9/27/99, Richard Karpinski, InternetWeek. Intraware on Monday expanded its e-marketplace to better help IT managers purchase and download enterprise-class software. While many online software stores, such as Beyond.com or Outpost.com, focus on the consumer market, Intraware features a software selection and site features aimed directly at IT buyers, said Peter Jackson, president and CEO of Intraware. www.techweb.com/printableArticle?doc_id=TWB19990927S0021
Anti Software Piracy Ads Entice Tattlers 9/24/99, Mo Krochmal, TechWeb. An advertising campaign against software piracy started in New York in July has yielded dozens of leads from workers willing to tattle on their companies. www.techweb.com/printableArticle?doc_id=TWB19990924S0003
Oracle Portal Software Unifies Apps, Data 9/23/99, Robin Schreier Hohman, InternetWeek. Oracle on Wednesday is unveiling an out-of-the-box framework that brings together into a unified portal setting all corporate information sources and applications. www.techweb.com/printableArticle?doc_id=TWB19990922S0008
