NEWS UPDATES
Microsoft to cease host of older products
http://smallbusiness.itworld.com/4397/031215mscease/page_1.html
Microsoft Corp. will stop distributing several older products this week
as a result of a legal settlement with Sun Microsystems in a dispute
over Java, Microsoft said. Among the products that Microsoft will cut
from its distribution channels on Dec. 15 are all versions of Windows 98
except Windows 98 Second Edition; Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server
Edition; all Office 2000 editions; Office XP Developer edition and SQL
Server 7.
Intel to ring in 2004 with delayed Prescott launch
http://www.itworld.com/Comp/2076/021212intel/
Any expectations that Intel Corp.'s next-generation Prescott processor
will make an appearance in 2003 are fading fast as the year winds to a
close. The chip had been expected to make its debut in the fourth
quarter, but only a select number of PC manufacturers will get their
hands on Intel's first 90-nanometer processor before 2004.
Infosecurity wrap: Conference focuses on management, mobility
http://security.itworld.com/4942/031212infowrap/page_1.html
"Management" and "mobility" were words on the tips of many attendees'
tongues at this year's InfoSecurity 2003 Conference and Exhibition here
in New York, as leading security technology vendors displayed products
for managing security devices, combating spam and securing mobile
devices.
Report: IBM to move up to 4,730 software jobs out of U.S.
http://www.itworld.com/Tech/4535/031215ibmjobs/index.html
IBM Corp. plans to move up to 4,730 programming jobs from the U.S. to
India, China and other countries, according to a report published Monday
in the online edition of The Wall Street Journal.
Oracle adds grid and BPM functions to app server
http://utilitycomputing.itworld.com/4829/031215oraclegrid/page_1.html
Oracle Corp. is releasing a substantial upgrade to its application
server software, as part of a planned refresh of the company's entire
product line to support the grid computing model.
Net summit ends but talks continue
http://www.itworld.com/Man/3827/031215netsummit/index.html
As the first-ever global Net summit ended late last week in Geneva five
years after the idea was hatched in Minneapolis, Minnesota, some are
calling it a success, others are labeling it a failure while still
others view it as a bit of both.
IBM services bring grid to publisher
http://utilitycomputing.itworld.com/4829/031212ibmgrid/page_1.html
In a bid to extend the reach of grid computing outside of the academic
and research fields that created it, IBM Corp. has formalized five new
grid services offerings within its IBM Global Services and IBM
Consulting Services groups.
