Stories by IDG staff

US Internet stocks take a beating ... COMDEX: Ignore the Linux hype, Torvalds urges ... Employers neglect users' training demands ... ASIC appoints cybercop ... Compaq to stick with Pfeiffer strategy -- Barth ... Beware the statute of limitations of Y2K lawsuits: lawyer ... USO claim closer to $600 million: ACA says ... Compaq results "disappointing, unacceptable" ... Senators urge NATO to not lose sight of Y2K ... Global call centre revenue to reach $4bn by 2005: Ovum ... Oz company selected for domain name trial run ... Fahey sets the record straight on IT outsourcing ... IT delivery: 'just not cricket' ... Old switches, routers pose Y2K threat ... Microsoft: Windows 98 has three more Y2K holes

Gartner warns most vendor software not OK for Y2K ... Web content sets precedent ... Y10K enters the date debate ... Pfeiffer blames market for earnings shortfall ... Telstra and ACCC pull on the gloves ... Microsoft aims to address NT crash tendencies ... Asia Internet market still up for grabs ... Cable and Wireless files suit against MCI ... Users calm about Compaq earnings warning ... Analysts 'bite back' after Internet shutdown ... Outsourcing not a bottom line bonanza: Meta Group ... Govt reports on Y2K compliance ... Lucent says Internet just a start

Qld government throws open jobs ... Survey: ERP costs more than measurable ROI ... IT consumer summit calls for the dogs ... Upgrades drive IT employment boom ... Sydney Water ready for Y2K ... Business yet to realise e-commerce reality ... Asia-Pacific passes Europe in info revolution, IDC says ... US energy dept shuts down nuclear weapon lab's computers ... FedEx, Netscape ink multimillion-dollar deal ... US companies eat IT productivity crow, report finds ... Industry losing consumer e-commerce, says exec ... Intranets face dynamic growth: IDC ... Govt leaders agree on Y2K reporting

IDC report supports ERP solutions ... CFOs bracing for lawsuits, stock market to jitter ... Australia to strengthen Net regulation ... Commonwealth continues process of Y2K compliance ... Asia lags in online transactions -- IDC ... Y2K denial proliferates ... IBM to reveal electronic business initiatives ... Gartner shows rise in Y2K-related IT spending ... Conference draws out Y2K first timers ... Informix and SAP to deliver on Linux ... Security experts monitor hackers pulse ... Half of Visa's disputes, fraud from e-commerce ... Keep your hands off the Net: Magaziner warns govts ... Y2K failures to increase soon, says Gartner

GST changeover is labour intensive ... Qld's Y2K OK but needs more work ... Deloitte warns of incomplete ERP implementations ... Need for business intelligence products growing ... Cyberattacks, computer abuse still rising ... Y2K OK, but what about other date problems? ... Malaysia scraps cyber curbs, report says ... Fed govt scores its Y2K progress ... Computers handle 'Dow 10K' with ease ... Survey: Call centres integral to customer service ... IDC report ... Linux fans fear Red Hat takeover ... DoJ says IE5 hurts Microsoft defence

South Australia paints Y2K worst case, boosts Y2K budget ... Qld govt must pick up its act ... Oracle prepares customers for Y2K - for free ... Online transactions slow amid Internet connection take-off ... Senate report updates Y2K readiness ... Call centre industry set for billion-dollar leap ... IBM pledges broad Linux support ... E-cash technology waits for user's green light ... IBM, Dell in $US16 billion deal ... US Senate Committee approves Y2K bill

Computer crime hits a third of companies ... Gerstner thinks Y2K is manageable ... US Net retail heavies top $100m each ... Australia, Singapore sign $US29.2 million IT deal ... US lawmakers debut Y2K dispute bill ... ASIC releases final online securities guidelines ... Microsoft exec spells out Windows 2000 plans ... Y2K deadline moves forward 28 years ... Scrimshaw foreshadows CBA network revamp ... Pressure eases on SAP skills shortage ... Y2K demand fluctuations could trip NSW electricity supply ... Magna Data warns industry of BSAA anti-piracy tactics ... Major players bring Linux to enterprise

PCs not ready for millennium bug ... One in four Australians online ... Government to save SMEs from bug? ... Online sales up, consumer satisfaction down ... IT workers lead employment growth ... Y2K good Samaritan bill goes to parliament today ... ICANN offers draft plan for NSI competition ... Legislation to protect companies against Y2K liability ... Morgan & Banks: IT industry is booming ... Solicitors blast Y2K tax Bill ... HR Software's stages Qland government coup ... Global Net users said to number 147 million ... Microsoft to say no to Linux refund requests

NAI cracks down on illegal software ... Urgency of problem pushes Task Force into gear ... Finance house gives Y2K lesson ... McNealy: Stockpile computers for Y2K ... Oracle8i Appliance makes Debut, gains support ... Court rules against cyber censorship ... Online bank sets up shop ... One-stop bill shop ... IBM to simplify software channel strategy ... Australia to adopt parallel import system for software? ... Asian CEOs identify e-commerce as next challenge

GST compliance adds to Y2K woes ... ACCC rejects Telstra's interconnect plans ... CA launches Y2K assistance program ... CSC wins $200M IT deal from Budget Group ... Apple plans aggressive push into corporate Oz ... Oracle announces $US100million innovation fund ... Manugistics reorganises, drops buyer plan ... Network computing no panacea ... Franklin Covey revamps IT ... IDC: Services rise slightly in Asia-Pacific ... Australian companies earn global recognition ... Intel worried about Taiwan's Y2K compliance ...

Novell offers a boost to user Y2K efforts ... Government opens e-commerce business to competition ... Moguls form global e-commerce policy group ...E-commerce turns up the heat ... Ascend shareholders baulk at Lucent merger ... Australian bank heralds internal Y2K compliance ... Oracle launches $100M venture fund ... Government breaks Telstra monopoly ... Optus float brings in surplus ... US, Canadian electric industry eyes Y2K ... Y2K may mask hacker attacks ... ERP players respond to industry report

Is the world prepared for the millennium bug? Reports from the IDG News Service
CIO asked its sibling division, the IDG News Service (with 20 reporters in 12 bureaux), to check the pulse of IT managers in Europe, Asia and South America. The news was not encouraging. Not surprisingly, those IT professionals willing to go on the record were happy to report that they are well along in their remediation. Typically, though, they professed pessimism regarding the progress of other companies in their countries as well as of their governments.

Australia faces global e-business threat, Novell MD warns... Compaq battles integration hurdles, chases profits... SAP extends R/3 reach at user conference... Microsoft fears Linux influence... Cisco posts 35th consecutive growth quarter... Users to benefit from Cisco vs Cabletron pricing war... Network Convergence accelerating, GartnerGroup says... HP frames big picture with OpenView... Insurer renews with IBM GSA... Informix gears up to extend data management capabilities.... Embrace online charges: bank... Notes update to introduce browser feel... Electronic share trading gains new player... PeopleSoft makes its e-commerce pitch... E-commerce? E-business? Who E-cares?... Analysts see price rise with BMC's Boole buy... Microsoft NZ adds to US Justice dept's case..... Computer glitch brings down ASX... Oracle outlines warehousing strategy... Intellectual property group hears submissions on domain name issues.... Sybase names Cole as local CEO... Bug could corrupt files in NetWare... Microsoft points finger at Netscape...

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