Outsourcing
InternetNews.Com, 4/15/03: 'Selective' IT Outsourcing Takes Hold
By Colin C. Haley
BOSTON -- Hewlett-Packard's sweeping outsourcing contract from Procter & Gamble commanded headlines Friday but others are more cautious, experts at IT Infrastructure & Management Conference & Expo said.
"You will still see a few big multi-billion dollar deals here and there," said Corey Ferengul, a vice president at the IT research firm META Group. "But most companies are looking at the micro level."
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Infoworld, 4/15/03: Protectionism hits the outsourcing industry
Governments consider proposals to curb growth of offshore outsourcing
By John Ribeiro April 15, 2003
BANGALORE, India -- Outsourcing of IT services and back-end business processes to low-cost countries like India , the Philippines , and Ghana is seen as a big money-saver in corporate boardrooms in the U.S. and Europe. But laid-off workers hit by recession look at it differently: Offshore outsourcing is moving jobs outside their countries, and they are pushing policy-makers to put on the brakes.
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Mobile
Infoworld, 4/15/03: Startup lets WLANs use more channels
Administrators can manage many access points together
By Stephen Lawson
SAN FRANCISCO -- Wireless LANs for enterprises are jumping into a new generation that can be managed and built out more like a wired network.
New network gear coming from vendors including Nortel Networks and Airespace lets administrators manage many access points together and apply security rules to groups as needed. This week, access-point hardware is advancing too, with a chipset coming from startup Engim that could let companies get significantly more bandwidth from each access point.
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Wired, 5/03: Beyond Wi-Fi
The 5 next big things.
By Xeni Jardin
Ultrawideband
This superfast, short distance wireless technology promises data speeds 10 times faster than Wi-Fi. It works by transmitting its signal over a wide swath of frequencies, including licensed bands, at such a low power that it doesn't interfere with the other occupants of the spectrum.
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Microsoft
C|net, 4/15/03: Upstarts: Evolution creates second wave
By Paul Festa
Microsoft may have won the browser wars, but a recent proliferation of challengers suggests that the software empire has a long way to go before it wins the peace.
Two reasons are driving the development of alternatives to the ubiquitous Internet Explorer (IE). First, micro-browsers for small hardware such as cell phones and handheld Net devices are challenging Microsoft, which was never able to replicate its desktop dominance in these markets. Second, "open source" developers see new opportunities in browsers that can be customized and perform more functions, as evidenced by the release of Apple Computer's Safari this year.
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Convergence
The Register, 4/15/03: Vivendi director confirms Apple interest in Universal
By Tony Smith
Vivendi Universal has confirmed Apple's interest in buying its Universal Music Group (UMG) subsidiary, but it isn't the only potential bidder and it may have to cough up more cash if it wants the acquisition to succeed.
News that the Mac maker might buy UMG broke last week in the LA Times. The paper claimed the two companies have been in talks since December, and than Apple has hired Morgan Stanley to do due diligence. At that point, neither company would comment on the LA Times' story.
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