Technology & Business Daily Scoop - January 24, 2005

======================================================================== TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS DAILY SCOOP http://www.infoworld.com ======================================================================== Monday, January 24, 2005 IN THIS ISSUE * Compuware, Borland boost development wares * McAfee updates IntruShield line * Microsoft backs off appeal on EU sanctions * CA CEO-to-be begins revamp * Analyst fuels talk of Google telephony service * HP may farm out Fiorina's job duties, says report -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ADVERTISEMENT MARKET UPDATE: SLM/BSM TECHNOLOGIES: AN ANALYST ARTICLE Find out why "Forrester believes that BMC Software currently has the strongest overall strategy of the ?Big Four? in the overall infrastructure management space." (Market Update: SLM/BSM Technologies, Forrester Research, Inc., November 2004.) Learn this and more when you download your complimentary analyst article from BMC Software. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B276B5:353CA35 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ======================================================================== COMPUWARE, BORLAND BOOST DEVELOPMENT WARES Looking to extend java support across the application lifecycle, Compuware has injected new functionality into its Java development wares. Meanwhile, Borland Software has acquired TeraQuest Metrics in an effort to improve its application development process. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B276AD:353CA35 ======================================================================== MCAFEE UPDATES INTRUSHIELD LINE McAfee has updated its line of network intrusion prevention system (IPS) products with two new IntruShield hardware appliances for large enterprises and Internet service providers (ISPs). http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B276AA:353CA35 ======================================================================== MICROSOFT BACKS OFF APPEAL ON EU SANCTIONS BRUSSELS -- Microsoft has decided not to appeal a ruling by an European Union (E.U.) judge that upholds sanctions imposed on the company by the European Commission, a spokesman for the firm confirmed on Monday. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B276A7:353CA35 ======================================================================== -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ADVERTISEMENT INFOWORLD WEBCAST: FOUR EXCUSES FOR UPGRADING YOUR NETWORK InfoWorld's CTO Chad Dickerson discusses four technologies that you may want to consider when upgrading your network. This webcast is tailored to small- and mid-sized businesses looking to leverage enterprise-class technologies, like VoIP, SANs, Gigabit Ethernet and enterprise-class security, on a fraction of the budget typically required. Chad relates his experiences as a columnist and technologies. A companion webcast to P.J. Connolly's article "Small Networks Bulk Up." Sponsored by Cisco Systems. Register and view now. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B276C0:353CA35 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ======================================================================== CA CEO-TO-BE BEGINS REVAMP Incoming Computer Associates International (CA) Chief Executive Officer John Swainson made his first executive changes at the company last week by shuffling two of its top executives. Swainson placed company veteran Russell Artzt in charge of CA's product portfolio and moved CA's previous top products executive, Mark Barrenechea, to the newly created position of executive vice president of technology strategy and chief technology architect. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B276AC:353CA35 ======================================================================== ANALYST FUELS TALK OF GOOGLE TELEPHONY SERVICE PARIS - Comments from a U.K. industry analyst have added to speculation that Google Inc. is planning to offer a voice-over-Internet Protocol (VOIP) telephony service. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B276AB:353CA35 ======================================================================== HP MAY FARM OUT FIORINA'S JOB DUTIES, SAYS REPORT Hewlett-Packard's board of directors is considering a plan that would redistribute some of the day-to-day responsibilities of its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Carly Fiorina to other HP executives, due in part to the board's displeasure with the company's uneven performance, according to a report published Monday. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B276A8:353CA35 ====================================================================== -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ADVERTISEMENT THE COMPLETE 2004 INFOWORLD TEST CENTER REVIEWS What were the best and worst products of 2004? 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