Peter Sayer

Microsoft Corp. released a patch for a number of flaws in its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser Wednesday, including two it rated critical for some versions of the browser, which could enable an attacker to take control of a user's computer.

IBM Corp. will add some grid-computing capabilities to the Enterprise edition of its WebSphere Application Server on Friday, allowing companies to squeeze more performance from disparate Web applications running on clusters of servers through better load balancing, it announced Monday.

Oracle Corp. has given PeopleSoft Inc. shareholders an extra 11 days to accept its offer to acquire all common stock of PeopleSoft, and announced that the holders of one in nine shares have so far accepted the deal. The deadline to accept the tender offer is now midnight Eastern time on July 18, Oracle announced Thursday

Mobile database software developer iAnywhere Solutions Inc. will update its SQL Anywhere Studio to Version 9 in the third quarter, making it simpler to develop Web services that link back-office applications with mobile devices, the company said Monday.

Sybase Inc. plans to invest US$25 million over the next year to make using public wireless LAN networks more cost-effective and reliable for accessing enterprise applications, it announced Tuesday.

3Com Corp. and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. will form a joint venture (JV) to build enterprise networking equipment, 3Com announced Wednesday. 3Com also reported financial results for its fiscal third quarter, showing a net loss of US$79.2 million, about a third of the loss it reported a year ago.

3Com Corp. and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. will form a joint venture (JV) to build enterprise networking equipment, 3Com announced March 19. 3Com also reported financial results for its fiscal third quarter, showing a net loss of US$79.2 million, about a third of the loss it reported a year ago.

Oracle Corp. will provide technical support for businesses running its software on operating systems from the UnitedLinux group, it announced at the CeBIT conference in Hanover, Germany on Thursday.