Editor's note: We will no longer be publishing the IBM Alert, the last installment will be mailed the week of March 30. Starting April 6 look for our new alert titled: IT Best Practices in your mailbox. We hope you will enjoy this new alert and we thank you for reading Network World newsletters. If you wish to update your newsletter subscriptions, please click here. Report: IBM poised to cut more U.S. jobs IBM is planning to cut "a large number" of U.S. jobs in its Global Business Services division, with many positions being switched over to workers in India, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing anonymous sources. Attorney offers tips in case of IBM-Sun merger Diana McKenzie, head of the information technology practice at Chicago law firm Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP, has specialized in IT contract law since 1987. On Monday, she spoke with Computerworld about what customers of IBM and Sun need to know about contract law as IBM pursues its reported $6.5 billion bid to acquire Sun. Outcome of acquisition talks unclear for IBM, Sun, customers An acquisition of Sun by IBM might have its good points, especially for Sun's long-suffering shareholders. But IT users and analysts Video: Michael Dell on IBM/Sun rumors The rumored acquisition of Sun by IBM could prove an opportunity for Dell, CEO Michael Dell, said Tuesday. IBM/Sun deal could benefit Java, says Google's open source chief Google's chief of open source believes an IBM acquisition of Sun could benefit the Java community, which has occasionally protested Sun's leadership role over the technology. Sun deal could make IBM unbeatable in Unix server market If IBM actually were to buy Sun Microsystems Inc., the world's largest maker of Unix servers would take over the No. 2 vendor. Unix servers may not be getting as much attention as Sun's Java and MySQL technologies are ... Enter for a Microsoft training giveaway from New Horizons New Horizons Computer Training is offering a free Microsoft training course worth up to $2,500 to be given to one lucky Microsoft Subnet reader. Deadline for entry is March 31. Network World on Twitter Get our tweets and stay plugged in to networking news. |
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