Joris Evers

A flaw in the way Microsoft Windows 2000 and NT 4.0 server operating systems authenticate users across domains could allow somebody with administrator privileges to extend that power to other domains, Microsoft has warned.

Oracle Corp. on Tuesday laid out some customer requirements for the recently announced flat pricing model on its E-Business Suite 11i and changed the user definitions it had given last week as part of the terms for eligibility.

L.M. Ericsson Telephone Co., one of the world's biggest telecommunication-equipment makers, on Friday reported another quarterly loss and warned 2002 will be challenging, especially in first the six months.

Oracle Corp.'s simplified pricing model for the E-Business Suite 11i so far is causing confusion instead of clarity, and the Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG) plans to raise the issue with Oracle later this week.

New, simplified pricing for Oracle Corp.'s 11i applications suite was announced in Amsterdam Thursday at Oracle AppsWorld by chairman and chief executive officer Larry Ellison. Effective now, customers will pay US$4,000 per power user, and $400 per casual user for use of the software.

Oracle Corp. and its independent Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG) are mending their relationship, but not all differences have been resolved, the group said Wednesday.

Oracle Corp. and its independent Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG) are mending their relationship, but not all differences have been resolved, the group said Wednesday.

IT services and consulting firm Accenture Ltd. and software maker Siebel Systems Inc. have forged an alliance to target public-sector agencies worldwide, the companies said Monday.