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Adaptec, a global leader in innovative storage solutions, has partnered with Microsoft Corporation to offer support for Windows Media Audio format in their industry-leading CD recording software applications. This collaboration enables music fans to easily create custom audio CDs for car and home stereo systems, using Microsoft's Windows
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Manugistics Group, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent supply chain solutions, has announced that it will power CPG3, a new Web-based supply chain solution launching by Advantage Sales & Marketing LLC. CPG3's capabilities will be targeted at the over 3,000 manufacturer clients served by Advantage, a North
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Manugistics Group, Inc and IBM have announced a Supply Chain Collaboration solution designed to help mid-size companies improve product visibility and flow, maximize customer service, reduce costs, and increase sales. The solution, a joint effort between the two companies, incorporates Manugistics software and IBM platform technology, and is targeted at
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc., the world's leading supplier of electronic design products and services, announced that Philips Semiconductors has adopted Cadence SP&R (synthesis/place-and-route) into their qualified design flow. Philips designs a wide variety of ASICs and systems-on-chips (SOCs) and has chosen Cadence SP&R
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Autodesk, a leader in design and digital content creation, has announced AutoCAD 2000i, a new platform for Internet-driven design. AutoCAD 2000i is the Internet edition of Autodesk's flagship product, AutoCAD, and is designed to improve communication and collaboration throughout the customer's organization. The new platform offers
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Microsoft has agreed to limit its investment in UK cable operator Telewest to a minority stake, abandoning plans for joint control with Liberty Media, in a move welcomed by the European Commission. The Commission had expressed concerns that the deal could stifle competition in the digital set-top box market. This
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The troubled British computer game developer Eidos is being aggressively pursued by French software conglomerate Infogrames Entertainment. Industry insiders have confirmed that the two companies are engaged in talks for a potential all-share merger, with Infogrames poised to offer approximately 700p per Eidos share. This valuation would place Eidos'
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Driveway, a leading provider of Internet-based file storage, has partnered with CAT Technology to design and build a highly available and scalable infrastructure for its Internet storage and management service. The system is powered by products from leading technology companies, including Cisco Systems, Sun Microsystems, EMC Corp., Veritas Software, Oracle
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The Server Software Division of the Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. announced that Oracle8i, the industry's first database designed for the Internet, is now certified for UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters, an advanced clustering software for the Intel platform. This certification enables businesses to achieve optimum fail-over and maximum availability
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Robertson Stephens, a leading investment bank focused on growth companies, has issued research reports on Oracle Corp., CacheFlow Inc., and Pacific Gulf Properties. The reports provide analysis and recommendations on the companies' financial health, growth prospects, and market opportunities. The reports highlight Oracle's strong financial performance in
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Standard & Poor's has maintained its four-star recommendation on Oracle Corp's shares, citing the company's significant earnings per share (EPS) upside potential. Despite a high price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, analyst Brian Goodstadt believes Oracle's continued margin improvement and integrated suite strategy will
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Microsoft Corp. is asking for more time to respond to the government's request to fast-track its landmark antitrust case to the US Supreme Court, citing the need to address "factual, legal and procedural errors" in the District Court's decision. The company is seeking to
