Unisys heeft een vernieuwende, op open standaarden gebaseerde architectuur aangekondigd die toeleveringsketens inzichtelijker en efficiënter maakt en beter beveiligd. De nieuwe architectuur is gebouwd op het Server System van Microsoft Windows en levert het fundament voor de nieuwe Global Visible Commerce Solutions (Gvcs) van Unisys. [Via Computable RSS]

mySAP All-in-One oplossing optimaliseert racemotoren van tekenbord tot circuit ‘s-Hertogenbosch, 4 oktober 2004 – Team McLaren Mercedes zet een mySAP All-in-One oplossing van SAP businesspartner itelligence in om de engineering- en productieactiviteiten van Mercedes-Ilmor te optimaliseren. Mercedes-Ilmor is de Formule 1-motordivisie van Mercedes Benz. De oplossing, it.automotive, integreert alle data…

Baan details how his new company, Cordys, will compete with SAP, IBM/PeopleSoft and Microsoft in the collaboration market. …Given that Cordys is essentially a startup, how do you anticipate competing against the likes of SAP, IBM and Microsoft? We don’t consider Cordys a startup. A company with 550 employees is…

In another sign of Microsoft’s aggressive push into the search engine market, its Internet division invites “Search Champs” to preview technology and research. [Via eWEEK Technology News]

[Via Computerworld News] More than a year after the German city moved to abandon Microsoft Windows in favor of Linux, city councilors are finally ready to vote on the switch. Who can get hurt is it goes wrong ? It’s only the taxpayers money 🙂

Direct and Related Links for ‘EDIT for PowerPoint’ PowerPoint is another one of those “how did the world function without it?” applications. Personally I still remember what it was like to prepare overhead charts by hand. Slow, basic, amateur looking, and nasty. PowerPoint changed everything…. …If you’re using PowerPoint, then…

Ziff Davis – Opinion: The ongoing intellectual property fight between Furthermore and Miro shows the need to address possible IP conflicts before they become public or courtroom battles. … [Via Yahoo! News – Technology] This is Open Source for you. Fight ’till you drop. This “business model” still has a…

AP – Microsoft Corp. said Friday that small companies and their customers would suffer most if it is forced to remove its digital media software from Windows, while the European Union accused it of being “paternalistic” in trying to decide what’s best for everyone. [Via Yahoo! News – Technology] In…

washingtonpost.com – BlackBerrys and Bluetooth share an embarrassing trait — these two uses of wireless technology have remained stubbornly irrelevant to many mainstream users, despite the benefits they might offer and the hype they often get in the press. [Via Yahoo! News – Technology]

“It’s a poor sort of memory that only works backward.” [Via Quotes of the Day]