23rd December 2002 Archive

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Countdown to SAP R/3 upgrade deadline

Clock watching

The clock is ticking for users of SAP R/3 versions 3.1i, 4.0b, 4.5b and 4.6b because the enterprise business applications company plans to discontinue support for these editions this time next year, leaving affected customers with a 12-month window in which to start their upgrade. The move will tidy up SAP's product …

Hardware 23 Dec 2002, 09:53
Sybase acquires AvantGo for $38m

And no we still won't have an AvantGo channel

Sybase Inc has acquired leading mobile applications specialist AvantGo Inc for $38m in cash. Brian Vink, VP marketing for Dublin, California-based iAnywhere Solutions Inc, the Sybase subsidiary that will absorb Hayward, California-based AvantGo's portfolio, said the acquisition would strengthen the company's leadership …

Mobile 23 Dec 2002, 09:56
BT titsup exchanges sorted

Broadband Xmas for some

BT has sorted out the problem that caused around ten recently ADSL-enabled exchanges to go titsup. It seems a new class of line card was to blame for the outage which hit hundreds of users who had campaigned to get their exchanges converted to ADSL. BT declined to say which manufacturer is to blame for the fault. The problem …

Telecoms 23 Dec 2002, 10:56
Mobile games will boom as MMS languishes

Talking Strategy

Downloadable games will be a major money-spinner for mobile operators in 2003, but picture messaging will not be as popular as anticipated. These are two of the ten predictions for the global wireless sector in 2003 by research agency Strategy Analytics. Others include SMS and e-mail usage in businesses to continue its rapid …

Mobile 23 Dec 2002, 11:17
Oftel slaps BT over wholesale business broadband charges

Big deal

Oftel has confirmed that it is forcing BT to slash pricing for its wholesale business broadband services. The monster telco has always maintained that its pricing for leased lines was fair. Other operators - and crucially now Oftel - disagreed. Oftel is forcing BT to cut the cost of connection for its partial private circuits …

Telecoms 23 Dec 2002, 19:49
US preps Big Brother Net monitoring

Carnivore on Steroids

The US government is assembling a plan to get ISPs involved in building the most comprehensive Net surveillance system yet created. The idea is put forward in the final version of a report called The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace due to be released early next year, according to the New York Times (free reg req'd). The …

Music and Media 23 Dec 2002, 19:58