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Thursday, July 18, 2002
Companies and Organizations
Mac Users Cry Foul Over Upgrade Fees
It's probable that the introduction of fees for .mac services, and the expense of the upgrade to 10.2 can be justified - but the way Apple is handling the situation is annoying the daylights out of lfans.
Hopes For Security Spending Misplaced
IT security spending disappoints. Despite investors' high expectations for the information security sector after Sept. 11, growth rates have been more blah than bonanza, new data shows. [CNET News.com]
Sun Delivers Update To Identity Management Code
Sun gives face-lift to ID software [ZDNet Tech News]
The Large Print Giveth...
...and the small print taketh away. Roundup of analyst's advice to customers offers insights into common software license hangups.
Linux PC Sales Exceed WalMart Expectations
Linux finds room on Wal-Mart shelves. The lost-cost retailer expands its experiment in selling inexpensive PCs with the introduction of computers with the Mandrake version of Linux pre-installed. [CNET News.com]
HP Throws In EBusiness Towel
HP exits e-business software market. After a two-year effort, Hewlett-Packard kills off its line of e-business software after failing to make inroads into the multibillion-dollar market. [CNET News.com]
Adobe's Photo Strategy "Out Of Focus"
Analysts express concerns that Phtoshop Elements misses its market by being too simple for pros, and too hard for home users.
Ebusiness: Just Resting?
High buzzword quotient, but the data may be useful.
It's probable that the introduction of fees for .mac services, and the expense of the upgrade to 10.2 can be justified - but the way Apple is handling the situation is annoying the daylights out of lfans.
Mac users outraged at iTools, upgrade taxes. Read my lips: pony up [The Register]
Hopes For Security Spending Misplaced
IT security spending disappoints. Despite investors' high expectations for the information security sector after Sept. 11, growth rates have been more blah than bonanza, new data shows. [CNET News.com]
Sun Delivers Update To Identity Management Code
Sun gives face-lift to ID software [ZDNet Tech News]
The Large Print Giveth...
...and the small print taketh away. Roundup of analyst's advice to customers offers insights into common software license hangups.
Software deals--what's in the fine print? [ZDNet Tech News]
Linux PC Sales Exceed WalMart Expectations
Linux finds room on Wal-Mart shelves. The lost-cost retailer expands its experiment in selling inexpensive PCs with the introduction of computers with the Mandrake version of Linux pre-installed. [CNET News.com]
HP Throws In EBusiness Towel
HP exits e-business software market. After a two-year effort, Hewlett-Packard kills off its line of e-business software after failing to make inroads into the multibillion-dollar market. [CNET News.com]
Adobe's Photo Strategy "Out Of Focus"
Analysts express concerns that Phtoshop Elements misses its market by being too simple for pros, and too hard for home users.
Future fuzzy for Adobe camera software. The company announces a new version of its image-editing software, but analysts are concerned Adobe's strategy might be a bit out of focus. [CNET News.com]
Ebusiness: Just Resting?
High buzzword quotient, but the data may be useful.
E-business lives on, says EDS. Poke it with a stick and see if it moves [The Register]