John Blau

Germany's Federal Ministry of the Interior is developing a list of guidelines for federal, state and local governments as well as other public sector agencies interested in migrating their computer systems to open source software, including the Linux operating system.

Germany's Federal Ministry of the Interior is developing a list of guidelines for federal, state and local governments as well as other public sector agencies interested in migrating their computer systems to open source software, including the Linux operating system.

LIVE Linux-Verband e.V., a German association promoting the interests of Linux users and software developers in the country, is mulling whether to drop the German subsidiary of The SCO Group Inc. as a member.

Microsoft Corp. will begin shipping its real-time communications RTC Server 2003 software in the third quarter as the company moves to capture a share of the enterprise instant messaging (IM) and collaboration market.

Next month, business software vendor SAP AG will begin shipping a new version of its SRM (supply relationship management) software with several enhancements, including live auctions and supplier portals.

Deutsche Telekom AG (DT), Europe's largest telecommunications company, reported Thursday a first-quarter profit after selling assets, reducing spending and paying less tax.

French Internet company Wanadoo SA, a unit of France Telecom SA, reported on Monday a 38 per cent year-on-year rise in first-quarter revenue and said it signed up over 250,000 new customers during the quarter.

Cut out the hype, and you're looking at a market for managed Web hosting services in Europe of around US$1 billion by 2005. That may be a far cry from the tens of billions projected during dot-com boom but a figure Frost & Sullivan Inc. believes is realistically achievable.